English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Wolves 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 48': Danny Ings
  • 68': John McGinn
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2 - 3
  • 80': Romain Saïss
  • 85': Conor Coady
  • 90'+5': Rúben Neves

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

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
+21 Arsenal 17 39 2
+25 Manchester City 17 37 4
+9 Aston Villa 17 36 3
+12 Chelsea 17 29 4
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Statistics

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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

AVL Aston Villa (3-4-1-2)

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

WOL 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 Yellow Card
5 Fernando Marçal
22 Nélson Semedo
26 Hwang Hee-Chan
37 Adama Traoré
32 Leander Dendoncker

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