Premier League: Aston Villa annihilates Southampton 4-0 after playing a fantastic match
BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa demolishes Southampton 4-0 with goals of
BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa demolishes Southampton 4-0 with goals of O. Watkins (9′), D. Luiz (44′), Coutinho (52′) and D. Ings (55′). Southampton was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Peter Bankes who had the assistance of Ian Hussin and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 22.8 degrees Celsius or 73.04 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 50%.
Match Statistics
Southampton was in firm control of the ball 61% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Southampton was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Aston Villa found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Aston Villa shot 14 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Southampton shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Aston Villa received 1 yellow card (O. Watkins). On the other side, Southampton received 1 yellow card (O. Romeu).
After this match, Aston Villa will have 30 points like Crystal Palace and Leicester City to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Southampton will stay with 35 points to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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9'9'
O. Watkins
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44'44'
D. Luiz
Coutinho
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46'46'
Y. Valery
M. Elyounoussi
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52'52'
Coutinho
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55'55'
D. Ings
M. Cash
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60'60'
K. Walker-Peters
R. Perraud
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68'68'
O. Romeu
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72'72'
M. Sanson
D. Ings
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74'74'
O. Watkins
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76'76'
I. Diallo
O. Romeu
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78'78'
L. Bailey
J. Ramsey
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81'81'
E. Buendia
Coutinho
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Aston Villa will play away with Leeds United on the 10th of March with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Leeds United (4 draws).
Southampton will host Newcastle United on the 10th of March with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Newcastle United (5 draws).
Aston Villa: Formation and Lineups
Aston Villa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Gerrard chose to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez , Matty Cash , Calum Chambers , Tyrone Mings , Ashley Young , John McGinn , Douglas Luiz , Jacob Ramsey , Danny Ings , Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho .
Substitutes
Aston Villa made 3 changes: D. Ings for M. Sanson (72′), J. Ramsey for L. Bailey (78′) and Coutinho for E. Buendia (81′).
Top player: Danny Ings
The player who no doubt impressed Aston Villa the most was Danny Ings.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 12.
Southampton: Formation and Lineups
Southampton started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Ralph Hasenhüttl played with: Fraser Forster , Valentino Livramento , Jan Bednarek , Jack Stephens , Romain Perraud , Stuart Armstrong , James Ward-Prowse , Oriol Romeu , Mohamed Elyounoussi , Che Adams and Armando Broja .
Substitutes
Southampton made 3 changes: M. Elyounoussi for Y. Valery (46′), R. Perraud for K. Walker-Peters (60′) and O. Romeu for I. Diallo (76′).
Top player: Valentino Livramento
Probably the most impressive player in Southampton was Valentino Livramento.
His rating is with 51 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
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