Wolves vs Aston Villa

2 April 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Darren England

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Jonny 7’
  • Ashley Young 36’ (og)
  • Ollie Watkins 86’ (pen)

Match summary

Wolves beat Aston Villa 2-1. Wolves led 2-0 at half-time.

Jonny put Wolves ahead in the 7th minute, Young's own goal made it 2-0 in the 36th minute, and Ollie Watkins pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 86th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Wolves created 1.84 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Aston Villa 1.91 from 15.

Match stats

Wolves Aston Villa
11 Shots 15
5 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 9
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.62 xG 1.91
1.62 Non-penalty xG 1.15
4 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Wolves Aston Villa
Kick-off
Jonny1-0 (Wolves)
7’
Ashley Young
Own goal2-0 (Wolves)
36’
Half-time2-0
86’
Ollie Watkins
Penalty2-1 (Aston Villa)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Wolves
  • Conor Coady
  • Jonny
  • Fernando Marçal
  • Pedro Neto
Aston Villa
  • Ezri Konsa Ngoyo
  • John McGinn
  • Ashley Young

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.84 1.91 7’ Jonny (Wolves), 1-0 7’ 36’ Ashley Young (Wolves) own goal, 2-0 36’ 86’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 2-1 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.84 1.91 7’ Jonny (Wolves), 1-0 Jonny 7’ 36’ Ashley Young (Wolves) own goal, 2-0 Young 36’ 86’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 2-1 Watkins 86’
Wolves 1.84 xGAston Villa 1.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Wolves attacking 
86’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 7’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.64 xG, blocked 90+5’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.30 xG, saved 8’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 56’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 71’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 6’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 7’ Jonny (Wolves), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 48’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 71’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 84’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 46’ Trincão (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 48’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 69’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Trincão (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Ashley Young (Aston Villa), own goal 86’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 7’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.64 xG, blocked 90+5’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.30 xG, saved 56’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 8’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 71’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 6’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 7’ Jonny (Wolves), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 48’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 84’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 71’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 46’ Trincão (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 48’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 69’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Trincão (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Ashley Young (Aston Villa), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
José Sá GK900 0.000.000
Max Kilman DEF900 0.000.000
Conor Coady DEF900 0.000.000
Willy Boly DEF900 0.000.000
Jonny MID9011 0.140.291
Fernando Marçal MID900 0.000.051
Leander Dendoncker MID901 0.120.000
João Moutinho MID901 0.180.151
Trincão MID802 0.140.000
Daniel Podence MID732 0.200.212
Fabio Silva FWD903 0.970.000
Hee-Chan Hwang Sub171 0.090.000
Pedro Neto Sub100 0.000.000
Chiquinho Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 32% Avg odds 3.07
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.07
Aston Villa win 37% Avg odds 2.59

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 2-3 Wolves, 16 Oct 21 Next meeting: Aston Villa 1-1 Wolves, 04 Jan 23  All Wolves vs Aston Villa meetings

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.