Southampton vs Aston Villa, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueAston Villa beats EPL bottom-dweller Southampton 1-0
— Ollie Watkins’ second-half goal secured a 1-0 win for Aston Villa at Southampton in the English Premier League on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Moreno with a cross.
- 3': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Lyanco (Southampton).
- 5': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Álex Moreno.
- 6': Attempt saved. Lyanco (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roméo Lavia with a cross.
- 6': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
- 7': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 8': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 8': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 10': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Lyanco (Southampton).
- 13': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Lyanco (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Edozie (Southampton).
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Attempt missed. Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 20': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Lyanco (Southampton).
- 24': Offside, Southampton. Lyanco tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 27': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
- 27': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 30': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
- 31': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
- 33': Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Gavin Bazunu (Southampton).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 39': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
- 40': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Southampton).
- 40': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Southampton).
- 43': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 44': Attempt saved. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 44': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
- 44': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Moreno with a cross.
- 45'+2': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
- 45'+2': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Southampton 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 46': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 50': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 50': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Roméo Lavia (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 55': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 55': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
- 56': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
- 58': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Che Adams.
- 61': Substitution, Southampton. Mohamed Elyounoussi replaces Roméo Lavia.
- 62': Substitution, Southampton. Romain Perraud replaces Samuel Edozie.
- 62': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 63': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton).
- 63': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 64': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': VAR Decision: No Goal Southampton 0-0 Aston Villa.
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 67': Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
- 68': Attempt missed. Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 70': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lyanco.
- 70': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
- 73': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Southampton).
- 74': Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa).
- 75': Lyanco (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Sékou Mara (Southampton).
- 77': Goal! Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a set piece situation.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 77': Delay in match (Aston Villa). VAR checking.
- 78': VAR Decision: Goal Aston Villa - Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa (Ollie Watkins).
- 81': Attempt saved. Lyanco (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 81': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Sékou Mara (Southampton).
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Leon Bailey.
- 82': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
- 82': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt missed. Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 84': Substitution, Southampton. Mislav Orsic replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 84': Substitution, Southampton. Moussa Djenepo replaces Duje Caleta-Car.
- 85': Offside, Southampton. Kyle Walker-Peters tries a through ball, but Mislav Orsic is caught offside.
- 87': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Sékou Mara (Southampton).
- 88': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 90': Attempt missed. Sékou Mara (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Moussa Djenepo with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 90'+1': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
- 90'+3': Offside, Southampton. Kyle Walker-Peters tries a through ball, but Sékou Mara is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1.
Statistics
 AVL |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 63.5 | Possession | 36.5 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 456 | Accurate Passes | 228 |
| 566 | Passes | 322 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 19 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 9 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,158
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,158
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 |
Line-Ups
Southampton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Gavin Bazunu (GK) |
| 22 | Mohammed Salisu |
| 6 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 4 | Lyanco  |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 45 | Romeo Lavia |
| 27 | Ibrahima Diallo |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
| 23 | Samuel Edozie |
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 15 | Álex Moreno |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
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