English Premier
2025-11-09 - Aston Villa vs Bournemouth
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: English Premier League
Sunday 9th November 2025 - Kick Off 2pm
This game is live on TV
Aston Villa
For a number of weeks the focus in the surrounding area was on issues that were not going to take place on the football field and that led to a subdued atmosphere at Villa Park on Thursday night in the Europa League. Unai Emery will be pleased enough with the way his team dealt with everything around the fixture against Maccabi Tel Aviv and the three points earned keeps Aston Villa on track to take their place in the Knock Out Rounds in the competition.
The recent improvement in the Premier League has seen Aston Villa push their way up into 11th place in the standings and they are only 3 points behind the early Champions League contenders. Earning a return to the top UEFA competitions is a huge ambition for The Villans who have a 3-1-1 record at Villa Park in the Premier League where they have scored 6 goals and conceded 5.
Aston Villa beat Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday and they have won 7 of their last 9 games in all competitions with the exceptions being away defeats at Go Ahead Eagles and Liverpool. Confidence within the squad has to have improved after winning 5 straight games at Villa Park in all competitions.
Tyrone Mings has been ruled out for weeks and could miss the remainder of the calendar year. The manager has been rotating his team for their European and domestic commitments to keep players motivated and fresh.
Bournemouth
They have continued to pick up positive results even as performances have perhaps not been as convincing as earlier this season, but Andoni Iraloa will be hoping to get his Bournemouth players back on their feet after a loss last weekend. It is the first Premier League defeat suffered since the opening fixture of the campaign at Anfield, and Bournemouth will still be very happy with how the opening quarter of the campaign has gone.
Despite the defeat at Manchester City, Bournemouth are 5th in the Premier League table and only a point behind Pep Guardiola's men, while also being level with the likes of Liverpool. The Cherries have a 1-2-2 away record in the Premier League where they have scored 9 goals, but conceded 12.
Bournemouth had been unbeaten in 7 games in the Premier League following a League Cup Second Round defeat to Brentford, but that run was snapped last time out. The side have now won 2 of their last 6 League games and Bournemouth have not won any of the last 3 away Premier League fixtures ahead of this game in the West Midlands.
Tyler Adams and Alejandro Jimenez are both doubts.
Head to Head
Aston Villa picked up four points against Bournemouth in the Premier League last season and they are now unbeaten in 5 against this opponent.
They had beaten them twice in a row at home, but conceded in the 90th minute last season in a 1-1 draw.
Prediction
This should be a pleasing game on the eye for the neutrals led by two Spanish managers who want to see Aston Villa and Bournemouth entertain the fans.
In the main, Unai Emery has gotten the better of Andoni Iraola with his Aston Villa team looking a little sharper than Bournemouth in the head to head.
There is the obvious factor of having to play the Thursday-Sunday schedule which has proven difficult for Premier League teams in recent years, but Aston Villa have won all 3 League fixtures following Europa League commitments this season. They have certainly been aided by the fact that all of those fixtures have been at Villa Park, where Aston Villa have picked up real momentum, but credit has to be given to the squad for those wins over Fulham, Burnley and Manchester City.
Aston Villa have looked a bit more sure of themselves at home, as they have throughout Unai Emery's tenure with the club, and that gives them an edge that could lead to another battling three points.
You have to have a huge amount of respect for Bournemouth for the opening ten performances in the League, but they were pretty much second best in the loss at Manchester City last weekend.
All of a sudden Andoni Iraola's men have won 2 of the last 6 Premier League games played and none of the last 3 away from home. Bournemouth were fortunate to earn a draw at Leeds United in that time having punished a wasteful host deep into injury time, while they were hanging on at Crystal Palace despite moving into a 0-2 and 2-3 lead.
Recent results against Aston Villa have been tough to earn for The Cherries and the lean is with a home win, although backing Unai Emery's team on the Asian Handicap looks the best approach.
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The Pick :
Aston Villa 2-1 Bournemouth
