Seeking to avoid a fourth successive game without a win in the Premier League, reigning champions Manchester City travel to Villa Park to test their mettle against a high-flying Aston Villa outfit on Wednesday night.
Only one point separates these two teams in the top-flight table, with the Citizens in third place sitting just ahead of the Lions in fourth spot after 14 matches.
Leon Bailey cancelled out an early opener from Antoine Semenyo before Dominic Solanke put Bournemouth back in front shortly after half time, but Villa's star man Ollie Watkins came to the rescue when he netted a 90th-minute equaliser – his third league goal in as many games and his eight in the top flight this season – to ensure that Unai Emery's men came away from the South Coast with a point.
Despite the draw, Villa still find themselves in the Champions League positions, but defeat on Wednesday against Man City could see them slip down to sixth in the table if both fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur and fifth-placed Newcastle United win their next games on Thursday.
After back-to-back league fixtures away from home, the Lions will welcome a return to Villa Park where they have enjoyed an exceptional run of form, winning 17 of their last 18 home matches across all competitions – a 2-1 defeat to Everton in the EFL Cup in September being the only blot on their copybook.
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