Two points separate third from bottom AFC Bournemouth and Aston Villa, in 16th spot. A win for the Cherries could take them above Villa and out of the bottom three.
Team news
AFC Bournemouth's Jefferson Lerma and Diego Rico could both be in contention after sitting out Monday night's FA Cup defeat by Arsenal.
Saturday's contest, however, may come too soon for Joshua King, Jack Stacey and Junior Stanislas according to manager Eddie Howe.
Aston Villa head coach Dean Smith says he has no new injury concerns following the EFL Cup semi-final win over Leicester City.
Wesley (knee), Tom Heaton (knee), John McGinn (ankle) and Jed Steer (Achilles) are long-term absentees.
Did you know?
The away team have won the first three Premier League matches between these sides. The last time this happened in the first four top-flight meetings in a fixture was between West Ham and Wigan in April 2007.
Aston Villa are aiming for a first win in 16 away Premier League matches in February (D5 L10). Their last such victory came over Blackburn Rovers in February 2009.
Of AFC Bournemouth's 23 Premier League goals this season, 57 per cent have been scored by either Harry Wilson or Callum Wilson, netting seven and six times respectively.
Aston Villa are the only team without a headed goal in the Premier League this season, despite having had the seventh-most attempts, with 49. No team have ever gone a whole campaign without scoring a header.
Match officials
Referee: Anthony Taylor. Assistants: Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn. Fourth official: James Linington. VAR: Stuart Attwell. Assistant VAR: Stephen Child.