Aston Villa v AFC Bournemouth: Premier League – BBC Sport

Aston Villa lost their first two Premier League home games against Bournemouth in 2016 and 2019 and won the last two by an aggregate score of 6-1.

Bournemouth have won 50% of their eight Premier League games against Aston Villa (W4, D1, L3) – they have played the same number of them, and they have a higher win rate against no team in the competition.

Aston Villa have collected 17 points from eight Premier League games this season (W5 D2 L1), only the third time they have had so many points at this stage, including in 1995-96 (17). 4th) and 1998-99 (20, came sixth).

Bournemouth have lost six of their last nine away Premier League games (W2 D1) and have failed to score in their last two since a late 3-2 comeback win against Everton at the end of August.

Only Manchester City (13) have won more points from losing positions in the Premier League this season than Aston Villa (10), who have won three games so far this season despite conceding their first goal.

Only Manchester City (157) and Tottenham (145) have had more shots than Bournemouth (130) in the Premier League this season. Their current average of 16.3 shots per game is the highest rate in a single season in the top flight.

The two teams benefiting from the most goals and assists from substitutes in the Premier League this season are Aston Villa (4 goals, 2 assists) and Bournemouth (3 goals, 3 assists). Only two substitutes have scored both goals and assisted in a game this season, and both are Cherries players – last time Luis Sinisterra against Everton and Justin Kluivert against Arsenal.

No team has scored more goals from the 70th minute onwards in the Premier League this season than Bournemouth (six). The average minute of their goals was the 63rd minute, the latest average by a team in a single Premier League season.

Youri Tielemans has created 17 chances in the Premier League this season, more than any Aston Villa player. He created an average of 2.1 chances per 90 minutes in the 2024/25 season, his best rate in a single Premier League season.

Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins has been involved in 15 Premier League goals in his last nine games against teams starting with B (8 goals, 7 assists) and has one goal and four assists in his last three games against Bournemouth.