Overview
- Kick-off is at 2:00pm GMT at Villa Park, live in the UK on Sky Sports Cricket and at 9:00am ET in the U.S. on USA Network.
- Bournemouth report a clean bill of health, with Tyler Adams and Antoine Semenyo passed fit for selection.
- Aston Villa remain without long-term absentees Tyrone Mings and Andres Garcia, and previews indicate Unai Emery may shuffle his XI after Thursday’s 2-0 victory over Maccabi Tel-Aviv.
- Form guides suggest a close contest: Bournemouth have only two league defeats, while Villa have won seven of their last nine in all competitions and boast strong home results.
- Odds point to narrow margins, with markets around Villa 6/5, Bournemouth 9/4 and some tipsters favouring Bournemouth on a draw-no-bet basis.