Aston Villa vs Southampton, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueAston Villa vs Southampton: Duran strike seals home victory
A first-half strike by forward Jhon Duran was enough to give Aston Villa all the three points as they beat Southampton 1-0 in the Premier League at home on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
- 1': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Bree.
- 2': Attempt missed. Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Flynn Downes.
- 5': Hand ball by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 7': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 9': Attempt blocked. Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 10': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 10': Nathan Wood (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 13': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 16': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 16': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 17': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
- 17': Tyler Dibling (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
- 20': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 23': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 24': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Southampton 0. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
- 25': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 25': James Bree (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
- 27': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Tyler Dibling (Southampton).
- 31': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Offside, Southampton. Cameron Archer is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 35': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
- 36': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Bree.
- 37': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
- 39': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 42': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
- 45': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Southampton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Southampton 0.
- 45': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces James Bree.
- 46': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
- 46': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 47': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 50': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Jhon Durán.
- 59': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
- 59': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jaden Philogene replaces Leon Bailey because of an injury.
- 59': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 60': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 61': Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mateus Fernandes.
- 62': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 63': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 64': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
- 64': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
- 65': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joe Lumley.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Dibling.
- 67': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 67': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 68': Tyler Dibling (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 69': Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 71': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 72': Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
- 72': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Southampton. Sam Amo-Ameyaw replaces Cameron Archer.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Foul by Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa).
- 75': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 76': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
- 77': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Nathan Wood (Southampton).
- 78': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Nathan Wood (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Southampton. Ben Brereton replaces Flynn Downes.
- 81': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 81': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
- 83': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 83': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joe Lumley.
- 83': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 84': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
- 84': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
- 85': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Sam Amo-Ameyaw (Southampton).
- 85': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Sam Amo-Ameyaw (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 87': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 88': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joe Lumley.
- 89': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 89': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 90'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Ryan Manning.
- 90'+3': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 90'+3': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Wood (Southampton).
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 90'+6': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 90'+6': Sam Amo-Ameyaw (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Southampton 0.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Southampton 0.
Statistics
 SOU |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 52.8 | Possession | 47.2 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 438 | Accurate Passes | 363 |
| 490 | Passes | 421 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 13 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 15 | Tackles | 27 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 17 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,453
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,453
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Diego Carlos |
| 22 | Ian Maatsen |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 9 | Jhon Durán |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers  |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
Southampton (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Joe Lumley (GK) |
| 15 | Nathan Wood |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 6 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis |
| 3 | Ryan Manning |
| 14 | James Bree |
| 4 | Flynn Downes |
| 18 | Mateus Fernandes |
| 33 | Tyler Dibling |
| 19 | Cameron Archer |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
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