Bournemouth vs Aston Villa prediction 07.02.2026 | Premier League

The Cherries started off great this season and were constantly in or around the European spots. Unfortunately, since early November, they have been on a terrible 11-game winless streak and have dropped significantly in the league table. Now, in the previous few games, they again started playing well, securing Victories over Liverpool and Wolves, and are undefeated in the past five games across competitions, at least in regular time. So, pretty inconsistent performance, but coming to this game at a very good moment. At the moment, after 24 rounds, the Cherries are 12th with 33 points - just three points away from seventh place, which could mean Europe next season.

After a 2:0 win over Wolves, coach Andoni Iraola spoke to the media. He said it was a very important win because they struggled away from home recently. The coach added that they have been impressive in January, especially considering they lost their best player, Semenyo, in the transfer window. Coach Iraola also praised his new signing, Rayan, for making an assist after coming off the bench.

Aston Villa are doing a magnificent job this season. The bookies consider them to be the sixth-best team in the Premier League before the start of the season, and they are neck and neck with Manchester City for second place. At the moment, the Villans are only one point away from 2nd-placed City and seven points away from the top spot. That deficit is even more impressive when we consider they won only one of the past four PL matches. Also, besides their excellent Premier League campaign, the Villans finished the EL league phase 2nd (on level with points with 1st-placed Lyon). 

After a 1:0 loss against Brentford, coach Unai Emery spoke to the media. He said they tried everything, but couldn't find a way to score, even after Brentford received a red card. However, he said they played a solid game, controlling the match entirely.