Bournemouth – Aston Villa
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Bournemouth host Aston Villa on Saturday evening in the Premier League as both teams look to keep their European dreams alive. The Cherries must win with the current gap standing at seven points between them and their next opponents, while a win for Unai Emery's side could lift them back into the Champions League spots. An intriguing battle on the south coast awaits.
It's now or never
Bournemouth have endured a wonderful campaign so far. Rewind 12 years ago, and if you had spoken to a Cherries fan about playing in a European competition, they would have laughed you out of Dorset. They are up against it heading into the final three matches, but it's not impossible - especially if they beat Aston Villa on Saturday.
The hosts head into this clash unbeaten in their last five matches, including a 2-1 win against Arsenal on their travels last weekend. Nothing is impossible, and the Cherries have played some very entertaining football this season, but they'll take a scrappy 1-0 all day of the week.
Villa can close the gap
After losing against Man City in the dying seconds before falling out of the FA Cup, Unai Emery rallied the troops and his team returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory against Fulham. With three cup finals to go, including this difficult trip to the coast, Aston Villa sit in the Europa League spots.
But with the league table being so tight, a win could propel Aston Villa back into the top five with matches against Spurs and Man United left to play. This looks to be their toughest match, but Villa have shown on several occasions this season they can step up when it counts.
A tricky venue for Villa
Aston Villa haven't won any of their last three visits to the Vitality Stadium. In fact, you have to go back to 2015 the last time Villa won on the south coast, thanks to a goal from Rudy Gustede. These two sides drew 1-1 at Villa Park earlier in the season. Ross Barkley thought he had won his side the game with a 76th minute strike, only for Evanilson to equalise deep into stoppage time.
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If we look at their last five head-to-heads, Aston Villa do come out on top. They've won two, drawn two and lost one - but as mentioned, their record on the south coast hasn't been great - and the Cherries will be hoping that trend continues this weekend.
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With Bournemouth desperate for points, but Aston Villa also in a similar situation, it might be best to stick with goals this weekend with so much at stake. An early goal could really set the tone in this race for Europe match live on Sky Sports.
A game for the neutral to enjoy
It won't just be Bournemouth and Aston Villa fans that will be watching through their hands on Saturday. Nottingham Forest, Chelsea, Newcastle and Man City supporters will all be tuning in to see if Aston Villa are going to leapfrog any of them - or whether Bournemouth can do everyone a favour.
But as mentioned, Bournemouth still have every chance of Europe next season - and with their win against Arsenal under their belts, and solid home record against Villa, they will be confident they can rock the boat once more on the south coast.
Aston Villa, despite their squad having so much quality running through it, will be worried. They've lost a few games away from Villa Park in recent weeks - PSG, Man City and Crystal Palace at Wembley. Emery hasn't shown any signs of weakness during his press conferences, but he'll be worried about his sides dip at the wrong time of the season.
With so much at stake, and with Bournemouth having to take the game to their opponents, the goals can flow once again. Back both teams to score and over 2.5 goals at 4/5 with bet365. Good luck if you're following.
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