Aston Villa vs Wolves 2021-22 English Premier League

Aston Villa

48': Danny Ings
68': John McGinn

FT
2 - 3

Wolverhampton Wanderers

80': Romain Saïss
85': Conor Coady
90'+5': Rúben Neves

Wolves grab last-gasp winner at Aston Villa to seal stunning derby comeback

Conor Coady of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates with fans after scoring their side's second goal [1296x729]

Wolves came from two down to win 3-2 at Aston Villa on Saturday with all five goals coming in the second half of a thrilling Midlands derby.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
48': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
52': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marvelous Nakamba replaces Douglas Luiz.
68': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Emiliano Buendía.
74': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces Marçal.
74': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces João Moutinho.
79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Matthew Cash.
80': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Podence following a corner.
81': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leander Dendoncker following a corner.
86': Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
88': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Raúl Jiménez replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
88': Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,951

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+56	Arsenal	34	77	5
+41	Liverpool	34	74	4
+44	Manchester City	32	73	3
+21	Aston Villa	34	66	8

Full Table

Statistics

WOL		AVL
17	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	1
51.7	Possession	48.3
9	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
332	Accurate Passes	314
415	Passes	391
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	3
21	Crosses	23
0.0	Cross %	0.1
55	Long Balls	50
24	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	2
4	Effective Tackles	7
7	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	9
20	Effective Clearances	22
20	Clearances	22

Line-Ups

Aston Villa (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
16	Axel Tuanzebe
5	Tyrone Mings
4	Ezri Konsa
6	Douglas Luiz
7	John McGinn
10	Emiliano Buendía
3	Matt Targett
2	Matty Cash
11	Ollie Watkins
20	Danny Ings

Substitutes:

Ashley Young, Marvelous Nakamba, Morgan Sanson, Jaden Philogene, Cameron Archer, Jacob Ramsey, Anwar El Ghazi, Kortney Hause, Jed Steer.

Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	José Sá (GK)
16	Conor Coady
27	Romain Saïss
23	Max Kilman
28	João Moutinho
8	Rúben Neves
5	Fernando Marçal
22	Nélson Semedo
26	Hwang Hee-Chan
37	Adama Traoré
32	Leander Dendoncker

Substitutes:

Willy Boly, John Ruddy, Daniel Podence, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Fábio Silva, Raúl Jiménez, Luke Cundle, Ki-Jana Hoever, Louie Moulden.

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