Whatever the Euskara is for hoodoo, Unai Emery still holds it over Andoni Iraola. This one got away from the younger Basque who is yet to prevail over Emery in eight meetings. With Aston Villa’s hopes of an unlikely Premier League title faded, time to protect a Champions League place. They ought to be grateful for a point on the south coast. Not for the first time, Iraola wondered how his team created so many chances and yet failed to win.
“Before the game maybe you’d take a point,” said Bournemouth’s manager. “After the game I cannot be completely satisfied. We were the better team today.”
