Aston Villa welcomed Bournemouth at Villa Park earlier today as they looked to earn a win at home in the Premier League. The Villans made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 31st minute when Dominic Solanke scored from the penalty spot. However, Morgan Rogers equalised for the home team in the first half injury-time as the two teams went into the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline.
Moussa Diaby gave the Villans the lead in the 57th minute before Leon Bailey went on to kill the game off in the 78th minute. The contest finished with Unai Emery’s men earning an impressive 3-1 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player performed during the match against the Cherries.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10
Martinez made a handful of solid saves at the back and did enough to restrict the opposition to just one goal.
RB: Matty Cash – 5.5/10
He was far from convincing at the back and was underwhelming going forward.
CB: Ezri Konsa – 7/10
Konsa got stuck in with some crunching tackles and was accurate with his passing.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10
The Spaniard put his foot through the ball when needed and was good on the ball.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6.5/10
He did his best to keep things tidy when defending inside his half and made one decent run with the ball.
RW: Leon Bailey – 8.5/10
Bailey made a lot of key chances for his teammates in the final third and ended the game with a goal and an assist to his name.
CM: Youri Tielemans – 7/10
Tielemans was a positive influence in both halves.
CM: John McGinn – 6.5/10
He came back to defend when required but offered very little in the Bournemouth half.
LW: Morgan Rogers – 8/10
Rogers scored the all-important equaliser in the dying embers of the first half. He was a real menace in the final third.
ST: Moussa Diaby – 7.5/10
He made two decent chances for his teammates and managed to find the back of the net in the 57th minute.
ST: Ollie Watkins – 7.5/10
Watkins caused a lot of problems for the Bournemouth defenders and has got a couple of assists to show for his efforts.
Substitutes:
CB: Diego Carlos – N/A
ST: Jhon Duran – N/A
RB: Kaine Kesler-Hayden – N/A
