English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 10, 2025
Aston Villa WWLLW 1
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AFC Bournemouth DWDDW 0
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AVL101
BOU000
Vitality Stadium · 11,248 att. · NBC

Match Report

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Watkins breaks Aston Villa goal record in win over Bournemouth

Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins flicked in a first-half winner as his side, down to 10 men for the last 10 minutes, beat Bournemouth 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday to boost their hopes of playing in Europe again next season.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
19
3
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
2
33.8
Possession
66.2
6
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
175
Accurate Passes
425
254
Passes
489
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
8
Crosses
31
0.3
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
42
16
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
8
13
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
4
23
Effective Clearances
33
23
Clearances
33

Head to Head

AVL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 2Dean HuijsenCD-L
  3. 27Illia ZabarnyiCD-R
  4. 3Milos KerkezLB
  5. 15Adam SmithRB
  6. 4Lewis CookAM
  7. 12Tyler AdamsLM
  8. 8Alex ScottRM
  9. 9EvanilsonF
  10. 24Antoine SemenyoAM-L
  11. 16Marcus TavernierAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 21Marco AsensioAM
  7. 24Amadou OnanaLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 41Jacob RamseyAM-L
  11. 27Morgan RogersAM-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Alex Scott (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 28' Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+4' Adam Smith (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+5' Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45'+5' Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45'+6' Goal! Bournemouth 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a cross.
  7. 45' Substitution, Bournemouth. Justin Kluivert replaces Alex Scott because of an injury.
  8. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Marco Asensio.
  9. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces Tyrone Mings.
  10. 70' Substitution, Bournemouth. David Brooks replaces Adam Smith.
  11. 76' Substitution, Bournemouth. Marcos Senesi replaces Tyler Adams.
  12. 78' Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 80' Second yellow card to Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) for a bad foul.
  14. 83' Dean Huijsen (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 88' Substitution, Bournemouth. Julián Araujo replaces Illia Zabarnyi.
  16. 88' Substitution, Bournemouth. Daniel Jebbison replaces Milos Kerkez.
  17. 89' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Morgan Rogers.
  18. 90'+1' Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

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