Aston Villa have clawed their way back up the Premier League table following a slow start, and now set their eyes on fifth-place Bournemouth at Villa Park on Sunday.

The Villans dispatched Maccabi Tel Aviv with relative ease in the Europa League on Thursday and their five-match winless run to start the league season feels like an aberration despite a loss at Liverpool in their last Premier League fixture.

WATCH — Aston Villa v Bournemouth

Bournemouth are a dangerous opponent to have lying in wait. Andoni Iraola’s Cherries have only lost twice this season — Week 1 at Liverpool and Week 10 at Manchester City. They sit fourth with 18 points, three more than the 11th place Villans, and a multi-goal loss could sink the Cherries below their hosts.

Yet those losses are joined by draws at

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