Aston Villa entertained Bournemouth at Villa Park earlier today as they hoped to secure a win in front of their home fans. The Villans made a bright start to this Premier League game and took the lead in the seventh minute via Douglas Luiz‘s effort. The home side sat on their lead well and went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Jacob Ramsey killed the game off in the 80th minute when he got his name on the scoresheet. Just nine minutes later, Emiliano Buendia found the back of the net as the Villans earned a comfortable 3-0 win at home.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player performed during the match against the Cherries.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7.5/10
The Argentine keeper made a few decent saves at the back and earned a solid clean sheet at Villa Park.
RB: Matty Cash – 8/10
Cash gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and made two encouraging runs with the ball.
CB: Ezri Konsa – 7/10
He got stuck in with a couple of solid tackles and was good on the ball as well.
CB: Tyrone Mings – 8/10
Mings did his fair share of defending and was a real threat in the Bournemouth half. He ended the game with an assist to his name.
LB: Alex Moreno – 7/10
The Spanish full-back didn’t do much wrong at the back and managed to create a couple of decent chances from the left flank.
CM: John McGinn – 7.5/10
McGinn caused a lot of headaches for the opposition defenders and was accurate with his passing.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 9/10
The Brazilian talent made a handful of promising runs with the ball from midfield and scored the opener early in the game.
RW: Leon Bailey – 7/10
He had a few bright moments in the game and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CAM: Emiliano Buendia – 7.5/10
Buendia caused a few headaches for the opposition defenders and managed to get his name on the scoresheet in the 80th minute.
LW: Jacob Ramsey – 8/10
He created a lot of chaos in and around the opponent’s penalty area and scored a good goal late in the game.
ST: Ollie Watkins – 7.5/10
Watkins was a constant menace in the final third and managed to bag an assist during the game.
Substitutes:
RW: Bertrand Traore – 6/10
He struggled to get into the flow of the game.
CB: Calum Chambers – N/A
Chambers came on for the final few moments of the contest.
ST: Jhon Duran – N/A
He hardly had any time to influence the game.
