Southampton v Aston Villa, 12 April 2025

Score3-0 to Aston Villa
RefereeTom Bramall
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance30,673

View Southampton v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 44 Southampton won: 16 Drawn: 9 Aston Villa won: 19 Southampton scored: 57 Aston Villa scored: 58 . Southampton had now lost five consecutive meetings with Aston Villa in all competitions for the first time.

0 Southampton

Manager: Simon Rusk

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 73 G
Donyell Malen 79 G
John McGinn 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Ryan Manning
Midfielder Mateus Fernandes
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Midfielder/Forward Kamaldeen Sulemana
Forward Cameron Archer
Forward Paul Onuachu

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Ian Maatsen Defender
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Marco Asensio Midfielder/Forward
Marcus Rashford Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Tyler Dibling for Paul Onuachu 46
Will Smallbone for Kamaldeen Sulemana 61
Ross Stewart for Cameron Archer 61
Yukinari Sugawara for Ryan Manning 82
Jay Robinson for Mateus Fernandes 89

Substitutions:

Donyell Malen for Jacob Ramsey 66
Ollie Watkins for Marcus Rashford 66
Andrés García for Matty Cash 85
John McGinn for Morgan Rogers 85
Boubacar Kamara for Amadou Onana 89

Cards:

Mateus Fernandes 38 Y
Jan Bednarek 68 Y
Taylor Harwood-Bellis 88 Y

Cards:

John McGinn 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Yukinari Sugawara
Defender Nathan Wood
Defender/Midfielder James Bree
Midfielder Joe Aribo
Midfielder Will Smallbone
Midfielder/Forward Tyler Dibling
Midfielder/Forward Jay Robinson
Forward Ross Stewart

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

League position: 20th . Following the dismissal of manager Ivan Jurić, this was Simon Rusk's first game in his second spell in interim charge. . The Saints had now lost 13 of their last 15 games in the Premier League (won one). . They had now conceded three or more goals in 18 of their last 30 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 5th . Aston Villa had now won four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2023 (five). . Villa had now won three of their ten games so far in this Premier League season immediately after a game in the UEFA Champions League (lost four). . 15,002 goals had now been scored in their 4,944 league games (Premier League and Football League, for 7,889, against 7,113). . Marco Asensio’s penalty in the 69th minute was saved. . Marco Asensio’s penalty in the fourth minute of added time at the end of the game was saved.

0 Southampton

Manager: Simon Rusk

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Ryan Manning
Midfielder Mateus Fernandes
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Midfielder/Forward Kamaldeen Sulemana
Forward Cameron Archer
Forward Paul Onuachu

Substitutions:

Tyler Dibling for Paul Onuachu 46
Will Smallbone for Kamaldeen Sulemana 61
Ross Stewart for Cameron Archer 61
Yukinari Sugawara for Ryan Manning 82
Jay Robinson for Mateus Fernandes 89

Cards:

Mateus Fernandes 38 Y
Jan Bednarek 68 Y
Taylor Harwood-Bellis 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Yukinari Sugawara
Defender Nathan Wood
Defender/Midfielder James Bree
Midfielder Joe Aribo
Midfielder Will Smallbone
Midfielder/Forward Tyler Dibling
Midfielder/Forward Jay Robinson
Forward Ross Stewart

Comments:

League position: 20th . Following the dismissal of manager Ivan Jurić, this was Simon Rusk's first game in his second spell in interim charge. . The Saints had now lost 13 of their last 15 games in the Premier League (won one). . They had now conceded three or more goals in 18 of their last 30 games in the Premier League.

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 73 G
Donyell Malen 79 G
John McGinn 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Ian Maatsen Defender
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Marco Asensio Midfielder/Forward
Marcus Rashford Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Donyell Malen for Jacob Ramsey 66
Ollie Watkins for Marcus Rashford 66
Andrés García for Matty Cash 85
John McGinn for Morgan Rogers 85
Boubacar Kamara for Amadou Onana 89

Cards:

John McGinn 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

League position: 5th . Aston Villa had now won four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2023 (five). . Villa had now won three of their ten games so far in this Premier League season immediately after a game in the UEFA Champions League (lost four). . 15,002 goals had now been scored in their 4,944 league games (Premier League and Football League, for 7,889, against 7,113). . Marco Asensio’s penalty in the 69th minute was saved. . Marco Asensio’s penalty in the fourth minute of added time at the end of the game was saved.