English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 30, 2024
Wolverhampton Wanderers WWLWL 0
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Aston Villa WDLWD 2
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Match Report

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Aston Villa ease past Wolves, remain fourth in Premier League

Aston Villa were not at their best but stayed on course for a place in the Champions League next season with a 2-0 Premier League victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
3
51.7
Possession
48.3
13
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
384
Accurate Passes
359
439
Passes
408
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
16
0.4
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
36
28
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
8
24
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
4
Interceptions
4
12
Effective Clearances
9
12
Clearances
9

Head to Head

WOL leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

AVL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Diego CarlosCD-R
  4. 15Álex MorenoLB
  5. 4Ezri KonsaRB
  6. 6Douglas LuizCM-L
  7. 8Youri TielemansCM-R
  8. 27Morgan RogersLM
  9. 31Leon BaileyRM
  10. 11Ollie WatkinsCF-L
  11. 19Moussa DiabyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 47Tim IroegbunamSUB
  2. 29Kaine Kesler HaydenSUB
  3. 22Nicolò ZanioloSUB
  4. 25Robin OlsenSUB
  5. 16Calum ChambersSUB
  6. 71Omari KellymanSUB
  7. 24Jhon DuránSUB
  8. 12Lucas DigneSUB
  9. 17Clément LengletSUB

WOL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1José SáG
  2. 23Max KilmanCD
  3. 24Toti GomesCD-L
  4. 4Santiago BuenoCD-R
  5. 20Tommy DoyleCM-L
  6. 8João GomesCM-R
  7. 3Rayan Aït-NouriLM
  8. 22Nélson SemedoRM
  9. 84Leon ChiwomeF
  10. 5Mario LeminaCF-L
  11. 21Pablo SarabiaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Noha LeminaSUB
  2. 25Daniel BentleySUB
  3. 62Tawanda ChirewaSUB
  4. 6Boubacar TraoréSUB
  5. 45Ty BarnettSUB
  6. 2Matt DohertySUB
  7. 37Fletcher HolmanSUB
  8. 63Nathan FraserSUB
  9. 17Hugo BuenoSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 30' Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 36' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
  4. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
  5. 63' Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Morgan Rogers.
  6. 63' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.
  7. 64' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hugo Bueno replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  8. 65' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  9. 71' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tawanda Chirewa replaces Tommy Doyle.
  10. 81' Tawanda Chirewa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 84' Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 84' Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 84' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nathan Fraser replaces Leon Chiwome.
  14. 84' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty replaces Nélson Semedo.
  15. 84' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Boubacar Traoré replaces João Gomes.
  16. 88' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tim Iroegbunam replaces Moussa Diaby.
  17. 90'+1' Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+6' Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90'+7' Substitution, Aston Villa. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Leon Bailey.

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