Aston Villa v Bournemouth: Pick of the stats

Here are the key facts and figures before Aston Villa host Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday (15:00 BST).

Bournemouth have won four of their seven Premier League meetings with Aston Villa (D1 L2); of sides they’ve faced at least five times, only against Swansea (67%) do they have a higher win rate than they do against the Villains (57%).
Aston Villa have recorded 63 points so far in the Premier League this season, already surpassing their final points tally in each of their past 10 top-flight campaigns; only in 1992-93 (74 in 42 games) and 2009-10 (64) have the Villains won more points by the end of the season.
Since November 11th, only the Premier League’s top four teams have won more points than Bournemouth (36 – W10 D6 L5).
Aston Villa have 19 Premier League wins this season, only winning 20+ in one previous season (21 in 1992-93). In a 38-game top-flight season, Villa last won 20 games back in 1989-90 under Graham Taylor (21), finishing 2nd.
Dominic Solanke has netted 17 Premier League goals this season, the most ever by a Bournemouth player in a top-flight campaign. His eight away goals are also the most by a player since Callum Wilson in 2018-19 (nine).
Ollie Watkins has scored 19 Premier League goals and assisted 10 times for Aston Villa this season. A goal in this match will see him become just the third English player to score 20 or more goals and assist 10 or more goals in a 38-game season, along with Frank Lampard in 2009-10 (22 goals, 14 assists) and Harry Kane in 2020-21 (23 goals, 14 assists).