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Today's Top Two Tips for Bournemouth vs Aston Villa
Newly-promoted Bournemouth start their Premier League campaign at home against Aston Villa where Scott Parker will be hoping to get off to a winning start. Steven Gerrard started his time at Aston Villa well but his side fizzled out towards the end of the season, losing more games than he managed to win in the end, so it will be interesting to see how he gets on in his first full season in charge.
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Bournemouth Double Chance
You often see one of the newly-promoted clubs causing an upset on the opening weekend of a new Premier League season and we're backing Bournemouth to avoid defeat against Aston Villa on Saturday. The Cherries have actually won their last three games against Aston Villa each of which have produced a scoreline of 2-1, and we could see this game ending in a 1-1 draw or a 2-1 win for the hosts.
Both Teams to Score
There is a good chance that we will see both teams score on Saturday, given the fact that both teams like to play open, attacking football. Four of the last five meetings between the two clubs have ended with both sides getting on the scoreboard, while three of Bournemouth's last four outings and three of Aston Villa's last six fixtures have also seen both teams score.
Bournemouth vs Aston Villa: Key Stats & Figures
Aston VillaBournemouth vs Aston Villa | |||
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01/02/20 EPL | Bournemouth  Bournemouth | 2 - 1 |  Aston Villa Aston Villa |
17/08/19 EPL | Aston Villa Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Bournemouth Bournemouth |
09/04/16 EPL | Aston Villa Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Bournemouth Bournemouth |
08/08/15 EPL | Bournemouth Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa Aston Villa |
25/01/15 FA Cup | Aston Villa Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth Bournemouth |
Bournemouth | |||
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Last 5 | |||
13/08/22 EPL | Man City  Man City | 4 - 0 | Bournemouth Bournemouth |
30/07/22 ECF | Bournemouth Bournemouth | 1 - 2 |  Real Sociedad Real Sociedad |
07/05/22 CHA | Bournemouth Bournemouth | 1 - 0 |  Millwall Millwall |
03/05/22 CHA | Bournemouth Bournemouth | 1 - 0 |  Nottm Forest Nottm Forest |
30/04/22 CHA | Blackburn  Blackburn | 0 - 3 | Bournemouth Bournemouth |
Aston Villa | |||
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Last 5 | |||
13/08/22 EPL | Aston Villa Aston Villa | 2 - 1 |  Everton Everton |
30/07/22 ECF |  Rennes Rennes | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa Aston Villa |
23/07/22 ECS | Aston Villa Aston Villa | 2 - 2 |  Man Utd Man Utd |
20/07/22 ECS |  Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa Aston Villa |
17/07/22 ECS | Aston Villa Aston Villa | 1 - 0 |  Leeds Leeds |
Can Bournemouth upset the odds and get off to a winning start?
The Cherries haven't had cash to splash this summer but they did spend around £11m on Marcus Tavernier from Middlesbrough who impressed in the Championship last season. Joe Rothwell and Ryan Freericks have joined on free transfers from Blackburn and West ham respectively but it looks likely to be a long, hard season for Scott Parker's men.
Bournemouth Predicted Lineup: Travers, Smith, Mepham, Hill, Kelly, Zemura, Cook, Lerma, Christie, Solanke & Anthony
Aston Villa brought in Brazilian centre-back Diego Carlos from Sevilla for £27.90m, while Coutinho made his permanent move from Barcelona for £18m. Boubacar Kamara is one to watch out for this season having made a free transfer move to Villa Park from Marseille and a lot is expected from the defensive midfielder.
Aston Villa Predicted Lineup: Martínez, Cash, Konsa, Carlos, Digne, Kamara, Luiz, McGinn, Bailey, Watkins & Coutinho.
Team News
Bournemouth: David Brooks, Joseph Rothwell and Ryan Fredericks could all miss the opening game of the season.
Aston Villa: Kortney Hause is the main injury concern for the visitors ahead of their trip to Bournemouth.
Your Questions for Bournemouth vs Aston Villa
- Who are the favourites to win? – Aston Villa are the bookmaker's pick to win.
- What was the score when these two teams last met? – Bournemouth 2-1 Aston Villa.
- What time is kick-off? – 15:00 BST, 16:00 CET.
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