Daily Mirror - 19.08.2019

19.08.2019 DAILY MIRROR

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GLOVE

ISLAND

IN ASSOCIATION

WITH

COMING UP...

FACT ROOM...

ASTON VILLA

Fri Everton (home) ...........PL

Aug 31 Palace (away) ..............PL

Sep 16 West Ham (home) .......PL

BOURNEMOUTH

Sun Man City (home) ..........PL

Aug 31 Leicester (away) .........PL

Sep 15 Everton (home) ...........PL

THEY SAID IT...

We were a threat. Aston Villa are a

very good team. They have quality

players but we managed to stay

ahead. We defended the last 10-15

minutes really well.

EDDIE HOWE

Aston Villa have lost 14 of their last

15 Premier League games, drawing

the other one and last winning a

top-flight game in February 2016

(2-0 v Norwich).

Bournemouth have registered three

wins in their last six Premier League

away games (D1 L2), as many as

they managed in their previous 14

on the road (L11).

Aston Villa have lost consecutive

home leagues games for the first

time since February 2017.

Bournemouth enjoyed only their

third-ever Premier League away win

against a newly promoted side in

their 12th such clash (D2 L7).

Josh King’s second minute penalty

for Bournemouth (1:40) is the

earliest spot kick to be scored in a

Premier League match since

Sergio Aguero against Newcastle

in February 2015 (1:12).

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ASTON VILLA

Heaton ........................................... 6

Elmohamady .................................. 6

Engels ..............................................7

Mings ...............................................7

Taylor.............................................. 6

Trezeguet ........................................7

Luiz ..................................................7

McGinn ........................................... 8

Grealish ...........................................7

El Ghazi .......................................... 6

Wesley ............................................ 5

SUBS

Jota (El Ghazi 75) .......................... 5

Davis (Trezeguet 87)

BOURNEMOUTH

Ramsdale ....................................... 8

Smith ...............................................7

Cook ................................................7

Ake BOOKED ....................................7

Daniels ........................................... 6

Lerma ............................................. 6

Billing BOOKED................................ 5

Fraser ..............................................7

H Wilson ...........................................7

King .................................................7

C Wilson ...........................................7

SUBS

Surman (Billing 45) ........................ 6

Solanke (Wilson 76) ....................... 5

STATS YOUR LOT...

63% POSSESSION 37%
7 SHOTS ON TARGET 4
9 SHOTS OFF TARGET 4
487 TOTAL PASSES 291
82% PASSING SUCCESS 71%
11 CORNERS 5
5 OFFSIDE 2
10 FOULS 13
0 0 CARDS 2 0

AARON RAMSDALE

MAN OF THE MATCH

Referee

Martin Atkinson

Attendance

40,996 when one like that goes in.

I couldn’t do much about that

one. I’d be surprised if too

many of the top, top keepers

could have done.”

Luiz’s goal was certainly a

thing of beauty and probably

came as some relief to the

£15million summer signing

from Manchester City

because it was his ‘dummy’

to Wilson which was

directly responsible for

Bournemouth’s second.

Newly-promoted Villa

look a side in transi-

tion after wholesale

changes to the

squad and can be

forgiven while they

find their feet. But

they haven’t got for-

ever to start picking up

points and need to make

sure an early blip doesn’t de-

velop into any kind of gap at

the bottom.

Villa midfielder Anwar El

Ghazi (above) said: “We were

very sloppy to start with and

the first two goals completely

changed the game. Had it

been 0-0 after 15 minutes it

would have been different.

“We are playing in the

Premier League now not the

Championship. Every mistake

will become a big one.”

Trezeguet. The shot-stopper

admitted that while he felt

sympathy for Heaton over his

early mistake, the bond

between goalkeepers only

stretches so far.

Ramsdale said: “I did feel

a bit for Tom when that

happened. It was his home

debut. After the game you can

feel sorry for him and have a

bit of sympathy but while it

was going on I was delighted.

“It’s a much better feeling

than my debut last week, to

get that win and feel what it’s

like to get a victory in the

Premier League is great.”

Billy Sharp’s late equaliser

put a dampener on Ramsdale’s

debut last week and Douglas

Luiz threatened to do the

same when he sent a

blistering shot

into the top

corner in the

71st minute.

B u t t h e

Cherries held on

and Ramsdale

said it had all

been a bit hard

to take in, add-

ing: “They got a

screamer and

sometimes you

just have to hold

your hands up

interval after a crazy start to

the game.

He saw opposite number

Tom Heaton blunder on his

home debut less than a

minute into the game when

he tripped Callum Wilson and

handed the Cherries a penalty.

Josh King converted that

with ease, then, 12 minutes

later, Heaton was picking the

ball out of his net again when

Harry Wilson’s shot from

distance took a deflection off

Tyrone Mings and flew into

the corner.

Ramsdale (with Howe,

below) then played his part

with two saves from John

McGinn – the second a

spectacular flying tip over –

and a block with his feet right

on half-time to thwart

ASTON VILLA 1

Douglas Luiz 71

BOURNEMOUTH 2

King 2 pen, H Wilson 12

HIGH & LOW

Ramsdale & Heaton

at the end; (inset)

foul for the penalty

several bids for him in the

summer. Wilson was such a hit

on loan at Derby last season

that Liverpool could have

cashed in, but Klopp thinks he

has a big future at Anfield.

That does not surprise

Cherries’ boss Eddie

Howe, who said:

“Harry’s an

outstanding talent.

He has great

attributes.

“We’re very

grateful that they

trusted us with Harry

for the next stage of his

learning and development to try

to play in the Premier League.

“He’s settled in great. He

knows a few of the lads from the

Welsh team. He has unique

qualities that will serve him

really well.

“The lovely left foot playing

on the right is something that’s

suited us down the years so

we’re excited. He can get better

as he learns more about us and

we learn more about him.”

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BY DAVE ARMITAGE

AARON RAMSDALE

showed why he is more

than just a contender to

snatch the No.1 shirt at

Bournemouth.

The 21-year-old keeper

spent part of the week

boxing at a local gym before

delivering a knockout blow to

Aston Villa in front of their

home fans.

Cherries boss Eddie Howe

says the shirt is Ramsdale’s to

lose after being handed his

debut against

Sheffield United

last week. He has

moved ahead of

experienced keepers

Asmir Begovic and

Artur Boruc and

says he knows his

fate is, quite literally,

in his own hands.

Ramsdale made

three key saves in

the first half to make

sure Howe’s men

went in 2-0 up at the

Rookie Ramsdale: I felt sorry

for my opposite number but

a Prem win feels just great

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