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Follow the live stream as Aston Villa takes on AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League today.
Manchester City reign as champions after beating Liverpool all the way to the finish line in the 2021/22 title race, where a comeback win over Aston Villa on the final day of the season guaranteed Pep Guardiola’s team a fourth title in five years.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds quadrupled last season, but have to content with just one FA Cup and Carabao Cup wins and will try to win the title again as they did in 2020.
A year ago it was a dramatic season for Chelsea and Roman Abramovich has now been replaced by Todd Boehly as owner of West London. He will want an immediate return on his big investment in Stamford Bridge, and Tottenham, which is back in the Champions League, will want to start once again.
It’s not all about the action at the top as Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest rise to the top tier for 2021/22 and hope to defend themselves and avoid relegation against the best team English football has to offer.
We’ll bring you all the action and updates for today’s game on the live blog below:
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
Aston Villa has started and we’re starting in Birmingham!
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
The players are on the field at Villa Park and kick-off is now just minutes away!
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
Bournemouth picked the same starting 11 today after handing over Liverpool at the last timeout. That’s why last week’s match winner Billing – Cherries’ six top scorers in the league – backs Solanke ahead. Hamed Traore is now ready to take the bench, while Ilya Zabarnyi and Marcus Tavernier are among those who have been sidelined due to injuries.
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
Aston Villa have chosen an unchanged squad from last week’s West Ham squad that started in a draw led by nine top scorers, Watkins. Philippe Coutinho, Boubacar Kamara and Leander Dendoncker are still absent from the home team due to injuries.
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
ASSISTANTS: Mark Travers, Lewis Cook, David Brooks, Hamed Traore, Ryan Christie, Matias Vina, Kieffer Moore, Chris Mepham, Antoine Semenyo.