Comments and predictions for Aston Villa vs Bournemouth: Continuing the winning streak

A clash of Basque coaches will take place at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, as Aston Villa and Bournemouth hope to extend their winning streaks in the Premier League.

The Lions return to domestic action following a comfortable 2-0 win over Bologna in the Champions League in midweek, while Andoni Iraola's side shocked Arsenal by the same scoreline last weekend.

Latest Aston Villa vs Bournemouth team information

With just minutes remaining in last weekend's game against Fulham, Villa winger Jaden Philogene was sent off for two bookings, leaving the 22-year-old unavailable for Saturday's game as he serves a one-match suspension.

Philogene could be the only absentee the hosts face this weekend, with Amadou Onana deemed fit to play after being substituted midway through the game against Bayern, partly for tactical and precautionary reasons.

Despite proving himself in a rare start with another goal in midweek, Duran may have to make way up front for Ollie Watkins, who has been directly involved in five goals in his last three games against Bournemouth (one goal and four assists).

Saturday's game could be played between two injury-free sides, with Bournemouth also having no injury reports at the moment after Tyler Adams was fit to face Arsenal.

However, the American is not a first-choice midfielder - that position belongs to 'super-sub' Christie - although Lewis Cook and Alex Scott both played well against Arsenal and will not be easily dropped.

However, Kluivert - who assisted Christie's goal before scoring himself at the weekend - is likely to replace Dango Ouattara, while Adam Smith could replace Julian Araujo at right-back.

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth latest expected lineup

Aston Villa:

Martinez; Cash, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Tielemans, McGinn; Bailey, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins

Bournemouth:

Kepa; Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Scott; Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson

Latest football commentary on Aston Villa vs Bournemouth

Lauded for his stellar performances in the Europa League, Unai Emery proved his continental credentials are not limited to the second-tier competition, with Aston Villa moving top of the 36-team Champions League group with victory over Bologna on Tuesday.

Following wins over BSC Young Boys and Bayern Munich, Villa opened the scoring early in the second half when John McGinn's free-kick flew past everyone and into the net, before Jhon Duran got on the scoresheet, this time as a starter rather than a substitute.

Villa are one of only two teams to have won their first three games of the 2024-25 Champions League, along with Liverpool. Their bid to qualify for the 2025-26 Champions League is progressing strongly, with them currently fourth in the Premier League table thanks to a dramatic 3-1 win over Fulham last weekend.

Balancing the Premier League and Champions League should not be too much of a challenge for Emery's side, whose unbeaten run in all competitions now stretches to 10 games since losing at home to Arsenal in August. The win over Fulham was also the third time this season Villa have won from behind.

Only Manchester City (13) have earned more points from losing positions than the home side (10) in the current Premier League season, and the clean sheet against Manchester United on 6 October ended a run of seven games without a clean sheet at home.

Iraola is looking to beat another fellow Spaniard for the second week in a row, after outscoring close ally Mikel Arteta when Arsenal visited Bournemouth last weekend, although Iraola's side benefited from Arsenal's early red card for centre-back William Saliba.

Bournemouth were not complacent with their numerical advantage, breaking the deadlock with Ryan Christie's strike after a clever corner and consolidating the victory with Justin Kluivert's late penalty.

Having beaten Arsenal to hand them their first defeat of the season, Bournemouth moved closer to the top and are now 11th, above Manchester United on goal difference. Fans will hope last weekend's impressive win will be the impetus for the team to maintain a more consistent form.

This is particularly true of away games, with Bournemouth having only three wins from 13 Premier League away games in 2024, and they are still waiting for their first clean sheet away from home.

Bournemouth had a run of four straight wins against Villa between 2016 and 2022, but since then have taken just one point from their last three meetings with Villa, who have won their last two at Villa Park by a combined score of 6-1. Bournemouth are currently third in the Premier League for total shots – behind only Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur – so Iraola's side could cause problems for Villa's defence.

However, Bournemouth are not usually strong defensively away from home, so Aston Villa are still capable of making it three wins in a row in all competitions.

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Aston Villa vs Bournemouthas follows:

• Sportsmole:Aston Villa 3-1 Bournemouth

• WhoScore:Aston Villa 2-1 Bournemouth
• Our newspaper predicts:Aston Villa 3-1 Bournemouth

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