Southampton vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League
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
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,178
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +15 | Arsenal | 10 | 25 | 1 |
| +12 | Manchester City | 10 | 19 | 3 |
| +4 | Liverpool | 10 | 18 | 4 |
| +4 | Sunderland | 10 | 18 | 2 |
Statistics
 AVL |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 22 | Mohammed Salisu  |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 21 | Valentino Livramento |
| 6 | Oriol Romeu |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 24 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 16 | Axel Tuanzebe |
| 3 | Matt Targett |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 19 | Marvelous Nakamba |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 21 | Anwar El Ghazi |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
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