Southampton vs Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League
Southampton stay bottom with 1-0 defeat by Aston Villa after drone halts play
Southampton suffered a damaging 1-0 loss at home to Aston Villa in a match disrupted by a rogue drone on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Lyanco (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 61': Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Che Adams.
- 61': Substitution, Southampton. Mohamed Elyounoussi replaces Roméo Lavia.
- 62': Substitution, Southampton. Romain Perraud replaces Samuel Edozie.
- 64': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 77': Goal! Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a set piece situation.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Leon Bailey.
- 82': Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Southampton. Mislav Orsic replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 84': Substitution, Southampton. Moussa Djenepo replaces Duje Caleta-Car.
- 88': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1.
Game Information
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,158
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +49 | Arsenal | 32 | 71 | 5 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 32 | 71 | 3 |
| +19 | Aston Villa | 33 | 63 | 8 |
Statistics
 AVL |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 63.5 | Possession | 36.5 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 456 | Accurate Passes | 228 |
| 566 | Passes | 322 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 19 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 9 | Clearances | 24 |
Southampton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Gavin Bazunu (GK) |
| 22 | Mohammed Salisu |
| 6 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 4 | Lyanco  |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 45 | Romeo Lavia |
| 27 | Ibrahima Diallo |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
| 23 | Samuel Edozie |
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 15 | Álex Moreno |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
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