Southampton vs Aston Villa, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueVAR calls hurt Southampton in 1-0 loss to Aston Villa in EPL
— Two VAR decisions went against Southampton in its 1-0 loss to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton).
- 3': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 8': Offside, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
- 9': VAR Decision: No Penalty Southampton.
- 11': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
- 11': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
- 14': Attempt missed. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 14': Attempt missed. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 19': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
- 19': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Offside, Aston Villa. Matthew Cash tries a through ball, but Jack Grealish is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 20': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
- 22': Foul by Theo Walcott (Southampton).
- 22': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Offside, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings tries a through ball, but Bertrand Traoré is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 25': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
- 26': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
- 32': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
- 32': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 35': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa).
- 35': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Attempt missed. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
- 37': Offside, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Targett.
- 39': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left.
- 41': Goal! Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 42': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 44': Offside, Aston Villa. Matthew Cash tries a through ball, but Bertrand Traoré is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Diallo.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 48': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Diallo.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 51': Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
- 51': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Hand ball by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 53': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 59': Substitution, Southampton. Moussa Djenepo replaces Ibrahima Diallo because of an injury.
- 60': Foul by Matt Targett (Aston Villa).
- 60': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 61': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Offside, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Southampton. Che Adams replaces Theo Walcott because of an injury.
- 65': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 65': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
- 68': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
- 70': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa).
- 70': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Ings with a through ball.
- 70': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
- 71': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
- 72': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 73': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Matt Targett.
- 73': Hand ball by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 75': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
- 76': Offside, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 77': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 79': Offside, Southampton. Nathan Redmond tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 81': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 84': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
- 85': Attempt saved. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Jack Stephens (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 86': Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Southampton).
- 86': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
- 87': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Southampton).
- 89': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Substitution, Southampton. Alexandre Jankewitz replaces Oriol Romeu.
- 90': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré following a set piece situation.
- 90'+1': Alexandre Jankewitz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 90'+3': Offside, Southampton. Ryan Bertrand tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
- 90'+4': VAR Decision: No Goal Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marvelous Nakamba replaces Ross Barkley.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1.
Statistics
 AVL |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 40.2 | Possession | 59.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 249 | Accurate Passes | 395 |
| 336 | Passes | 487 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 23 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 22 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | +5 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | +9 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 3 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse  |
| 27 | Ibrahima Diallo |
| 6 | Oriol Romeu |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 32 | Theo Walcott |
| 11 | Nathan Redmond |
| 9 | Danny Ings |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 18 | Matt Targett |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 20 | Ross Barkley |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 15 | Bertrand Traoré |
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