Southampton v Aston Villa, 30 January 2021

Score1-0 to Aston Villa
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium
Kick-off: 8.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 38 Southampton won: 15 Drawn: 9 Aston Villa won: 14 Southampton scored: 56 Aston Villa scored: 48 Southampton failed in their attempt to win five consecutive league games against Aston Villa for the first time.

0 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Goals:

Ross Barkley 41 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Ibrahima Diallo
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Danny Ings

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Bertrand Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Moussa Djenepo for Ibrahima Diallo 59
Che Adams for Theo Walcott 65
Alex Jankewitz for Oriol Romeu 89

Substitutions:

Marvelous Nakamba for Ross Barkley 90

Cards:

James Ward-Prowse 53 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Yann Valery
Defender/Midfielder Kayne Ramsay
Midfielder Alex Jankewitz
Midfielder Caleb Watts
Midfielder/Forward Che Adams
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Djenepo
Forward Shane Long
Forward Dan N'Lundulu

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Björn Engels
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 11th Southampton had now scored two goals in their last seven games in the Premier League. The Saints had now lost four of their last eight games in the Premier League (won one). They had now lost three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2019.

Comments:

League position: 8th Aston Villa had now won ten of their 19 games so far in this Premier League season; one more than the entire previous season. They had now taken 32 points from their 19 games so far in this Premier League season; their highest total at this stage of a season in the division since 2009-10 (35). Villa avoided losing four consecutive away league games for the first time since August 2017.

0 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Ibrahima Diallo
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Danny Ings

Substitutions:

Moussa Djenepo for Ibrahima Diallo 59
Che Adams for Theo Walcott 65
Alex Jankewitz for Oriol Romeu 89

Cards:

James Ward-Prowse 53 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Yann Valery
Defender/Midfielder Kayne Ramsay
Midfielder Alex Jankewitz
Midfielder Caleb Watts
Midfielder/Forward Che Adams
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Djenepo
Forward Shane Long
Forward Dan N'Lundulu

Comments:

League position: 11th Southampton had now scored two goals in their last seven games in the Premier League. The Saints had now lost four of their last eight games in the Premier League (won one). They had now lost three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2019.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Ross Barkley 41 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Bertrand Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Marvelous Nakamba for Ross Barkley 90

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Björn Engels
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 8th Aston Villa had now won ten of their 19 games so far in this Premier League season; one more than the entire previous season. They had now taken 32 points from their 19 games so far in this Premier League season; their highest total at this stage of a season in the division since 2009-10 (35). Villa avoided losing four consecutive away league games for the first time since August 2017.