Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Buoyed by a 2-0 win over Arsenal, Aston Villa will be aiming to stay in the Champions League berth when they welcome Bournemouth to their Villa Park on Matchday 34. The Villans produced a brilliant display in the Emirates Stadium triumph and, as a result, the bookies see them as favourites to win Sunday’s clash as well. Douglas Luiz serves the second of his two-game ban, while all Jacob Ramsey, Boubacar Kamara, Tyrone Mings, and Emiliano Buendia remain on the sidelines with injuries.
The Cherries, on the other hand, played out a 2-2 draw with Manchester United at the weekend. As Bournemouth have little to play for in the season finale, we are tempted to bet on Unai Emery’s troops, who are desperate to secure a top-four finish. The likes of Luis Sinisterra, Antoine Semenyo, Tyler Adams, Chris Mepham, and Marcus Tavernier are out of contention with injuries, speaking of the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Leon Bailey):
Leon Bailey is a Phoenix All Stars Academy product who was born in Kingston on August 9, 1997. The Jamaica international played for the likes of FC Liefering and Trencin during his youth career, but he made his senior debut with Belgian side Genk in August, 2015 in a 3-1 win over Saint-Truiden.
The pacey winger quickly established himself as one of the best players in the Belgian top flight, but he scored only 8 goals in 56 appearances for Genk from 2015 to 2017. In the winter of 2017 Leon Bailey signed a deal with Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €20 million. Bailey is a left-footed footballer, but he is capable of playing on both sides of the field.
The Bayer Leverkusen winger made one appearance for Jamaica U23 team, but he eventually refused to represent the Reggae Boyz at senior level as he has personal problems with the association. It has to be noted that Leon Bailley scored 12 goals in 34 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen in the 2017/2018 Bundesliga season.
Highlighted Team (Bournemouth):
Bournemouth are a professional football club that was formed back in 1890. The Cherries secured promotion to the Premier League in the 2015/2016 season, with the team making it to the English top flight for the first time ever.
Bournemouth play their home games at Dean Court and the capacity of the stadium is 11,469.
The Cherries enjoyed a very successful season on their Premier League debut, with the team beating the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United in the national championship. Glenn Murray scored the winner for Bournemouth in the 1-0 win over the capital club at Stamford Bridge and that is probably the greatest victory in the club’s history.
Bournemouth have been participating in the FA Cup since 1913, but they have yet to win the trophy in the prestigious competition. It has to be noted that the club’s original name Boscombe Athletic Football Club was changed to Bournemouth back in 1923 as the club owners wanted the Cherries to be more representative of the district.