AFC Bournemouth defeats Aston Villa 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

BOURNEMOUTH. AFC Bournemouth overcomes Aston Villa with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Lerma (2') and a goal from K. Moore (80').

John Ross

August 9, 2022

BOURNEMOUTH. AFC Bournemouth prevails over Aston Villa with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Lerma (2′) and a goal from K. Moore (80′). Aston Villa was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).

The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Peter Bankes assisted by Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.

Match Statistics

AFC Bournemouth

2 - 0

Aston Villa

! 34 Ball Possession 66

Shots

5 Total 9
3 On Target 1
2 Off Target 8
2 Shots blocked 5

38 Attack 73
20 Dangerous attack 43
129 Ball safe 131

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 5
1 Off Sides 4

Fouls

18 Total 16
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Aston Villa had a strong ball possession 66% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, AFC Bournemouth succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.

AFC Bournemouth shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Aston Villa shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards (A. Smith, B. Pearson and P. Billing). On the opposite side, Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards (D. Ings, J. Ramsey and Douglas Luiz).

Match Timeline

23'

Adam Smith- Yellow

39'

45'

Jacob Ramsey- Yellow

46'

Emiliano Buendía- sub ->J. Ramsey

66'

Ollie Watkins- sub ->D. Ings

Lewis Cook- sub ->B. Pearson

72'

Philip Billing- Yellow

73'

80'

82'

Douglas Luiz- sub ->B. Kamara

Ryan Christie- sub ->M. Tavernier

86'

90'

Douglas Luiz- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After playing this match, AFC Bournemouth has 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa stays with 0 points (16th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, AFC Bournemouth will play away with Everton on the 28th of May with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Everton (2 draws).

Aston Villa will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 28th of May with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Aston Villa (4 draws).

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth

Mark Travers 1.Republic of Ireland

7.4

Lloyd Kelly 5.England

7.4

Chris Mepham 6.Wales

7.8

Jefferson Lerma 8.Colombia

7.4

Adam Smith 15.England

6.5

39'

Jordan Zemura 33.Zimbabwe

7.6

Ben Pearson 22.England

7.0

72'

45'

Philip Billing 29.Denmark

7.5

73'

Marcus Tavernier 16.England

7.8

86'

Kieffer Moore 21.Wales

7.1

80'

Dominic Solanke 9.England

6.4

90'

Substitutes

Will Dennis 40.England

Jack Stacey 17.England

James Hill 23.England

Siriki Dembélé 20.Scotland

Ryan Christie 10.Scotland

6.2

86'

Junior Stanislas 19.England

90'

Lewis Cook 4.England

7.1

72'

Emiliano Marcondes 11.Denmark

Jaidon Anthony 32.England

AFC Bournemouth started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Scott Parker decided to play with the following team: Mark Travers (7.4), Jefferson Lerma (7.4), Chris Mepham (7.8), Lloyd Kelly (7.4), Adam Smith (6.5), Ben Pearson (7.0), Philip Billing (7.5), Jordan Zemura (7.6), Marcus Tavernier (8.0), Dominic Solanke (6.4) and Kieffer Moore (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jaidon Anthony, Will Dennis, Siriki Dembélé, Jack Stacey, Ryan Christie (6.2), Junior Stanislas, James Hill, Lewis Cook (7.0) and Emiliano Marcondes.

AFC Bournemouth could not rely on the presence of R. Christie (injured).

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 3 changes: B. Pearson for L. Cook (72′), M. Tavernier for R. Christie (86′) and D. Solanke for J. Stanislas (90′).

Best player: Marcus Tavernier

The player that probably impressed the most for AFC Bournemouth was Marcus Tavernier even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 24 passes (62% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 21. He performed 8 crosses.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa

Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina

6.4

Lucas Digne 27.France

6.5

Diego Carlos 3.Brazil

6.6

Ezri Konsa 4.England

7.0

Matty Cash 2.Poland

6.9

John McGinn 7.Scotland

7.0

Boubacar Kamara 44.France

7.0

82'

Jacob Ramsey 41.England

7.1

46'

45'

Philippe Coutinho 23.Brazil

7.0

82'

Danny Ings 9.England

6.8

66'

23'

Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica

7.0

Substitutes

Robin Olsen 25.Sweden

Tyrone Mings 5.England

Ludwig Augustinsson 17.Sweden

Calum Chambers 16.England

Ashley Young 18.England

Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil

6.8

82'

90'

Emiliano Buendía 10.Argentina

6.2

46'

Ollie Watkins 11.England

6.2

66'

Cameron Archer 35.England

6.5

82'

Aston Villa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Steven Gerrard played with: Emiliano Martínez (6.4), Matty Cash (6.9), Ezri Konsa (7.0), Diego Carlos (6.6), Lucas Digne (6.5), John McGinn (7.0), Boubacar Kamara (6.9), Jacob Ramsey (7.1), Leon Bailey (7.0), Danny Ings (6.8) and Philippe Coutinho (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Tyrone Mings, Ollie Watkins (6.4), Douglas Luiz (6.6), Cameron Archer (6.3), Ludwig Augustinsson, Calum Chambers, Ashley Young, Robin Olsen and Emiliano Buendía (6.4).

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 4 changes: J. Ramsey for E. Buendia (46′), D. Ings for O. Watkins (66′), Coutinho for C. Archer (82′) and B. Kamara for Douglas Luiz (82′).