Bournemouth vs. Aston Villa
Competition: League Cup - Last 16
Date: Wed 28 Oct 2026
Kickoff: 19:45
Venue: Vitality Stadium
Referee: Tony Harrington
Aston Villa Statistics (all competitions)
Form: DWWWW
Goals per match: 2
Average Possession: 46.7%
Goals conceded per match: 1.5
Pass Accuracy: 84.4%
Shots per game: 14.3
Clean Sheets: 3
Bournemouth Statistics (all competitions)
Form: LWWWW
Goals per match: 2
Average Possession: 51.8%
Goals conceded per match: 1.6
Pass Accuracy: 81.5%
Shots per game: 17.2
Clean Sheets: 5
Aston Villa Team News
Villa were boosted by the return of Ian Maatsen on Saturday, the left-back completing 90 minutes against Manchester City.
Both he and Johan Manzambi could again feature, though Matteo Ruggeri, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Amadou Onana remain out injured.
Bournemouth Team News
Marco Rose confirmed Junior Kroupi wouldn’t start the game as he continues his phased return from injury having appeared off the bench over the weekend.
The Bournemouth boss also revealed pre-match that Igor Julio is "in a good shape", Amine Adli is "coming back" from his calf injury and Bafode Diakite and David Brooks are "waiting for minutes".
How are you feeling? What's your starting XI? Predictions? UTV!