Southampton v Aston Villa, 05 December 2015

Score1-1
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium
Attendance29,645

View Southampton v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm

1 Southampton

1 Aston Villa

Goals:

Oriol Romeu 73 G

Goals:

Joleon Lescott 44 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender José Fonte
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder Victor Wanyama
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Graziano Pelle

Starting lineup:

Brad Guzan Goalkeeper
Alan Hutton Defender
Joleon Lescott Defender
Jores Okore Defender
Leandro Bacuna Defender/Midfielder
Idrissa Gueye Midfielder
Carlos Sánchez Midfielder
Jordan Veretout Midfielder
Jordan Ayew Forward
Rudy Gestede Forward
Scott Sinclair Forward

Substitutions:

Juanmi for Dušan Tadić 63
Oriol Romeu for Victor Wanyama 63
Shane Long for Sadio Mané 83

Substitutions:

Ashley R Westwood for Rudy Gestede 75
Kieran Richardson for Leandro Bacuna 78
Gabby Agbonlahor for Carlos Sánchez 90

Cards:

James Ward-Prowse 30 Y

Cards:

Alan Hutton 89 Y
Brad Guzan 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kelvin Davis
Defender Steven Caulker
Defender Cuco Martina
Midfielder Jordy Clasie
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Juanmi
Forward Shane Long

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Kieran Richardson
Defender Tiago Ilori
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder Carles Gil
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Gabby Agbonlahor

Comments:

League position: 12th Southampton had now won only three of their last 12 Premier League games against Aston Villa (lost four). In all competitions, following an eight game unbeaten run, the Saints were now winless in their last four games. It follows a similar pattern to the first-half of the previous season when, after losing only two of their first 15 games, they then lost five games in a row.

Comments:

League position: 20th With this result, Aston Villa had set new club record of 14 consecutive league games without a win (lost 11). The previous record of 13 games had been established as recently as between March and September in 2012. Villa had now dropped ten points from leading positions so far in this season; a joint divisional-high with Newcastle United. With this draw, they picked up their first away point since their 1-0 win at AFC Bournemouth on the opening day of the season. This was the first time Villa had drawn an away game since the 1-1 at Burnley in the Premier League on 29 November 2014. Gabriel Agbonlahor replaced Carlos Sanchez in the fifth minute of added time in the second half.

1 Southampton

Goals:

Oriol Romeu 73 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender José Fonte
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder Victor Wanyama
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Graziano Pelle

Substitutions:

Juanmi for Dušan Tadić 63
Oriol Romeu for Victor Wanyama 63
Shane Long for Sadio Mané 83

Cards:

James Ward-Prowse 30 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kelvin Davis
Defender Steven Caulker
Defender Cuco Martina
Midfielder Jordy Clasie
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Juanmi
Forward Shane Long

Comments:

League position: 12th Southampton had now won only three of their last 12 Premier League games against Aston Villa (lost four). In all competitions, following an eight game unbeaten run, the Saints were now winless in their last four games. It follows a similar pattern to the first-half of the previous season when, after losing only two of their first 15 games, they then lost five games in a row.

1 Aston Villa

Goals:

Joleon Lescott 44 G

Starting lineup:

Brad Guzan Goalkeeper
Alan Hutton Defender
Joleon Lescott Defender
Jores Okore Defender
Leandro Bacuna Defender/Midfielder
Idrissa Gueye Midfielder
Carlos Sánchez Midfielder
Jordan Veretout Midfielder
Jordan Ayew Forward
Rudy Gestede Forward
Scott Sinclair Forward

Substitutions:

Ashley R Westwood for Rudy Gestede 75
Kieran Richardson for Leandro Bacuna 78
Gabby Agbonlahor for Carlos Sánchez 90

Cards:

Alan Hutton 89 Y
Brad Guzan 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Kieran Richardson
Defender Tiago Ilori
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder Carles Gil
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Gabby Agbonlahor

Comments:

League position: 20th With this result, Aston Villa had set new club record of 14 consecutive league games without a win (lost 11). The previous record of 13 games had been established as recently as between March and September in 2012. Villa had now dropped ten points from leading positions so far in this season; a joint divisional-high with Newcastle United. With this draw, they picked up their first away point since their 1-0 win at AFC Bournemouth on the opening day of the season. This was the first time Villa had drawn an away game since the 1-1 at Burnley in the Premier League on 29 November 2014. Gabriel Agbonlahor replaced Carlos Sanchez in the fifth minute of added time in the second half.