In the 36th round of the 2024/25 Premier League, Bournemouth lost 0-1 to Aston Villa after being one goal ahead and still unable to score. Andoni Iraola said that the opponent performed better in handling details, while his team failed to seize the opportunity to score.

In the first half stoppage time, Semenyo was intercepted, Morgan Rogers got the ball and passed it to the penalty area, Watkins volleyed the ball and helped Aston Villa take the lead 1-0.

In the 80th minute of the second half, Ramsey brought down David Brooks and was sent off with two yellow cards, resulting in Aston Villa having to hold on with only 10 players.

However, Bournemouth, who had the advantage in numbers, was unable to score and eventually lost 0-1 at home to Aston Villa, who played with 10 players.

After achieving 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 rounds, Bournemouth is currently ranked 10th in the standings with 53 points and is in a relatively passive position in the fight for European qualification.

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola said in an interview, "This is a missed opportunity for us. We knew this game would be difficult, and I think this game was more in line with Aston Villa's expectations, especially in the first half. The pace of the game was slow, there were many stagnations, and they controlled the game at critical moments. They handled these details better, especially in the last few seconds of the first half, when we made a mistake and lost the ball."

"I think after 65 or 70 minutes, they started to get tired and we had some better chances. But even when they were down to 10 men, we couldn't take advantage of our chances to score.

“The opponents handled some details very well, such as free kicks, throw-ins and regaining the ball,” said Andoni Iraola. “In the first 70 minutes of the game, almost nothing happened in our favor until their physical strength declined, but it was already late and we were still trailing 0-1. I think the performance improved in the last 20 to 25 minutes, but we failed to seize the opportunities we created.”

When talking about the goal conceded, Andoni Iraola said, "They passed the ball to a favorable position in the last minute of the first half and put pressure on us. They didn't make any mistakes, but we did."

"In addition to Semenyo's mistake, we also failed to make up for the key position. If we just cleared the ball, we could go into the halftime break with a score of 0-0 and then see who would make the first mistake, but this time we made the first mistake."