Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins flicked in a first-half winner as his side, down to 10 men for the last 10 minutes, beat Bournemouth 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday to boost their hopes of playing in Europe again next season.

Aston Villa boosted their hopes of Champions League qualification and dented Bournemouth's chances of reaching the Europa Conference League.

Bournemouth and Aston Villa will face off for a second time this season in a pivotal Premier League match on Saturday. The Villans have won four of their last five league matches and are three points out of a top-five spot in the EPL table.