English Premier League

Southampton vs Aston Villa, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Southampton
    FT
    0 - 1
    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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Moreno with a cross.
    • 3': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Lyanco (Southampton).
    • 5': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Álex Moreno.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Lyanco (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roméo Lavia with a cross.
    • 6': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
    • 7': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
    • 8': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
    • 8': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
    • 10': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Lyanco (Southampton).
    • 13': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Lyanco (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Edozie (Southampton).
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
    • 20': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Foul by Lyanco (Southampton).
    • 24': Offside, Southampton. Lyanco tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 27': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
    • 27': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 31': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
    • 33': Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
    • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Gavin Bazunu (Southampton).
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
    • 39': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
    • 40': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Southampton).
    • 40': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Southampton).
    • 43': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 44': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
    • 44': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Moreno with a cross.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
    • 45'+2': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Southampton 0, Aston Villa 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Aston Villa 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
    • 50': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
    • 50': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Roméo Lavia (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Che Adams.
    • 55': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
    • 55': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
    • 56': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
    • 58': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 61': Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Che Adams.
    • 61': Substitution, Southampton. Mohamed Elyounoussi replaces Roméo Lavia.
    • 62': Substitution, Southampton. Romain Perraud replaces Samuel Edozie.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
    • 63': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton).
    • 63': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 64': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
    • 65': VAR Decision: No Goal Southampton 0-0 Aston Villa.
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
    • 67': Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
    • 68': Attempt missed. Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Emiliano Buendía.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
    • 70': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lyanco.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
    • 73': Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
    • 73': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Southampton).
    • 74': Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa).
    • 75': Lyanco (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Sékou Mara (Southampton).
    • 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.
    • 77': Delay in match (Aston Villa). VAR checking.
    • 78': VAR Decision: Goal Aston Villa - Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa (Ollie Watkins).
    • 81': Attempt saved. Lyanco (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 81': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Sékou Mara (Southampton).
    • 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Leon Bailey.
    • 82': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
    • 82': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 84': Substitution, Southampton. Mislav Orsic replaces Adam Armstrong.
    • 84': Substitution, Southampton. Moussa Djenepo replaces Duje Caleta-Car.
    • 85': Offside, Southampton. Kyle Walker-Peters tries a through ball, but Mislav Orsic is caught offside.
    • 87': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Sékou Mara (Southampton).
    • 88': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Douglas Luiz.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Sékou Mara (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Moussa Djenepo with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Southampton. Kyle Walker-Peters tries a through ball, but Sékou Mara is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1.

    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

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

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

    Premier League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 10 +10 27
    2 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 +19 22
    3 Manchester City 10 +8 21
    4 Liverpool 10 +4 18
    Full Standings

    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
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Joe Aribo, Wilfredo Caballero, Sékou Mara, Charly 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
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Morgan Sanson, Robin Olsen, Leander Dendoncker, Kadan Young, Calum Chambers, Viljami Sinisalo, Matty Cash, Philippe Coutinho.

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