Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa, 12 December 2020
| Score | 1-0 to Aston Villa |
| Referee | Mike Dean |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Molineux |
View Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa head to head
Kick-off: 12.30pm
Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Premier League Head to Head
Played: 11
Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 3
Drawn: 3
Aston Villa won: 5
Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 12
Aston Villa scored: 17
Wolverhampton Wanderers failed in the attempt to win three consecutive league games against Aston Villa for the first time since December 1960.
0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Rui Patrício
Defender
Marçal
Defender
Nélson Semedo
Defender/Midfielder
Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder
Leander Dendoncker
Defender/Midfielder
Romain Saïss
Midfielder
João Moutinho
Midfielder
Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward
Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward
Adama Traoré
Forward
Fábio Silva
Substitutions:
| Rúben Neves for Leander Dendoncker | 80 |
Cards:
| Adama Traoré | 43 | Y |
| Leander Dendoncker | 77 | Y |
| João Moutinho | 83 | Y |
| João Moutinho | 90 | Y |
| João Moutinho | 90 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
John Ruddy
Defender
Willy Boly
Defender
Max Kilman
Defender/Midfielder
Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder
Owen Otasowie
Midfielder
Rúben Neves
Midfielder
Vitinha
Comments:
League position: 12th Wolverhampton Wanderers had now scored three goals in their last five games in the Premier League. This was the first defeat in their last five home games in the Premier League (won two). Aged 18 years and 146 days old, Fábio Silva became the second youngest player to start a game in the Premier League for Wolves after Anthony Forde against Arsenal on 27 December 2011 (18 years and 41 days).1 Aston Villa
Manager: Dean Smith
Goals:
| Anwar El Ghazi | penalty | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Emiliano Martínez
Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings
Defender
Matt Targett
Defender
Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder
Douglas Luiz
Midfielder
John McGinn
Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder
Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward
Bertrand Traoré
Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins
Forward
Substitutions:
| Anwar El Ghazi for Bertrand Traoré | 75 |
| Marvelous Nakamba for Jacob Ramsey | 90 |
Cards:
| Douglas Luiz | 14 | Y |
| Matty Cash | 29 | Y |
| John McGinn | 30 | Y |
| Matt Targett | 81 | Y |
| Ezri Konsa | 82 | Y |
| Douglas Luiz | 85 | Y |
| Douglas Luiz | 85 | R |
| Jack Grealish | 88 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jed Steer
Defender
Frederic Guilbert
Defender
Kortney Hause
Defender/Midfielder
Ahmed Elmohamady
Midfielder
Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder
Conor Hourihane
Midfielder/Forward
Marvelous Nakamba