Bournemouth v Aston Villa: Prediction, tips and bet builder as battle for Europe intensifies

The fight for continental football continues this Saturday evening as Bournemouth welcome Aston Villa to the south coast for a tasty Premier League clash (1730 BST).

The English top-flight never had as many European possibilities as it does this season, and เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา the likes of Aston Villa and Bournemouth will be looking to capitalise.

Let’s start with the Villans. Unai Emery’s men got a taste of Champions League football this season and they will want another dose in the next campaign.

With just three league matches remaining, Villa find themselves three points away from the top five, meaning Champions League football is still a possibility but only as long as Emery’s men pick up maximum points in these final games.

Succe, and Villa can look forward to another season of shoulder rubbing with some of the biggest club in world football. Fail, and they will have to make do with one of the two junior European competitions.

For Bournemouth, the situation is a tad more complex. The Cherries are still hopeful of an eighth place finish which could secure Europa Conference League qualification. Of course, there are caveats. 

For instance, the FA Cup final will have a lot to do with it. If Manchester City win the cup and finish in the top five, their newly won Europa League spot will go to the next best place team – that’s seventh-place Villa as things stand.

However, should Crystal Palace prevail at Wembley, the Eagles will steal that Europa League place while the seventh-place side will have to accept their fate in the Conference League.

All you have to know is that finishing eighth in the Premier League could lead to European qualification – something that Bournemouth could only dream about just a few years ago.

Andoni Iraola has done a truly tremendous job on the south coast, and it won’t be much of a surprise if we see him at a bigger club come next season.