Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by O. Watkins
SOUTHAMPTON. Aston Villa defeats Southampton 1-0 after O. Watkins scored just 1 goal (77').
SOUTHAMPTON. Aston Villa conquers Southampton 1-0 after O. Watkins scored just 1 goal (77′). Aston Villa was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Salisbury who had the assistance of Daniel Cook and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 2.7 degrees Celsius or 36.93 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
Aston Villa was in firm control of the ball 64% while Southampton was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Aston Villa was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Aston Villa won the match.
Southampton shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Southampton received 1 yellow card (Lyanco). On the other side, Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (Douglas Luiz and Álex Moreno).
After playing this encounter, Southampton will stay with 15 points like West Ham United and Everton to stay in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Aston Villa will have 25 points to stay in the 11th place.
Match Events
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13'13'
Lyanco
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61'61'
Mohamed Elyounoussi
R. Lavia
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61'61'
S. Mara
Ché Adams
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62'62'
Romain Perraud
S. Edozie
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64'64'
James Ward-Prowse (Goal Disallowed)
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64'64'
Douglas Luiz
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69'69'
Philippe Coutinho
E. Buendía
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77'77'
O. Watkins
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78'78'
O. Watkins (Goal Confirmed)
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81'81'
Matty Cash
L. Bailey
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82'82'
Álex Moreno
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84'84'
M. Djenepo
Duje Caleta-Car
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84'84'
Mislav Orsic
Adam Armstrong
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88'88'
Leander Dendoncker
Douglas Luiz
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Southampton will play away with Brentford on the 4th of February with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Aston Villa will host Leicester City on the 4th of February with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Leicester City (2 draws).
Southampton: Formation and Lineups
Southampton started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nathan Jones chose to play with the following team: Gavin Bazunu , Lyanco , Duje Ćaleta-Car , Mohammed Salisu , Kyle Walker-Peters , Ibrahima Diallo , Roméo Lavia , Samuel Edozie , James Ward-Prowse , Adam Armstrong and Che Adams .
Substitutes
Southampton made 5 changes: R. Lavia for Mohamed Elyounoussi (61′), Ché Adams for S. Mara (61′), S. Edozie for Romain Perraud (62′), Duje Caleta-Car for M. Djenepo (84′) and Adam Armstrong for Mislav Orsic (84′).
Top player: Ibrahima Diallo
The player who no doubt impressed Southampton the most was Ibrahima Diallo.
His rating is with 38 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 9.
Aston Villa: Formation and Lineups
Aston Villa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Regarding the opposition, Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez , Ashley Young , Ezri Konsa , Tyrone Mings , Álex Moreno , Jacob Ramsey , Douglas Luiz , Boubacar Kamara , Emiliano Buendía , Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins .
Substitutes
Aston Villa made 3 changes: E. Buendía for Philippe Coutinho (69′), L. Bailey for Matty Cash (81′) and Douglas Luiz for Leander Dendoncker (88′).
Top player: Douglas Luiz
The player who no doubt impressed Aston Villa the most was Douglas Luiz even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 62 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brian Pempus
born and raised in India's Goa region. Football was a natural affection from infancy, even though most of the population considered cricket to be a religion. has an IT diploma, but when it came time to choose a job, her love of football easily won out. has worked with LOOTRS since February 2022 and has been connected to football teams like Sporting Club de Goa and FC Goa before focusing more on Indian football and other sports.
