English Premier League

Southampton vs Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League

Southampton
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    Aston Villa
    • 77': Ollie Watkins

    Aston Villa beats EPL bottom-dweller Southampton 1-0

    — Ollie Watkins’ second-half goal secured a 1-0 win for Aston Villa at Southampton in the English Premier League 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

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
    Location: Southampton, England
    Attendance: 30,158

    English Premier League Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +57 Arsenal 35 80 5
    +50 Manchester City 34 79 3
    +41 Liverpool 35 75 4
    +21 Aston Villa 35 67 8
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    Statistics

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    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

    Line-Ups

    SOU Southampton (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
    22 Mohammed Salisu
    6 Duje Caleta-Car
    2 Kyle Walker-Peters
    4 Lyanco Yellow Card
    8 James Ward-Prowse
    45 Romeo Lavia
    27 Ibrahima Diallo
    10 Ché Adams
    9 Adam Armstrong
    23 Samuel Edozie
    Substitutes:
    Joe Aribo, Wilfredo Caballero, Sékou Mara, Carlos Alcaraz, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Moussa Djenepo, Romain Perraud, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Mislav Orsic.

    AVL Aston Villa (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
    5 Tyrone Mings
    4 Ezri Konsa
    15 Álex Moreno Yellow Card
    18 Ashley Young
    44 Boubacar Kamara
    6 Douglas Luiz Yellow Card
    10 Emiliano Buendía
    41 Jacob Ramsey
    11 Ollie Watkins
    31 Leon Bailey
    Substitutes:
    Morgan Sanson, Robin Olsen, Leander Dendoncker, Kadan Young, Calum Chambers, Viljami Sinisalo, Matty Cash, Philippe Coutinho.

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