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Bournemouth defender Lloyd Kelly has been ruled out for an unspecified period after he was forced off in the win at Sheffield United with a hamstring injury.

Max Aarons, Tyler Adams, Alex Scott and Ryan Fredericks remain out.

Aston Villa will see if they can "take a risk" with Ollie Watkins after he missed Thursday's Europa League win against Legia Warsaw due to experiencing "small pain" in training.

Boubacar Kamara serves a one-game ban.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

  • Bournemouth have won four of their six Premier League meetings with Aston Villa.