Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Villa Park
Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face AFC Bournemouth today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH (4-2-3-1): Mark Travers; Julian Araujo, Illia Zabarnyi, Marcos Senesi, Milos Kerkez; Lewis Cook, Ryan Christie; Dango Ouattara, Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo, Enes Unal.
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
SUBS: Robin Olsen, Diego Carlos, Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley, Jhon Duran, Emiliano Buendia, Ian Maatsen, Leon Bailey, Boubacar Kamara
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez; Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne; Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans; John McGinn, Morgan Rogers, Jacob Ramsey; Ollie Watkins.
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
Last week, Bournemouth condemned 10-man Arsenal to their first loss of the season, and a 2-0 home win took the south coast side up to 11th place in the table. Having got the better of Mikel Arteta, Cherries coach Andoni Iraola now pits his wits against another Basque boss at Villa Park, where Bournemouth have lost on both of their last two visits. They also have only three wins from 13 Premier League away games in 2024 so far.
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
Aston Villa return to domestic duty today, after a 2-0 Champions League win over Bologna in midweek took them top of the table in Europe's top club competition with maximum points so far. One of only two teams to post nine points from three games - alongside Liverpool - Villa's quest to qualify for the 2025-26 edition has also started well: they sit fourth in the Premier League table following last week's 3-1 away victory at Fulham. Across all competitions, Unai Emery's men have now won eight of their last 10 matches.
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Bournemouth at Villa Park!
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth - confirmed lineups
Aston Villa XI: Martínez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Onana, Tielemans, Rogers, McGinn, Ramsey, Watkins
Bournemouth XI: Travers, Araujo, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez, Cook, Christie, Semenyo, Kluivert, Ouattara, Ünal
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
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