Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier League
90'+5': João Moutinho
FT
0 - 1
0 - 1
Aston Villa claim victory against Wolves after late El-Ghazi penalty
Aston Villa snatched a 1-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Bertrand Traoré.
- 2': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 3': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 5': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 6': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Leander Dendoncker.
- 8': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
- 10': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 10': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 12': Foul by Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 12': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 14': Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 16': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Matt Targett.
- 20': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.
- 22': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 23': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 24': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 24': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.
- 29': Foul by Matthew Cash (Aston Villa).
- 29': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 30': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Targett.
- 32': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
- 35': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 35': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 37': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 38': Attempt saved. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 40': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 41': Attempt saved. Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 41': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 42': Attempt missed. Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fábio Silva with a headed pass following a corner.
- 42': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 42': Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 43': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 44': Offside, Aston Villa. Matt Targett tries a through ball, but Tyrone Mings is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 45': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 45'+2': Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa).
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 46': Hand ball by Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 47': Hand ball by Matt Targett (Aston Villa).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 55': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 55': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 59': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Moutinho with a headed pass.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 60': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 62': Foul by Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 62': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 64': Foul by Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 64': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 66': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 66': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
- 67': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 67': João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Daniel Podence.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 69': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa).
- 69': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Attempt saved. Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 71': Hand ball by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 71': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Bertrand Traoré is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt saved. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 75': Foul by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 75': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Substitution, Aston Villa. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Bertrand Traoré.
- 77': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 77': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
- 77': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 78': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Attempt saved. Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
- 80': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves replaces Leander Dendoncker.
- 81': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Matt Targett (Aston Villa).
- 81': Matt Targett (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Attempt saved. Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Podence with a headed pass.
- 83': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 83': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 85': Second yellow card to Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) for a bad foul.
- 88': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
- 88': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 89': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90'+1': Foul by Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+1': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Penalty Aston Villa. John McGinn draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+2': Penalty conceded by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+4': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Aston Villa 1. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+5': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+5': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second yellow card to João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marvelous Nakamba replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Aston Villa 1.
Statistics
 AVL |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 23 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 49.5 | Possession | 50.5 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 253 | Accurate Passes | 267 |
| 331 | Passes | 348 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 28 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 76 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 8 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 34 |
| 22 | Clearances | 34 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, 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 |
Line-Ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 11 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 5 | Fernando Marçal |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 10 | Daniel Podence |
| 28 | João Moutinho  |
| 32 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 17 | Fábio Silva |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 37 | Adama Traoré |
Aston Villa (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 18 | Matt Targett |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 15 | Bertrand Traoré |
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