Aston Villa will be aiming to make it three wins in the space of seven days when they face AFC Bournemouth at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon.
Unai Emery’s side returned to winning ways in the top-flight with a 3-1 success away at Fulham last weekend.
The Villains have since claimed another victory in this season’s Champions League by beating Bologna 2-0 in midweek, in a game that brought up my Bet Builder.
Back at their Villa Park base on Saturday, Villa will look to put another three Premier League points on the board at the expense of Bournemouth.
Andoni Iraola’s side will head into this game in high spirits after springing a real shock last weekend with their 2-0 win over Arsenal.
That triumph moved the Cherries up to eleventh place in the table but they now face another stern test when they make the trip to Villa Park this weekend.
How the bookies view it: Villa set for victory
Aston Villa are 10/11 favourites with William Hill and that price holds plenty of appeal given that Bournemouth have lost each of their last two Premier League away games.
Bournemouth are as big as 14/5 (William Hill) to bank all three points, while a point apiece at Villa Park has been priced up at 29/10 (Bet 365).
Head to head: Villa looking for three in a row
Aston Villa have emerged victorious from each of their last two Premier League home games with Bournemouth.
The two teams did play out an action-packed 2-2 draw at the Vitality Stadium last season – the same scoreline on Saturday can be backed at a best price of 12/1 with William Hill.
Players to watch: Morgan to make his mark?
Morgan Rogers has scored in two of his last three Premier League appearances for Aston Villa, making him an appealing option for a minimum of one shot on target at 11/10 with UniBet.
Justin Kluivert scored one and set up another against Arsenal last Saturday. The Bournemouth ace is 5/2 (UniBet) to register another goal involvement this weekend.
Predicted line-ups
Villa boss Emery shuffled his pack in midweek but he may revert back to the same set of players that saw off Fulham last Saturday.
After coming off the bench and scoring last Saturday, both Justin Kluivert and Ryan Christie could be restored to the Bournemouth starting XI this weekend.
Aston Villa: Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins
Bournemouth: Kepa; Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Christie; Semenyo, Tavernier, Kluivert; Evanilson
Anything else catch the eye?
With an intense midfield battle anticipated at Villa Park on Saturday, look to Bournemouth's Lewis Cook to commit two or more fouls at 6/5 on PaddyPower.
The Cherries midfielder has been guilty of multiple offences in five of his eight Premier League appearances this season so far, so the above-mentioned price presents a nice bit of value.
It’s also worth pointing out that this same selection is as short as 1/2 with another bookmaker.
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