Southampton vs Aston Villa — Premier League

Premier League· Regular Season - 27

Southampton

2–0Full-time

Aston Villa

DLWLWLGoals 17-15

LLWLLLGoals 18-16

St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire · Capacity 32,689 · grass · Referee: Craig Pawson

Match events

8'Shane Long (M. Djenepo)
28'Anwar El Ghazi (Trezeguet)
45'Ezri Konsa
59'Ezri Konsa (C. Hourihane)
72'Pepe Reina
73'Danny Ings (Michael Obafemi)
73'Shane Long (Che Adams)
80'Will Smallbone (Oriol Romeu)
81'Marvelous Nakamba (Borja Bastón)
90+5'S. Armstrong (Che Adams)
90'S. Armstrong
90'Jack Grealish
90'F. Guilbert

Lineups

Southampton

Aston Villa

4-4-2

3-4-2-1

R. HasenhüttlCoach

D. Smith

Bench (7)

Match trends

Southampton have averaged 1.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Aston Villa have averaged 1.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 1 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

2Southampton wins

0Draws

6Aston Villa wins

5-14Goals

Southampton

0–3Apr 12, 2025, 2:00 PM

Aston Villa

1–0Dec 7, 2024, 3:00 PM

Southampton

0–1Jan 21, 2023, 3:00 PM

Aston Villa

1–0Sep 16, 2022, 7:00 PM

Southampton

Aston Villa

4–0Mar 5, 2022, 3:00 PM

Southampton

1–0Nov 5, 2021, 8:00 PM

Aston Villa

Southampton

0–1Jan 30, 2021, 8:00 PM

Aston Villa

3–4Nov 1, 2020, 12:00 PM

Southampton

Pre-match comparison

1.7Goals scored per game1.8

1.5Goals conceded per game1.6

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Craig Pawson

4Yellow cards / game

0.16Red cards / game

0.16Penalties scored / game

Based on 32 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Southampton

0-15'

40%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

20%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

40%

Aston Villa

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

44.4%

46-60'

22.2%

61-75'

11.1%

76-90+'

22.2%

Match statistics

45%Possession55%

—Expected goals (xG)—

9Shots on target1

28Total shots4

11Shots off target0

8Blocked shots3

13Shots inside the box3

15Shots outside the box1

9Corners6

0Offsides2

13Fouls17

1Yellow cards4

—Red cards—

1Goalkeeper saves7

341Total passes398

234Accurate passes295

69%Pass accuracy74%

Player ratings

1S. ArmstrongSouthampton⚽ 1🟨8.1
2Shane LongSouthampton⚽ 17.7
3M. DjenepoSouthampton🅰️ 17.7
4Pepe ReinaAston Villa🟨7.5
5Alex McCarthySouthampton7.5
6Che AdamsSouthampton🅰️ 17.4

Box score

Southampton

17

17S. ArmstrongM · 90'

⚽ 1🟨8.1

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Shots2/7 on target

Passes76%

Tackles2

Duels42%

35

35J. BednarekD · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes64%

Tackles1

Duels75%

21

21R. BertrandD · 90'

7.2

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes76%

Tackles1

Duels58%

7Shane LongF · 73'

⚽ 17.7

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes47%

Tackles—

Duels56%

23Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (C)M · 90'

7.0

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes65%

Tackles3

Duels58%

9Danny IngsF · 73'

6.8

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes77%

Tackles3

Duels50%

1

1Alex McCarthyG · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes44%

Tackles—

Duels100%

12

12M. DjenepoM · 90'

🅰️ 17.7

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes73%

Tackles2

Duels60%

16James Ward-ProwseD · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes71%

Tackles2

Duels50%

27Will SmallboneM · 80'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes72%

Tackles—

Duels38%

5

5Jack StephensD · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes64%

Tackles1

Duels75%

Bench (7)

28Angus GunnG

—

10Che AdamsF · 17'

🅰️ 17.4

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes91%

Tackles1

Duels50%

4Jannik VestergaardD

—

14

14Oriol RomeuM · 10'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes70%

Tackles1

Duels75%

43Yan ValeryD

—

19

19S. BoufalM

—

20Michael ObafemiF · 17'

7.0

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels60%

Aston Villa

6Douglas LuizM · 90'

6.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes76%

Tackles2

Duels44%

15Ezri KonsaD · 59'

🟨6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles2

Duels46%

40

40T. MingsD · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes79%

Tackles2

Duels86%

11Marvelous NakambaM · 81'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes81%

Tackles—

Duels14%

21Anwar El GhaziF · 28'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes57%

Tackles—

Duels50%

29

29Pepe ReinaG · 90'

🟨7.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes62%

Tackles—

Duels0%

10Jack Grealish (C)F · 90'

🟨7.1

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes77%

Tackles—

Duels55%

18

18M. TargettM · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes78%

Tackles3

Duels44%

30Kortney HauseD · 90'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels44%

24

24F. GuilbertM · 90'

🟨6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes57%

Tackles3

Duels35%

20Mbwana SamattaF · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes60%

Tackles—

Duels40%

Bench (7)

4

4D. DrinkwaterM

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19Borja BastónF · 9'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels0%

25Ørjan NylandG

—

17TrezeguetM · 62'

6.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes58%

Tackles1

Duels36%

22

22Björn EngelsD

—

14

14C. HourihaneM · 31'

6.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes64%

Tackles—

Duels25%

27

27Ahmed El MohamadyD

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Southampton vs Aston Villa played?+

The match is played at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire (capacity 32,689).

What time does Southampton vs Aston Villa kick off?+

Kickoff is at Feb 22, 2020, 3:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).