English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 5, 2015
Aston Villa LLDLL 1
–
Southampton WWLLL 1
1st2ndT
AVL101
SOU011
St. Mary's Stadium · 29,645 att.

Match Report

Alex Broadway/Getty Images

Southampton allow struggling Aston Villa to leave with precious point

Oriel Romeu cancelled out Joleon Lescott's opener to earn a point for the Saints and prevent Remi Garde from earning a first win as Villa coach.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

9
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
1
36.9
Possession
63.1
9
SHOTS
23
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
236
Accurate Passes
438
332
Passes
539
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
16
10
Crosses
45
0.5
Cross %
0.4
74
Long Balls
56
26
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
6
7
Effective Tackles
19
12
Tackles
25
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
5
34
Clearances
9

Head to Head

SOU leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Maarten StekelenburgG
  2. 17Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 6José FonteCD-R
  4. 21Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 2CédricRB
  6. 8Steven DavisAM
  7. 16James Ward-ProwseLM
  8. 12Victor WanyamaRM
  9. 19Graziano PellèF
  10. 11Dusan TadicAM-L
  11. 10Sadio ManéAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Steven CaulkerSUB
  2. 4Jordy ClasieSUB
  3. 15Cuco MartinaSUB
  4. 14Oriol RomeuSUB
  5. 1Kelvin DavisSUB
  6. 7Shane LongSUB
  7. 20JuanmiSUB

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 16Joleon LescottCD-L
  3. 5Jores OkoreCD-R
  4. 7Leandro BacunaLB
  5. 21Alan HuttonRB
  6. 24Carlos SánchezCM
  7. 8Idrissa GueyeLM
  8. 17Jordan VeretoutRM
  9. 39Rudy GestedeF
  10. 19Jordan AyewLF
  11. 9Scott SinclairRF

Substitutes

  1. 15Ashley WestwoodSUB
  2. 20Adama TraoréSUB
  3. 31Mark BunnSUB
  4. 18Kieran RichardsonSUB
  5. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorSUB
  6. 2Tiago IloriSUB
  7. 25Carles GilSUB

Timeline

  1. 30' James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 44' Goal! Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1. Joleon Lescott (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
  3. 63' Substitution, Southampton. Oriol Romeu replaces Victor Wanyama because of an injury.
  4. 63' Substitution, Southampton. Juanmi replaces Dusan Tadic.
  5. 73' Goal! Southampton 1, Aston Villa 1. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
  6. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Westwood replaces Rudy Gestede because of an injury.
  7. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Kieran Richardson replaces Leandro Bacuna because of an injury.
  8. 83' Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Sadio Mané.
  9. 89' Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 90' Brad Guzan (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 90'+5' Substitution, Aston Villa. Gabriel Agbonlahor replaces Carlos Sánchez because of an injury.

Premier League News

All news
News PA Wayne Rooney blasts Man United players amid growing crisis Manchester United's players need a "firework up their a----" and reminding what it means to play for the club, according to Wayne Rooney. ESPN ESPN Transfer rumors, news: Real Madrid eye Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister has admirers at Real Madrid, while the Reds line up potential replacements. Transfer Talk has the latest. News PA Gianluigi Donnarumma 'making mistakes,' defended by Man City boss Enzo Maresca Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca has defended goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and defender Marc Guéhi following criticism of their form. News Beth Lindop Liverpool 'optimistic' Florian Wirtz will be fit to face Chelsea Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola has said he is "optimistic" Florian Wirtz will be fit to feature in Wednesday's Carabao Cup clash with Chelsea.