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Aston Villa lose 3-0 as Goretzka faces criticism for missed header
Aston Villa lost 3-0 to Bournemouth and were knocked out of England’s League Cup.
Leon Goretzka played 70 minutes in his first extended appearance for the club, which he joined from Bayern Munich in the summer.
Near the end of the first half, Goretzka headed a corner just wide when Villa had a chance to equalize.
Former Premier League player and TV pundit Jay Bothroyd said Goretzka should have scored and called the miss weak.
The chance had a low expected-goals value of 0.03, and Goretzka also completed 97 percent of his passes and made two successful dribbles.
Villa’s cup campaign is over, while Goretzka is still waiting for his first goal or assist for the club.
Aston Villa lost 3-0 to Bournemouth and were knocked out of the League Cup.
Leon Goretzka missed a headed chance just before half-time, drawing sharp criticism from TV pundit Jay Bothroyd.
Bothroyd said Goretzka should have scored from the opportunity and called the miss weak.
Goretzka’s header had an expected-goals value of 0.03, and the statistics did not classify it as a big chance.
Amine Adli, Lewis Cook and Álvaro Rodríguez scored for Bournemouth.
- Who
- Aston Villa and Leon Goretzka faced Bournemouth; former player and TV pundit Jay Bothroyd criticised Goretzka.
- What
- Villa lost 3-0 and exited the League Cup after Goretzka missed a headed chance.
- When
- Wednesday evening; the articles were published on October 29 and 30, 2026.
- Where
- Bournemouth, England.
- Why
- Bournemouth won through goals by Amine Adli, Lewis Cook and Álvaro Rodríguez; Bothroyd criticised Goretzka for heading a chance wide.
Jay Bothroyd
Statistics on Goretzka's chance
Assessment of the header
Jay Bothroyd
Bothroyd said it was an easy, free header and Goretzka should have scored.
Statistics on Goretzka's chance
The header had an expected-goals value of 0.03 and was not statistically counted as a big chance.
Goretzka headed a corner from Emiliano Buendía wide of the goal.
Bournemouth beat Aston Villa 3-0 in the League Cup, with goals from Amine Adli, Lewis Cook and Álvaro Rodríguez.
Jay Bothroyd criticised Goretzka's missed header on Sky Sports.
- Score
- Bournemouth 3-0 Aston Villa
- Competition
- League Cup
- Missed chance
- Goretzka headed wide just before half-time
- Expected-goals value
- 0.03
- Bournemouth scorers
- Amine Adli, Lewis Cook and Álvaro Rodríguez
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What people are saying
Ich kann das nicht glauben – das ist ein freier Kopfball. Er muss treffen, das ist schwach.
Ich weiß nicht, warum er den Ball nach unten köpft.
Das war ihre beste Chance.