Aston Villa v Southampton, 23 April 2016

Score4-2 to Southampton
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance29,729

View Aston Villa v Southampton head to head

Southampton had now lost only one of the last nine league and cup meetings (won five) and were unbeaten in the last six. Referee Michael Jones was originally due to take charge of this game but was later replaced by Neil Swarbrick. Kick-off: 3.00pm

2 Aston Villa

4 Southampton

Goals:

Ashley R Westwood 45 G
Ashley R Westwood 85 G

Goals:

Shane Long 15 G
Dušan Tadić 39 G
Dušan Tadić 71 G
Sadio Mané 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Aly Cissokho
Defender Alan Hutton
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender Micah Richards
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder Carlos Sánchez
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Scott Sinclair

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
José Fonte Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Steven Davis Midfielder
Victor Wanyama Midfielder
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Dušan Tadić Midfielder/Forward
Shane Long Forward
Jay Rodriguez Forward

Substitutions:

Kevin Toner for Micah Richards 46
Rudy Gestede for Jordan Ayew 59
Jack Grealish for Carlos Sánchez 68

Substitutions:

Jordy Clasie for Victor Wanyama 46
Sadio Mané for Jay Rodriguez 70

Cards:

Alan Hutton 58 Y
Idrissa Gueye 82 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Jordan Lyden
Defender Kevin Toner
Midfielder Carles Gil
Midfielder Jordan Veretout
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Rudy Gestede

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg
Defender Cuco Martina
Defender Maya Yoshida
Midfielder Jordy Clasie
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Forward Graziano Pelle

Comments:

League position: 20th Aston Villa had now lost their last ten league games. The club’s record of eleven games was set in 1963. Ashley Westwood scored in the first minute of added time in the first half. He went on to score twice in a league game for the first time since 9 October 2010 for Crewe Alexandra against Torquay United in League Two.

Comments:

League position: 8th Sadio Mane had now scored four goals in his last five Premier League games after failing to score in his previous 19 appearances. Shane Long had now scored six goals in his last seven Premier League appearances against Aston Villa. Sadio Mane scored in the fourth minute of added time in the second half. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Southampton’s third goal against Aston Villa on Saturday 23rd April 2016 has been confirmed as a Dusan Tadic goal. (Circular 22 – 28th April 2016)

2 Aston Villa

Goals:

Ashley R Westwood 45 G
Ashley R Westwood 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Aly Cissokho
Defender Alan Hutton
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender Micah Richards
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder Carlos Sánchez
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Scott Sinclair

Substitutions:

Kevin Toner for Micah Richards 46
Rudy Gestede for Jordan Ayew 59
Jack Grealish for Carlos Sánchez 68

Cards:

Alan Hutton 58 Y
Idrissa Gueye 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Jordan Lyden
Defender Kevin Toner
Midfielder Carles Gil
Midfielder Jordan Veretout
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Rudy Gestede

Comments:

League position: 20th Aston Villa had now lost their last ten league games. The club’s record of eleven games was set in 1963. Ashley Westwood scored in the first minute of added time in the first half. He went on to score twice in a league game for the first time since 9 October 2010 for Crewe Alexandra against Torquay United in League Two.

4 Southampton

Goals:

Shane Long 15 G
Dušan Tadić 39 G
Dušan Tadić 71 G
Sadio Mané 90 G

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
José Fonte Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Steven Davis Midfielder
Victor Wanyama Midfielder
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Dušan Tadić Midfielder/Forward
Shane Long Forward
Jay Rodriguez Forward

Substitutions:

Jordy Clasie for Victor Wanyama 46
Sadio Mané for Jay Rodriguez 70

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg
Defender Cuco Martina
Defender Maya Yoshida
Midfielder Jordy Clasie
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Forward Graziano Pelle

Comments:

League position: 8th Sadio Mane had now scored four goals in his last five Premier League games after failing to score in his previous 19 appearances. Shane Long had now scored six goals in his last seven Premier League appearances against Aston Villa. Sadio Mane scored in the fourth minute of added time in the second half. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Southampton’s third goal against Aston Villa on Saturday 23rd April 2016 has been confirmed as a Dusan Tadic goal. (Circular 22 – 28th April 2016)