Bournemouth vs Aston Villa: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

AFC Bournemouth host Aston Villa at Vitality Stadium on Wednesday 28 October 2026, kick-off 19:45 UTC, in the Carabao Cup (round 4). Prediction markets make Bournemouth the favourite at 44%, with the draw at 26% (Polymarket). Bournemouth have had 10 days of rest since playing Sunderland (Premier League); Aston Villa have had 7 after facing Viking FK and travel about 197 km. Bournemouth are without 4 players (Alex Scott, Junior Kroupi, Veljko Milosavljević and others); Aston Villa are missing 7 (Johan Manzambi, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, George Hemmings and others). Tony Harrington is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9.