Bournemouth vs Aston Villa

Aston Villa have won seven of their last eight Premier League games (L1), with the Villans earning more points since the start of March than any other side (21).

There were 21 cards issued in the two meetings between Bournemouth and Aston Villa this season (20 yellows, 1 red), the most in a fixture in a single campaign in Premier League history.

Ollie Watkins scored his 75th Premier League goal for Aston Villa, overtaking Gabriel Agbonlahor (74) to become their highest ever goalscorer in the competition.

Bournemouth lost 1-0 at home to Aston Villa in their first ever Premier League match in August 2015. Since then, the Cherries are unbeaten in three at home to the Villans, scoring exactly two goals in each (W2 D1).

Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last four Premier League games against Bournemouth (W2 D2), having lost four in a row against the Cherries before this.

Bournemouth have won seven of their 13 Premier League games against teams starting the day above them in the table this season (D3 L3), the highest win rate of any side to play more than one such game this term (54%).

Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last five Premier League games (W2 D3), having lost four of their previous five beforehand (D1). Following their 2-1 win at Arsenal last time out, the Cherries are looking to win consecutive league games for the first time since January.

After a run of just six wins in 21 Premier League games between September and February (D9 L6), Aston Villa have now won seven of their last nine (L2).