Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 27 June 2020

Score1-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Kick-off: 12.30pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 10 Aston Villa won: 4 Drawn: 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 3 Aston Villa scored: 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers completed a league double over Aston Villa for the first time since 1962-63 in League Division One.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Goals:

Leander Dendoncker 62 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Orjan Nyland
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Conor Hourihane
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward Mbwana Samatta
Forward Keinan Davis

Starting lineup:

Rui Patrício Goalkeeper
Willy Boly Defender
Matt Doherty Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
Leander Dendoncker Defender/Midfielder
Jonny Defender/Midfielder
Romain Saïss Defender/Midfielder
João Moutinho Midfielder
Rúben Neves Midfielder
Diogo Jota Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Neil Taylor for Matt Targett 11
Ahmed Elmohamady for Ezri Konsa 60
John McGinn for Conor Hourihane 60
Anwar El Ghazi for Keinan Davis 82
Trézéguet for Marvelous Nakamba 82

Substitutions:

Adama Traoré for Diogo Jota 60
Pedro Neto for Raúl Jiménez 86

Cards:

Tyrone Mings 18 Y

Cards:

Rúben Neves 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Pepe Reina
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Jota
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder Indiana Vassilev

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Oskar Buur
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Rúben Vinagre
Midfielder Bruno Jordão
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré

Comments:

League position: 19th Aston Villa were now without a win in their last eight games in the Premier League (lost six). Villa had now two points from 16 games in this Premier League season against the teams currently in the top half of the table. They had now kept one clean sheet in their last 13 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 5th Wolverhampton Wanderers were now unbeaten in their last eight games in the Premier League (won five and kept seven clean sheets). Wolves had now won seven away games in this Premier League season; their most in a season in the top division since 1979-80 in League Division One (ten). 33 of the 45 goals they had scored so far in this Premier League season had now been scored in the second-half; the highest ratio of any team in the division in this season (73%).

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Orjan Nyland
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Conor Hourihane
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward Mbwana Samatta
Forward Keinan Davis

Substitutions:

Neil Taylor for Matt Targett 11
Ahmed Elmohamady for Ezri Konsa 60
John McGinn for Conor Hourihane 60
Anwar El Ghazi for Keinan Davis 82
Trézéguet for Marvelous Nakamba 82

Cards:

Tyrone Mings 18 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Pepe Reina
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Jota
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder Indiana Vassilev

Comments:

League position: 19th Aston Villa were now without a win in their last eight games in the Premier League (lost six). Villa had now two points from 16 games in this Premier League season against the teams currently in the top half of the table. They had now kept one clean sheet in their last 13 games in the Premier League.

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Leander Dendoncker 62 G

Starting lineup:

Rui Patrício Goalkeeper
Willy Boly Defender
Matt Doherty Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
Leander Dendoncker Defender/Midfielder
Jonny Defender/Midfielder
Romain Saïss Defender/Midfielder
João Moutinho Midfielder
Rúben Neves Midfielder
Diogo Jota Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Adama Traoré for Diogo Jota 60
Pedro Neto for Raúl Jiménez 86

Cards:

Rúben Neves 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Oskar Buur
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Rúben Vinagre
Midfielder Bruno Jordão
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré

Comments:

League position: 5th Wolverhampton Wanderers were now unbeaten in their last eight games in the Premier League (won five and kept seven clean sheets). Wolves had now won seven away games in this Premier League season; their most in a season in the top division since 1979-80 in League Division One (ten). 33 of the 45 goals they had scored so far in this Premier League season had now been scored in the second-half; the highest ratio of any team in the division in this season (73%).