English Premier League

FT Sunday, April 21, 2024
AFC Bournemouth WWWLD 1
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Aston Villa LDWWL 3
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BOU101
AVL123
Villa Park · 42,189 att.

Match Report

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Aston Villa go six points clear in race for Champions League

Aston Villa stormed back from a goal down to beat Bournemouth 3-1 on Sunday, with strikes from Morgan Rogers, Moussa Diaby and Leon Bailey helping the Birmingham side to strengthen their grip on fourth place in the Premier League.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
4
43.6
Possession
56.4
14
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
305
Accurate Passes
407
368
Passes
482
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
1
12
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.1
58
Long Balls
55
28
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
6
12
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
2
23
Effective Clearances
10
23
Clearances
10

Head to Head

BOU leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 19Moussa DiabyAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 27Morgan RogersAM-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Clément LengletSUB
  2. 29Kaine Kesler HaydenSUB
  3. 3Diego CarlosSUB
  4. 71Omari KellymanSUB
  5. 25Robin OlsenSUB
  6. 47Tim IroegbunamSUB
  7. 24Jhon DuránSUB
  8. 16Calum ChambersSUB
  9. 69Finley MunroeSUB

BOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1NetoG
  2. 25Marcos SenesiCD-L
  3. 27Illia ZabarnyiCD-R
  4. 5Lloyd KellyLB
  5. 15Adam SmithRB
  6. 19Justin KluivertAM
  7. 10Ryan ChristieLM
  8. 4Lewis CookRM
  9. 9Dominic SolankeF
  10. 3Milos KerkezAM-L
  11. 11Dango OuattaraAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 50Michael Dacosta GonzalezSUB
  2. 24Antoine SemenyoSUB
  3. 46Callan MckennaSUB
  4. 23James HillSUB
  5. 29Philip BillingSUB
  6. 26Enes ÜnalSUB
  7. 14Alex ScottSUB
  8. 42Mark TraversSUB
  9. 37Max AaronsSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Adam Smith (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 31' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Bournemouth 1. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  3. 37' Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+1' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Bournemouth 1. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey following a fast break.
  5. 45' Substitution, Bournemouth. Max Aarons replaces Adam Smith.
  6. 55' Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Bournemouth 1. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a through ball.
  8. 63' Substitution, Bournemouth. Antoine Semenyo replaces Marcos Senesi.
  9. 76' Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Scott replaces Ryan Christie.
  10. 76' Substitution, Bournemouth. Philip Billing replaces Justin Kluivert.
  11. 78' Goal! Aston Villa 3, Bournemouth 1. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  12. 82' Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Dango Ouattara.
  13. 87' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 87' Substitution, Aston Villa. Diego Carlos replaces Leon Bailey.
  15. 90'+3' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Moussa Diaby.
  16. 90'+5' Substitution, Aston Villa. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Matty Cash.

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