Aston Villa vs Southampton, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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4 - 0
4 - 0
Philippe Coutinho stars as Aston Villa thrash Southampton
Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho scored one and made another to help Aston Villa thrash Southampton 4-0 in the Premier League on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 1': Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 6': Valentino Livramento (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Southampton 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 10': Offside, Southampton. Romain Perraud tries a through ball, but Armando Broja is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt saved. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
- 12': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 12': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 14': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Valentino Livramento.
- 16': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Armando Broja.
- 17': Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
- 17': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 20': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
- 31': 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 Philippe Coutinho.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 32': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Valentino Livramento with a cross.
- 36': Attempt saved. Ashley Young (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 41': Attempt missed. Romain Perraud (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 42': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 43': Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 43': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 44': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Southampton 0. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho following a corner.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Southampton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 2, Southampton 0.
- 45': Substitution, Southampton. Yan Valery replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 48': Foul by Yan Valery (Southampton).
- 48': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Calum Chambers (Aston Villa).
- 51': Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
- 51': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 52': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Southampton 0. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Ings following a set piece situation.
- 54': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 54': Goal! Aston Villa 4, Southampton 0. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
- 57': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentino Livramento.
- 57': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 58': Substitution, Southampton. Kyle Walker-Peters replaces Romain Perraud.
- 62': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
- 63': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa).
- 63': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Philippe Coutinho.
- 65': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ashley Young.
- 66': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 66': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentino Livramento.
- 67': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by John McGinn.
- 68': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 68': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
- 71': Attempt missed. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yan Valery with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Sanson replaces Danny Ings.
- 74': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 74': Fraser Forster (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces Oriol Romeu.
- 77': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ibrahima Diallo.
- 77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 78': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Calum Chambers (Aston Villa).
- 80': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Valentino Livramento.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Philippe Coutinho.
- 82': Foul by Yan Valery (Southampton).
- 82': Morgan Sanson (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Armando Broja (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Ashley Young (Aston Villa).
- 85': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
- 85': Morgan Sanson (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Calum Chambers (Aston Villa).
- 87': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
- 88': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 88': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 89': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Yan Valery (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ibrahima Diallo.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 4, Southampton 0.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 4, Southampton 0.
Statistics
 SOU |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 61.8 | Possession | 38.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 469 | Accurate Passes | 261 |
| 556 | Passes | 353 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 21 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 7 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,855
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,855
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
Aston Villa (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 16 | Calum Chambers |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 23 | Philippe Coutinho |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 20 | Danny Ings |
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 44 | Fraser Forster (GK) |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 15 | Romain Perraud |
| 21 | Valentino Livramento |
| 6 | Oriol Romeu  |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 24 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 18 | Armando Broja |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
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