MX23RW : Thursday, November 28 04:54:04| >> :120:20719:20719:
[monks data]
Attendance: 40,996
Aston Villa logo
Premier League | Gameweek 2
Aug 17, 2019 at 3pm UK
 
Bournemouth logo

1-2

Luiz (71')
FT(HT: 0-2)
King (2' pen.), Wilson (12')

Jota "really excited" for Villa Park opener

Jota
© Reuters
Villa have won just 22 of their last 95 home Premier League games.

Jota insists Aston Villa are a big club as they look to fix their wretched home record.

Villa have won just 22 of their previous 95 home Premier League games over the last five seasons and host Bournemouth on Saturday in the first top-flight game at Villa Park since May 2016.

Playmaker Jota joined Villa from Birmingham in the summer and has been impressed with the size of the club.

Jota told the club's official site: "Before I came here, I knew this club had a lot of history and that it was a big club in England.

"But now I am here, every day I feel more and more that this is a big club.

"It will be an amazing atmosphere. When we played our first game in pre-season here in England, we had 10,000 supporters away. You feel 'wow, I am in a big club'.

"They always support us wherever we go. They are always there for us. It's unbelievable how they support the team.

"I am really excited about Saturday's game because I have played at Villa Park with other teams. But now I am excited to live the atmosphere as a Villa player."

Jonathan Kodjia and Kortney Hause (both ankle) are sidelined while James Chester remains absent with a hamstring injury.

Villa lost their opening game 3-1 at Tottenham as they marked their return to the top flight after a three-year exile in the Sky Bet Championship.

Boss Dean Smith and Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe faced each other in League One when Smith was at Walsall and the Villa chief has nothing but praise for his Cherries counterpart.

"We've gone head to head before in League One," he told the club's official site.

"I know Eddie Howe well and have an awful lot of respect for him. What he's done at Bournemouth is remarkable.

"I remember them as a League Two team. They're an example for small clubs out there.

"They're a well-coached team and he rightly gets a lot of plaudits for what he's done there.

"It'll be a challenge for us. No game in this league is easy. We have to go and perform."

ID:368248: cacheID:368248:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:3449:No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Tyrone Mings in action for Aston Villa on July 24, 2019
Read Next:
Mings are looking up for England hopeful Tyrone, insists Villa boss Smith
>
Read more about Jota Dean Smith Football
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool1210112481631
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Fulham125341717018
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle125341313018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd124441313016
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham124351519-415
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Ipswich TownIpswich121651323-109
19Crystal Palace121561017-78
20Southampton121110924-154


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!