English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Aston Villa
  • 48': Danny Ings
  • 68': John McGinn
FT
2 - 3
Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 80': Romain Saïss
  • 85': Conor Coady
  • 90'+5': Rúben Neves

Wolves grab last-gasp winner at Aston Villa to seal stunning derby comeback

Wolves came from two down to win 3-2 at Aston Villa on Saturday with all five goals coming in the second half of a thrilling Midlands derby.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 2': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  • 3': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leander Dendoncker.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matt Targett with a headed pass.
  • 13': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 14': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a headed pass.
  • 15': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 17': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré tries a through ball, but Marçal is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 20': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matthew Cash with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matthew Cash with a headed pass.
  • 24': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 25': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 27': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a through ball.
  • 27': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by José Sá.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 33': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Conor Coady.
  • 33': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
  • 33': Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 40': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  • 40': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  • 45': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves tries a through ball, but Nélson Semedo is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz tries a through ball, but Matthew Cash is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 46': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 48': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
  • 51': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 51': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
  • 55': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by João Moutinho.
  • 58': Foul by Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 58': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 60': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 62': Foul by Matt Targett (Aston Villa).
  • 62': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 67': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marvelous Nakamba replaces Douglas Luiz.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  • 74': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces Marçal.
  • 74': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces João Moutinho.
  • 75': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
  • 77': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
  • 78': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
  • 78': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Matthew Cash.
  • 80': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Danny Ings.
  • 80': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Podence following a corner.
  • 81': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  • 81': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 84': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
  • 84': Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
  • 85': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Fábio Silva following a corner.
  • 85': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leander Dendoncker following a corner.
  • 86': Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 87': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 87': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Raúl Jiménez replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
  • 88': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 88': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
  • 89': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Rúben Neves.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 90'+3': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+5': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 90'+7': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 8
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 1
51.7 Possession 48.3
9 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
332 Accurate Passes 314
415 Passes 391
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 3
21 Crosses 23
0.0 Cross % 0.1
55 Long Balls 50
24 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
4 Effective Tackles 7
7 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 9
20 Effective Clearances 22
20 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,951

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
2 Arsenal 0 0 0
3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
16 Axel Tuanzebe
5 Tyrone Mings Yellow Card
4 Ezri Konsa
6 Douglas Luiz
7 John McGinn
10 Emiliano Buendía
3 Matt Targett
2 Matty Cash
11 Ollie Watkins Yellow Card
20 Danny Ings
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Ashley Young, Marvelous Nakamba, Morgan Sanson, Jaden Philogene, Cameron Archer, Jacob Ramsey, Anwar El Ghazi, Kortney Hause, Jed Steer.

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK)
16 Conor Coady
27 Romain Saïss
23 Max Kilman
28 João Moutinho
8 Rúben Neves Yellow Card
5 Fernando Marçal
22 Nélson Semedo
26 Hwang Hee-Chan
37 Adama Traoré
32 Leander Dendoncker
Wolverhampton Wanderers Substitutes:
Willy Boly, John Ruddy, Daniel Podence, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Fábio Silva, Raúl Jiménez, Luke Cundle, Ki-Jana Hoever, Louie Moulden.

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