AFC Bournemouth vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
80': Jacob RamseyWatkins 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.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
- 2': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 4': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
- 7': Foul by Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
- 7': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Kepa (Bournemouth).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Foul by Dean Huijsen (Bournemouth).
- 13': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
- 13': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Attempt saved. Evanilson (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Scott with a cross.
- 26': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo.
- 27': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Foul by Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
- 27': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Marco Asensio (Aston Villa).
- 28': Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 34': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth).
- 34': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 36': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
- 36': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 38': Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 43': Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+3': Foul by Marco Asensio (Aston Villa).
- 45'+3': Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
- 45'+4': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+5': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 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.
- 45'+9': First Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Bournemouth 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Substitution, Bournemouth. Justin Kluivert replaces Alex Scott because of an injury.
- 46': Attempt missed. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 49': Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
- 49': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
- 52': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
- 53': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth).
- 53': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
- 54': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 56': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 56': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
- 59': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 60': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 60': Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
- 61': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 61': Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 64': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 64': Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
- 67': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 68': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Marco Asensio (Aston Villa).
- 68': Attempt blocked. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Adams.
- 69': Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
- 70': Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Marco Asensio.
- 70': Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces Tyrone Mings.
- 70': Substitution, Bournemouth. David Brooks replaces Adam Smith.
- 75': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 76': Substitution, Bournemouth. Marcos Senesi replaces Tyler Adams.
- 76': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).
- 78': Foul by Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth).
- 78': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': David Brooks (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 80': Second yellow card to Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) for a bad foul.
- 81': Attempt missed. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Brooks.
- 82': Attempt saved. Evanilson (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by David Brooks with a cross.
- 82': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 83': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by John McGinn.
- 83': Dean Huijsen (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Attempt saved. Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milos Kerkez with a cross.
- 88': Substitution, Bournemouth. Julián Araujo replaces Illia Zabarnyi.
- 88': Substitution, Bournemouth. Daniel Jebbison replaces Milos Kerkez.
- 89': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ian Maatsen.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90'+1': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Daniel Jebbison (Bournemouth) header from very close range is too high.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Bournemouth 0, Aston Villa 1.
Statistics
 AVL |
BOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England
Attendance: 11,248
Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England
Attendance: 11,248
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | +45 | 84 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | +35 | 74 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 38 | +28 | 71 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | +21 | 69 |
Line-Ups
AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 2 | Dean Huijsen  |
| 27 | Illia Zabarnyi |
| 3 | Milos Kerkez |
| 15 | Adam Smith |
| 4 | Lewis Cook |
| 12 | Tyler Adams |
| 8 | Alex Scott |
| 9 | Evanilson |
| 24 | Antoine Semenyo |
| 16 | Marcus Tavernier |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 21 | Marco Asensio |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
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