English Premier League

Southampton vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 3': Adam Armstrong
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Aston Villa slump continues as Adam Armstrong earns Southampton win

Aston Villa suffered a fifth successive Premier League defeat as Adam Armstrong's stunning early strike earned Southampton a 1-0 home victory.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! Southampton 1, Aston Villa 0. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 11': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Substitution, Southampton. Lyanco replaces Stuart Armstrong.
  • 62': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Marvelous Nakamba.
  • 65': Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Cameron Archer replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  • 76': Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
  • 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Keinan Davis replaces Anwar El Ghazi.
  • 81': Substitution, Southampton. Armando Broja replaces Adam Armstrong.
  • 90'+1': Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,178

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+13 Liverpool 10 25 1
+10 Manchester City 10 23 1
+7 Nottingham Forest 10 19 1
+8 Chelsea 10 18 2
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Statistics

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12 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 10
2 Saves 3
43.6 Possession 56.4
14 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
234 Accurate Passes 347
327 Passes 431
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 6
23 Crosses 24
0.1 Cross % 0.3
49 Long Balls 56
23 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 11
22 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
11 Interceptions 14
20 Effective Clearances 26
20 Clearances 26

Line-Ups

SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
22 Mohammed Salisu Yellow Card
35 Jan Bednarek
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
21 Valentino Livramento
6 Oriol Romeu Yellow Card
8 James Ward-Prowse
24 Mohamed Elyounoussi
17 Stuart Armstrong
10 Ché Adams
9 Adam Armstrong

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

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings
16 Axel Tuanzebe Yellow Card
3 Matt Targett
2 Matty Cash
10 Emiliano Buendía
19 Marvelous Nakamba
7 John McGinn
11 Ollie Watkins
21 Anwar El Ghazi Yellow Card
31 Leon Bailey

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