English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Southampton, 2020-21 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Aston Villa
  • 62': Tyrone Mings
  • 90'+3': Ollie Watkins (P)
  • 90'+7': Jack Grealish
FT
3 - 4
Southampton
  • 20': Jannik Vestergaard
  • 33': James Ward-Prowse
  • 45': James Ward-Prowse
  • 58': Danny Ings

Ward-Prowse free kicks help Southampton overcome Aston Villa in seven-goal thriller

A pair of sublime free kicks by James Ward-Prowse helped Southampton in an entertaining 4-3 Premier League win at Aston Villa on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
  • 3': Offside, Southampton. Danny Ings tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
  • 3': Own Goal by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo, Aston Villa. Aston Villa 0, Southampton 0.
  • 4': VAR Decision: No Goal Aston Villa 0-0 Southampton.
  • 7': Theo Walcott (Southampton) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Danny Ings.
  • 8': Offside, Aston Villa. Matt Targett tries a through ball, but Jack Grealish is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Targett.
  • 10': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 12': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
  • 12': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 13': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
  • 14': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
  • 14': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Theo Walcott (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Che Adams.
  • 19': Foul by Matt Targett (Aston Villa).
  • 19': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Southampton 1. Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 21': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 21': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
  • 24': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 29': Substitution, Aston Villa. Trézéguet replaces Bertrand Traoré because of an injury.
  • 29': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
  • 29': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  • 32': Theo Walcott (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Southampton 2. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 34': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
  • 34': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Danny Ings.
  • 38': Offside, Aston Villa. Ezri Konsa Ngoyo tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
  • 40': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Danny Ings (Southampton).
  • 43': Danny Ings (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
  • 43': Hand ball by Matthew Cash (Aston Villa).
  • 43': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 45': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Southampton 3. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
  • 45'+1': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Southampton 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Southampton 3.
  • 45': Substitution, Southampton. Jack Stephens replaces Jan Bednarek.
  • 48': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Danny Ings (Southampton).
  • 48': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
  • 48': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
  • 51': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
  • 51': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross.
  • 52': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Theo Walcott.
  • 54': Foul by Matthew Cash (Aston Villa).
  • 54': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 55': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Che Adams.
  • 57': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Theo Walcott (Southampton).
  • 58': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Southampton 4. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 59': Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Bertrand.
  • 60': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
  • 61': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
  • 62': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Southampton 4. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross following a corner.
  • 64': Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
  • 64': Theo Walcott (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ahmed El Mohamady replaces Matthew Cash.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Targett.
  • 73': Offside, Southampton. Che Adams tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 76': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 76': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
  • 79': Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces Ryan Bertrand because of an injury.
  • 80': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley with a cross.
  • 80': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ross Barkley with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 82': Danny Ings (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
  • 85': Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Danny Ings because of an injury.
  • 85': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
  • 86': Foul by Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton).
  • 86': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Targett.
  • 89': Foul by Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton).
  • 89': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton).
  • 90'+1': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 90'+1': Penalty Aston Villa. Jack Grealish draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+2': Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Southampton 4. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  • 90'+5': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+5': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Southampton 4. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Southampton 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Southampton 4.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 11
7 Saves 0
44.1 Possession 55.9
9 SHOTS 19
4 ON GOAL 10
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
216 Accurate Passes 276
312 Passes 371
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 11
2 Crosses 31
1.0 Cross % 0.4
48 Long Balls 67
8 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.2 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 7
11 Effective Tackles 9
19 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 6
32 Effective Clearances 3
32 Clearances 3

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 33 +37 70
2 Manchester City 32 +36 67
3 Manchester United 33 +13 58
4 Aston Villa 33 +6 58
Full Table

Line-Ups

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 Yellow Card
20 Ross Barkley
6 Douglas Luiz
7 John McGinn
11 Ollie Watkins
10 Jack Grealish
15 Bertrand Traoré
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Ahmed Elmohamady, Trézéguet, Jed Steer, Marvelous Nakamba, Björn Engels, Conor Hourihane, Keinan Davis.

SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
4 Jannik Vestergaard
35 Jan Bednarek
3 Ryan Bertrand
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
8 James Ward-Prowse Yellow Card
6 Oriol Romeu
32 Theo Walcott
17 Stuart Armstrong
10 Ché Adams
9 Danny Ings
Southampton Substitutes:
Shane Long, Moussa Djenepo, Fraser Forster, Jack Stephens, Ibrahima Diallo, Daniel N'Lundulu, Nathan Redmond.

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