AFC Bournemouth vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Bournemouth 2-2 Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins hit a late equaliser as Unai Emery’s side stole a point on the south coast
A late goal from Ollie Watkins grabbed a point for Aston Villa in a 2-2 draw at Bournemouth after a pulsating, end-to-end Premier League clash.
Bournemouth took the lead in the 10th minute through Antoine Semenyo but Villa levelled 10 minutes later when Leon Bailey jinked inside Milos Kerkez before lashing the ball across Neto and in at the far post.
Villa had a first-half goal chalked off for offside and Dominic Solanke looked to have sealed the deal for Bournemouth seven minutes into the second half, but as the clock ticked up towards 90 minutes Watkins steered home a brilliant header to take a share of the points.
The result keeps Villa in fourth place in the table on 29 points after 14 games, while the Cherries remain above the relegation zone in 16th spot on 13 points.
AFC Bournemouth vs Aston Villa
Andoni Iraola is now readying some substitutes near the sideline, as he plots his team's path to victory at the Vitality Stadium - three wins on the spin would be quite an achievement for the Bournemouth boss.
AFC Bournemouth vs Aston Villa
Substitution Antoine Serlom Semenyo Luis Fernando Sinisterra Lucumí
AFC Bournemouth vs Aston Villa
Substitution Justin Dean Kluivert Philip Anyanwu Billing
AFC Bournemouth vs Aston Villa
SUPERB SAVE! Martinez keeps his team in it! Tavernier strikes on the counter, sprinting into space down the right wing, then his zipped ball across the six-yard box is met by Solanke, whose attempt is saved by Aston Villa's World Cup-winning 'keeper! Somehow, it stays 2-1 to the Cherries!
AFC Bournemouth vs Aston Villa
For the first time, Aston Villa are firmly on top now, as they push forward more urgently to seek an equaliser. Bournemouth drop back a few yards.
AFC Bournemouth vs Aston Villa
Substitution John McGinn Jhon Jader Durán Palacio
AFC Bournemouth vs Aston Villa
CLOSE! Persistence wins Watkins a corner on the left byline, and after taking it short, McGinn slots the ball into the striker's path. Taken from just inside the area, Watkins' shot is blocked near the goal-line by a deep-lying defender!
AFC Bournemouth vs Aston Villa
McGinn picks out Watkins with an incisive throughball towards the edge of Bournemouth's box, but Zabarnyi reacts quickly to slam the door shut and deprive Villa's top scorer of a good opportunity.
AFC Bournemouth vs Aston Villa
Solanke's seventh goal of the season - already his best Premier League tally to date - means that Aston Villa have now conceded nine times in the first 15 minutes of the second half this term - that's more than any other team in England's top flight.
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