Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
Under his own crossbar, Cash has to hack the ball away for a corner, following Outtara's inswinging cross from the right. It was a dangerous delivery, followed by some fine last-ditch defending!
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
NO PENALTY! Despite clear evidence that Stephens' outstretched hand deflected Ramsey's strike over the top of Neto's goal, there will be no spot-kick for the home side! A controversial call from the VAR!
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
PENALTY? There seems to have been contact on the ball by Stephens' hand, which helped elevate the ball over Bournemouth's bar. The VAR will investigate!
Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth
CLOSE! With one of his trademark inswingers expected, Luiz instead takes a short corner from the left, picking out McGinn. The Villa skipper then manages to work the ball to Ramsey near the penalty spot, but the latter side-foot finish is deflected just over the crossbar by Stephens!
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