English Premier League

Southampton vs Aston Villa, 2020-21 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Southampton
    FT
    0 - 1
    Aston Villa
    • 41': Ross Barkley

    VAR calls hurt Southampton in 1-0 loss to Aston Villa in EPL

    — Two VAR decisions went against Southampton in its 1-0 loss to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton).
    • 3': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Ings.
    • 8': Offside, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
    • 9': VAR Decision: No Penalty Southampton.
    • 11': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
    • 11': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 19': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
    • 19': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Offside, Aston Villa. Matthew Cash tries a through ball, but Jack Grealish is caught offside.
    • 20': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 20': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
    • 22': Foul by Theo Walcott (Southampton).
    • 22': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Offside, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings tries a through ball, but Bertrand Traoré is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
    • 25': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
    • 26': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
    • 32': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
    • 32': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
    • 35': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa).
    • 35': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
    • 37': Offside, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Targett.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left.
    • 41': Goal! Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 44': Offside, Aston Villa. Matthew Cash tries a through ball, but Bertrand Traoré is caught offside.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Diallo.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1.
    • 48': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Diallo.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 51': Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
    • 51': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 53': Hand ball by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
    • 53': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 59': Substitution, Southampton. Moussa Djenepo replaces Ibrahima Diallo because of an injury.
    • 60': Foul by Matt Targett (Aston Villa).
    • 60': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
    • 61': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Offside, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
    • 65': Substitution, Southampton. Che Adams replaces Theo Walcott because of an injury.
    • 65': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
    • 65': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
    • 68': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
    • 70': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa).
    • 70': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Ings with a through ball.
    • 70': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
    • 71': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
    • 72': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
    • 73': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Matt Targett.
    • 73': Hand ball by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 75': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
    • 76': Offside, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
    • 79': Offside, Southampton. Nathan Redmond tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
    • 81': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
    • 81': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 84': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Jack Stephens (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 86': Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Southampton).
    • 86': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
    • 87': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Southampton).
    • 89': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Substitution, Southampton. Alexandre Jankewitz replaces Oriol Romeu.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+1': Alexandre Jankewitz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Che Adams.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Southampton. Ryan Bertrand tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': VAR Decision: No Goal Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa.
    • 90'+6': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marvelous Nakamba replaces Ross Barkley.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 12
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 4
    1 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 3
    40.2 Possession 59.8
    8 SHOTS 20
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    249 Accurate Passes 395
    336 Passes 487
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    10 Crosses 24
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    58 Long Balls 46
    30 Accurate Long Balls 15
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 9
    13 Effective Tackles 13
    23 Tackles 24
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    16 Interceptions 8
    22 Effective Clearances 11
    22 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

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

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
    2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
    3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
    4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
    5 Jack Stephens
    35 Jan Bednarek
    3 Ryan Bertrand
    8 James Ward-Prowse Yellow Card
    27 Ibrahima Diallo
    6 Oriol Romeu
    17 Stuart Armstrong
    32 Theo Walcott
    11 Nathan Redmond
    9 Danny Ings
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Daniel N'Lundulu, Yan Valery, Fraser Forster, Kayne Ramsay, Moussa Djenepo, Shane Long, Ché Adams, Caleb Watts, Alexandre Jankewitz.

    AVL Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    26 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
    5 Tyrone Mings
    4 Ezri Konsa
    18 Matt Targett
    2 Matty Cash
    20 Ross Barkley
    7 John McGinn
    6 Douglas Luiz
    11 Ollie Watkins
    10 Jack Grealish
    15 Bertrand Traoré
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Ahmed Elmohamady, Anwar El Ghazi, Marvelous Nakamba, Björn Engels, Tom Heaton, Trézéguet, Keinan Davis, Morgan Sanson, Neil Taylor.

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