It’s not all doom and gloom for the south coast club however, as they enjoyed a strong November with wins over Newcastle and Sheffield United and are now seven points clear of the drop zone heading into December. Their excellent run of form has seen them lose just twice in the league since the start of September, and means that they occupy fourth place in the table heading into gameweek 14, meanwhile the Cherries sit in a lowly-16th. Villa confirmed their position in the Conference League knockout stages with a victory over Legia Warsaw on Thursday night – a win that propelled them to the top of Group E, and extended their winning streak to four successive matches.
Unai Emery’s high-flying Villans head down south off the back of a European victory on Sunday afternoon, where they’ll face off against Premier League survival hopefuls Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. Bournemouth vs Aston Villa Preview & Prediction
