Bournemouth v Aston Villa

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A resurgent Bournemouth outfit will be looking to make it four wins out of five games in the Premier League when they play host to Aston Villa at their Vitality Stadium on Sunday afternoon as The Cherries head into this upcoming clash on the back of a resounding 3-1 win away from home at Sheffield United, while Aston Villa will be keen to post a third win on the trot in the English top flight after recording an impressive 2-1 win away at Tottenham last time out.

After having had to endure a horrific start to this season's Premier League campaign without a win in their opening nine games and being handed no fewer than six defeats within this worrying period, the south coast club stuck by new Spanish manager, Andoni Iraola, and this has proved to be the right decision as The Cherries have turned their form and results around in recent times.

Recent wins against Burnley, Newcastle United and Sheffield United have helped lift Bournemouth out of the bottom three and immediate danger as the hosts now occupy 16th place and hold a useful seven-point buffer between themselves and the relegation zone.

Sunday's visitors, Aston Villa, produced a mixed start to this Premier League season as the west midlands club registered two wins but also lost twice in their opening four games of the campaign but Unai Emery's side have quickly clicked back into the sort of form which saw the west midlands club claim a seventh place finish in the top flight, their best finish since the 2010/11 season under Martin O'Neill.

Aston Villa have been dealt just one further defeat in their subsequent nine matches which came in the shape of a slightly surprising 2-0 loss away at Nottingham Forest but seven wins within this period have helped lift Unai Emery's side into fourth place and early contention for a possible top four finish and Champions League football.

This transformation is in stark contrast to the Steven Gerrard days and having registered wins on the road at Burnley, Chelsea and Tottenham so far this season, Aston Villa have become a serious threat on their travels as well and the visitors may well fancy their chances of grabbing another three points down on the south coast on Sunday as well.

Bournemouth v Aston Villa Verdict

An improved Bournemouth side will head into this encounter with renewed confidence and belief and having also won four of the previous five meetings against Aston Villa, The Cherries stand a decent chance of gaining a result of some sort at the Vitality Stadium.

Confidence and momentum is also building within the Villa camp as well though, and with the likes of striker Ollie Watkins (7 goals) up front, the visitors may just hold the edge here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Aston Villa win @ 1.95

Other side bets worth considering:

Aston Villa win & Under 3.5 goals @ 3.40

Correct Score: Aston Villa 1-0 @ 13.00