On March 18, one of the matches of the 28th match of the Premier League took place. Aston Villa (England) and Bournemouth (England) met.
English Championship, round 28.
Aston Villa (England) - Bournemouth (England) - 3:0 (1:0)
Goals: Douglas Louis (7), Jacob Ramsey (80), E. Buendia (89)
Warnings: Billing (14), McGinn (36), Lerma (58), Marcos Senesi (66), J. Stephens (79)
Aston Villa earned a solid victory over Bournemouth in a Premier League match played at Villa Park. The score was 1-0 in Aston Villa's favor at halftime, but the hosts got a solid win thanks to two late goals. The first goal came in the 7th minute when Douglas Louis gave Aston Villa the lead with a clinical strike. However, Bournemouth kept up and showed resilience throughout the first half. The referee gave yellow cards to P. Billing and H. Lerme for their offenses, and Aston Villa's J. McGinn also received a warning. Bournemouth made two substitutions shortly before the end of the hour of play: A. Semenyo and H. J. Traore were replaced respectively by J. B. Lerme. Shortly afterwards, Aston Villa also introduced L. Bailey in place of B. Traore.
As the game progressed, Bournemouth's M. Senesi received a yellow card for his challenge. Anticipating victory, Aston Villa stepped up the pressure and scored two late goals to take a comfortable victory. J. Ramsey scored first in the 80th minute and E. Buendia added a third goal in the 89th minute. Bournemouth made two more substitutions to try and get back in the game, but it was too late as the match ended 3-0 in favor of Aston Villa. J. Durand and K. Chambers replaced E. Buendia and J. McGinn, while D. Ouattara and K. Moore replaced M. Vina and P. Billing for Bournemouth. Aston Villa's win helped them improve their position in the Premier League table, while Bournemouth will have to regroup and recover from this defeat. The match was a great advertisement for the Premier League and gave the audience an exciting game of soccer.
In the next round, the rivals are waiting for the following matches: Chelsea - Aston Villa, Bournemouth - Fulham.
| Aston Villa. | Bournemouth | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Goals on goal | 3 |
| 13 | Strokes | 9 |
| 4 | Blocked kicks | 3 |
| 11 | Kicks from the penalty area | 8 |
| 2 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 1 |
| 6 | Violations | 13 |
| 4 | Corner | 6 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 56% | Ball possession | 44% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves by goalkeeper | 5 |
| 413 | Total assists | 320 |
| 354 | Accurate passes | 265 |
| 86% | Accuracy of transmissions | 83% |