Борнмут против Астон Вила

Bournemouth host Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup fourth round, with a quarter-final place on offer. Both clubs sit in the lower half of the Premier League: Bournemouth are 15th, Villa 12th on eight points from seven games. The Cherries only won their first league game of the season last Sunday, 2-0 against ten-man Sunderland, with Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson scoring. It was Marco Rose's first league win in charge, and they have lost just one of their last 15 home league games. Villa won 1-0 at Newcastle through Johan Manzambi, which gave Unai Emery his 100th Premier League win. In the last round they beat Coventry 3-1, with Tammy Abraham scoring twice. Villa also won the last meeting between these sides, 4-0 in November 2025. Our prediction: 1-1