Both seeking to return to winning ways in the Premier League, Aston Villa will welcome Bournemouth to Villa Park on Sunday afternoon.
Unai Emery’s side saw their four-game winning run in the top-flight come to an end when losing 2-0 away at Liverpool last Saturday.
That setback coupled with results elsewhere has seen Villa drop into the bottom half of the top-flight standings.
However, Emery’s side did return to winning ways when securing a 2-0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League on Thursday night, much to the delight of our man Greg MacLean.
As Bournemouth, they tasted defeat in the Premier League for the first time since the opening weekend of the season when going down 3-1 to Man City last Sunday.
Consequently, Andoni Iraola’s side have fallen out of the top-four, although they are only one point behind second-placed Man City.
How the bookies view it: Villa set for victory
Aston Villa – who have won each of their last five home matches across all competitions – come into this clash as 11/10 favourites with BOYLE Sports.
Bournemouth are as big as 9/4 on BOYLE Sports to emerge from Villa Park victorious, while a point apiece has been priced up at 9/4 with the same oddsmaker.
Head to head: History favours the hosts
Aston Villa have avoided defeat in 10 of their overall 15 meetings with Bournemouth, including each of the last five. However, it is worth noting that last season’s corresponding fixture ended 1-1. The same scoreline on Sunday pays 11/2 on BOYLE Sports.
Players to watch: McGinn to make his mark?
John McGinn has attempted two or more shots in three of his last six Premier League appearances, making the Aston Villa captain an attractive option to register a minimum of two efforts during this contest at 6/5 with Ladbrokes.
Having posted one attempt on goal in three of his last four top-flight outings, Bournemouth's Adrien Truffert holds plenty of appeal to try his luck at least once on Sunday at 11/10 with Bet365.
Predicted line-ups
Tyrone Mings is facing an extended period on the sidelines after suffering a hamstring injury against Liverpool last weekend. Andres Garcia will also miss out for the hosts on Sunday.
Bournemouth boss Iraola looks set to have the luxury of a fully-fit squad at his disposal at Villa Park this weekend.
Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Onana; Malen, Rogers, McGinn; Watkins
Bournemouth: Petrovic; Jimenez, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert; Scott, Adams; Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier; Kroupi
Anything else catch the eye?
Backing both teams to score alongside both teams to a receive card will engineer a 10/11 Bet Builder on Bet365 that looks worthy of support.
This formula would have paid out in three of the hosts' previous six Premier League fixtures.
What’s more, the same combination has also clicked in each of Bournemouth's last three top-flight road trips.
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