Aston Villa vs Southampton 2022-23 English Premier League
Ramsey strike gives Villa 1-0 win over Southampton
Jacob Ramsey netted his first goal of the season to give Aston Villa a scrappy 1-0 home victory over Southampton in the Premier League on Friday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 41': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Southampton 0. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 43': VAR Decision: Goal Aston Villa - Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton (Jacob Ramsey).
- 44': Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Boubacar Kamara because of an injury.
- 45'+4': Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Southampton 0.
- 45': Substitution, Southampton. Juan Larios replaces Romain Perraud because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Ibrahima Diallo.
- 58': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Leon Bailey.
- 71': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 71': Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Che Adams.
- 79': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 82': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Philippe Coutinho.
- 90'+1': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 40,758
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +48 | Manchester City | 33 | 76 | 3 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 34 | 74 | 4 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
 SOU |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 47.3 | Possession | 52.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 277 | Accurate Passes | 312 |
| 376 | Passes | 420 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
| 28 | Tackles | 35 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 26 | Clearances | 21 |
Aston Villa (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 27 | Lucas Digne |
| 18 | Ashley Young  |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 23 | Philippe Coutinho |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
Southampton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Gavin Bazunu (GK) |
| 22 | Mohammed Salisu |
| 37 | Armel Bella-Kotchap |
| 15 | Romain Perraud |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 24 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
| 27 | Ibrahima Diallo |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
| 19 | Moussa Djenepo |
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