Bournemouth lucky to escape red card after incident v Aston Villa – BBC pundit
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Alan Hutton has insisted that Bournemouth attacker Antoine Semenyo was lucky to stay on the pitch in the 2-2 draw with Aston Villa on Sunday 3 December.
The Scotsman did admit that the draw was another great game for the neutral and a fair result with plenty of opportunities for both sides at the Vitality.
Diego Carlos was one of those to escape with little credit though, with not one, but two mistakes being punished for the opening goal on the south coast.
“It was another great game” he exclusively told Villa News.
“Honestly, it was end-to-end, and that’s what you get with Villa, they create, score goals but they obviously give up opportunities.
“Carlos gave the ball away at the edge of his own box then compounded that with another mistake running out and allowing the goal, it was a very open game, a draw was probably about right, and both teams had opportunities.
“Semenyo, I think, was lucky to stay on the pitch if I’m totally honest, he was yellow-carded and at the end of the first half he pulled back Leon Bailey, so he’s lucky and he was their main threat.
“Overall, it was an entertaining game to watch.“
In other Aston Villa news, it is “done” for this central midfielder to quit Villa Park with a permanent transfer deal already agreed.