Wolves vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers

7': Jonny
36': Ashley Young (OG)

FT
2 - 1

Aston Villa

86': Ollie Watkins (P)

Wolves keep European hopes alive with win over Villa

Francisco Trincao of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates an own goal scored by Ashley Young of Aston Villa [1296x729]

Wolverhampton Wanderers continued their European qualification bid after an volley from Jonny helped them to a 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Saturday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
7': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0. Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a fast break.
13': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Lucas Digne because of an injury.
24': Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Own Goal by Ashley Young, Aston Villa. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Aston Villa 0.
38': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Daniel Podence because of an injury.
72': Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Morgan Sanson.
74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Philippe Coutinho.
74': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Neto replaces Trincão.
86': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
90'+1': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Chiquinho replaces Fábio Silva.
90'+2': Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Aston Villa 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,012

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+56	Arsenal	34	77	5
+43	Liverpool	33	74	3
+44	Manchester City	32	73	3
+21	Aston Villa	34	66	8

Full Table

Statistics

AVL		WOL
8	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
9	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	4
51.7	Possession	48.3
15	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
371	Accurate Passes	337
441	Passes	421
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	1
22	Crosses	11
0.1	Cross %	0.1
43	Long Balls	49
22	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	11
17	Tackles	23
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	6
11	Effective Clearances	19
11	Clearances	19

Line-Ups

Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	José Sá (GK)
16	Conor Coady
23	Max Kilman
15	Willy Boly
28	João Moutinho
32	Leander Dendoncker
5	Fernando Marçal
19	Jonny
17	Fábio Silva
10	Daniel Podence
11	Francisco Trincão

Substitutes:

John Ruddy, Hwang Hee-Chan, Chiquinho, Pedro Neto, Romain Saïss, Tote Gomes, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Nélson Semedo, Luke Cundle.

Aston Villa (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5	Tyrone Mings
4	Ezri Konsa
27	Lucas Digne
2	Matty Cash
11	Ollie Watkins
7	John McGinn
23	Philippe Coutinho
41	Jacob Ramsey
8	Morgan Sanson
31	Leon Bailey