Southampton vs Aston Villa, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLong and Armstrong give Southampton win over Villa
Southampton continued their surge from the Premier League's bottom half towards mid-table with a 2-0 home win over Aston Villa on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Djenepo.
- 1': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 3': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 3': William Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa).
- 4': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 5': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 6': Attempt blocked. William Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Djenepo.
- 6': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 7': Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 8': Goal! Southampton 1, Aston Villa 0. Shane Long (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Djenepo with a cross.
- 11': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by William Smallbone.
- 13': Attempt missed. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Djenepo.
- 15': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
- 15': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
- 15': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 16': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 19': Attempt missed. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Shane Long with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton).
- 21': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Ings with a headed pass.
- 23': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton).
- 24': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 28': Substitution, Aston Villa. Trézéguet replaces Anwar El Ghazi because of an injury.
- 32': Foul by Matt Targett (Aston Villa).
- 32': William Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 32': Mbwana Samatta (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
- 36': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Offside, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish tries a through ball, but Mbwana Samatta is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt missed. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jan Bednarek.
- 41': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa).
- 41': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Matt Targett (Aston Villa).
- 41': Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Attempt missed. Shane Long (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
- 44': Foul by Danny Ings (Southampton).
- 44': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Trézéguet.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
- 45'+4': Foul by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa).
- 45'+4': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Southampton 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 46': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa).
- 46': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 48': Alex McCarthy (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa).
- 50': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
- 51': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Kortney Hause.
- 52': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Marvelous Nakamba.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
- 53': Trézéguet (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 55': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa).
- 55': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Attempt missed. Jack Stephens (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Bertrand with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 57': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
- 57': Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
- 57': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Shane Long with a headed pass.
- 59': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shane Long.
- 59': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
- 59': Substitution, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane replaces Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.
- 61': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a through ball.
- 63': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
- 63': Matt Targett (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trézéguet.
- 67': Foul by Matt Targett (Aston Villa).
- 67': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Mbwana Samatta (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frederic Guilbert with a cross.
- 68': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 70': Attempt saved. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
- 72': Foul by Pepe Reina (Aston Villa).
- 72': Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Pepe Reina (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Southampton. Michael Obafemi replaces Danny Ings.
- 73': Substitution, Southampton. Che Adams replaces Shane Long.
- 74': Foul by Kortney Hause (Aston Villa).
- 74': Michael Obafemi (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Southampton).
- 75': Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
- 76': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
- 80': Substitution, Southampton. Oriol Romeu replaces William Smallbone.
- 81': Offside, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz tries a through ball, but Trézéguet is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Borja Bastón replaces Marvelous Nakamba.
- 82': Foul by Kortney Hause (Aston Villa).
- 82': Michael Obafemi (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Frederic Guilbert.
- 84': Attempt saved. Michael Obafemi (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 85': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 88': Attempt saved. Michael Obafemi (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
- 90': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
- 90': Kortney Hause (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa).
- 90': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 90'+2': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pepe Reina.
- 90'+4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
- 90'+5': Goal! Southampton 2, Aston Villa 0. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Che Adams following a fast break.
- 90'+6': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+6': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Aston Villa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Southampton 2, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 54.1 | Possession | 45.9 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 28 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 295 | Accurate Passes | 234 |
| 398 | Passes | 341 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 74 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 25 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 31,478
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 31,478
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | +41 | 76 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | +37 | 71 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 35 | +15 | 64 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 35 | +12 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 21 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 16 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 23 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 27 | William Smallbone |
| 12 | Moussa Djenepo |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 9 | Danny Ings |
| 7 | Shane Long |
Aston Villa (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Pepe Reina (GK)  |
| 40 | Tyrone Mings |
| 30 | Kortney Hause |
| 15 | Ezri Konsa |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 11 | Marvelous Nakamba |
| 18 | Matt Targett |
| 24 | Frédéric Guilbert |
| 20 | Mbwana Samatta |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 21 | Anwar El Ghazi |
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