English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Southampton, 2024-25 English Premier League

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Aston Villa
  • 24': Jhon Durán
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Southampton

    Aston Villa vs Southampton: Duran strike seals home victory

    A first-half strike by forward Jhon Duran was enough to give Aston Villa all the three points as they beat Southampton 1-0 in the Premier League at home on Saturday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
    • 1': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Bree.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
    • 4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Flynn Downes.
    • 5': Hand ball by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
    • 7': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 10': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 10': Nathan Wood (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
    • 13': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
    • 16': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
    • 16': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 17': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
    • 17': Tyler Dibling (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
    • 20': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 24': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Southampton 0. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 25': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 25': James Bree (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
    • 27': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Tyler Dibling (Southampton).
    • 31': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Offside, Southampton. Cameron Archer is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
    • 35': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
    • 36': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Bree.
    • 37': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
    • 39': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
    • 45': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Southampton 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Southampton 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces James Bree.
    • 46': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
    • 46': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
    • 47': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
    • 50': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
    • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 58': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Jhon Durán.
    • 59': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
    • 59': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jaden Philogene replaces Leon Bailey because of an injury.
    • 59': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Youri Tielemans.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 60': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mateus Fernandes.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 63': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 64': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
    • 64': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
    • 65': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joe Lumley.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Dibling.
    • 67': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
    • 67': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
    • 68': Tyler Dibling (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
    • 69': Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
    • 71': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
    • 72': Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
    • 72': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Substitution, Southampton. Sam Amo-Ameyaw replaces Cameron Archer.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Foul by Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa).
    • 75': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
    • 76': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
    • 77': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Nathan Wood (Southampton).
    • 78': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Nathan Wood (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Substitution, Southampton. Ben Brereton replaces Flynn Downes.
    • 81': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
    • 81': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
    • 83': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 83': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joe Lumley.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
    • 84': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
    • 84': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
    • 84': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
    • 85': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Sam Amo-Ameyaw (Southampton).
    • 85': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Sam Amo-Ameyaw (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
    • 87': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 88': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joe Lumley.
    • 89': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
    • 89': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Ryan Manning.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
    • 90'+3': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
    • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Wood (Southampton).
    • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
    • 90'+6': Sam Amo-Ameyaw (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Southampton 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Southampton 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 18
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 0
    1 Corner Kicks 14
    3 Saves 0
    52.8 Possession 47.2
    4 SHOTS 18
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    438 Accurate Passes 363
    490 Passes 421
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    13 Crosses 25
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    42 Long Balls 31
    23 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 8
    5 Effective Tackles 15
    15 Tackles 27
    0.3 Tackle % 0.6
    12 Interceptions 8
    17 Effective Clearances 9
    17 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Villa Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 42,453

    Premier League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 20 +28 47
    2 Arsenal 21 +22 43
    3 Nottingham Forest 21 +10 41
    4 Newcastle United 21 +15 38
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
    14 Pau Torres
    3 Diego Carlos
    22 Ian Maatsen
    4 Ezri Konsa
    7 John McGinn
    8 Youri Tielemans
    44 Boubacar Kamara
    9 Jhon Durán
    27 Morgan Rogers Yellow Card
    31 Leon Bailey
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Amadou Onana, Jaden Philogene, Robin Olsen, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne, Ollie Watkins, Ross Barkley, Matty Cash, Emiliano Buendía.

    SOU Southampton (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    13 Joe Lumley (GK)
    15 Nathan Wood Yellow Card
    2 Kyle Walker-Peters
    6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
    3 Ryan Manning
    14 James Bree
    4 Flynn Downes Yellow Card
    18 Mateus Fernandes
    33 Tyler Dibling
    19 Cameron Archer
    9 Adam Armstrong
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Samuel Amo-Ameyaw, Charlie Taylor, Yukinari Sugawara, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Joe Aribo, Alex McCarthy, Ryan Fraser, Ben Brereton Díaz, Ronnie Edwards.

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