Aston Villa vs Southampton

21 December 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • Jack Grealish 75’
  • Danny Ings 21’, 51’
  • Jack Stephens 31’

Match summary

Southampton took a 3-1 win at Aston Villa. Southampton led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Danny Ings put Southampton ahead in the 21st minute and Jack Stephens made it 0-2 with a header in the 31st minute, set up by James Ward-Prowse. In the second half, Ings made it 0-3 in the 51st minute and Jack Grealish pulled one back to make it 1-3 from a corner in the 75th minute.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 2.74 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Aston Villa's 0.92 from 19.

Match stats

Aston Villa Southampton
19 Shots 17
6 Shots on Target 8
7 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.92 xG 2.63
0.92 Non-penalty xG 2.63
6 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Aston Villa Southampton
Kick-off
21’
Danny Ings0-1 (Southampton)
31’
Jack Stephens
Assist: James Ward-Prowse0-2 (Southampton)
Half-time0-2
51’
Danny Ings0-3 (Southampton)
Jack Grealish1-3 (Aston Villa)
75’
Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Aston Villa
  • Anwar El Ghazi
  • Jonathan Kodjia
Southampton
  • James Ward-Prowse

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.92 2.74 21’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 0-1 21’ 31’ Jack Stephens (Southampton), 0-2 31’ 51’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 0-3 51’ 75’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), 1-3 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.92 2.74 21’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 0-1 Ings 21’ 31’ Jack Stephens (Southampton), 0-2 Stephens 31’ 51’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 0-3 Ings 51’ 75’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), 1-3 Grealish 75’
Aston Villa 0.92 xGSouthampton 2.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Aston Villa attacking 
18’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 21’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 84’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 14’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 24’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 84’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 42’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 62’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 19’ Wesley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 51’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 90+4’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 58’ Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 4’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 83’ Wesley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 21’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 78’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 31’ Jack Stephens (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 46’ Wesley (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Cédric Soares (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Björn Engels (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 88’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Wesley (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Björn Engels (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal 86’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+2’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 18’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 21’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 84’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 14’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 24’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 84’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 42’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 62’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 19’ Wesley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 51’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 90+4’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 58’ Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 83’ Wesley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 4’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 78’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 31’ Jack Stephens (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 46’ Wesley (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Cédric Soares (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 80’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Björn Engels (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Wesley (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 86’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Björn Engels (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal 66’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+2’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Tom Heaton GK900 0.000.000
Frederic Guilbert DEF901 0.020.000
Björn Engels DEF902 0.040.000
Kortney Hause DEF900 0.000.000
Matt Targett DEF900 0.000.302
Douglas Luiz MID904 0.080.011
Conor Hourihane MID601 0.020.000
John McGinn MID70 0.000.000
Anwar El Ghazi FWD721 0.290.122
Wesley FWD904 0.240.000
Jack Grealish FWD9013 0.110.167
Marvelous Nakamba Sub830 0.000.011
Jonathan Kodjia Sub300 0.000.081
Trézéguet Sub183 0.140.071

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 39% Avg odds 2.50
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.64
Southampton win 35% Avg odds 2.72

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Aston Villa WDLLL
Southampton DWWLL

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.