Wolves vs Aston Villa

12 December 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Anwar El Ghazi 90+4’ (pen)

Match summary

Aston Villa won 1-0 away at Wolves, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Anwar El Ghazi put Aston Villa ahead from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Wolves created 1.14 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Aston Villa 1.27 from 13.

Match stats

Wolves Aston Villa
16 Shots 13
7 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.14 xG 1.27
1.14 Non-penalty xG 0.51
6 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Wolves Aston Villa
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
90+4’
Anwar El Ghazi
Penalty0-1 (Aston Villa)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Wolves
  • João Moutinho
  • Leander Dendoncker
  • Adama Traoré
Aston Villa
  • Douglas Luiz
  • Matthew Cash
  • Ezri Konsa Ngoyo
  • Matt Targett
  • John McGinn
  • Jack Grealish

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.14 1.27 90+4’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), 0-1 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.14 1.27 90+4’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), 0-1 El Ghazi 90+4’
Wolves 1.14 xGAston Villa 1.27 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Wolves attacking 
90+4’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 80’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 41’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 37’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 69’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 59’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 82’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 23’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 45’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 65’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Conor Coady (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 80’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 41’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 37’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 69’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 59’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 82’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 23’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 45’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 27’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 65’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Conor Coady (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rui Patrício GK900 0.000.000
Nélson Semedo DEF901 0.020.021
Romain Saiss DEF901 0.050.000
Conor Coady DEF901 0.030.000
Fernando Marçal DEF900 0.000.000
João Moutinho MID900 0.000.143
Leander Dendoncker MID832 0.420.000
Adama Traoré MID901 0.070.152
Daniel Podence MID904 0.200.162
Pedro Neto MID902 0.070.412
Fabio Silva FWD904 0.280.031
Rúben Neves Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 37% Avg odds 2.56
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.23
Aston Villa win 33% Avg odds 2.90

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

Form going into the game

Wolves WLDWL
Aston Villa LLWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 0-1 Wolves, 27 Jun 20 Next meeting: Aston Villa 0-0 Wolves, 06 Mar 21  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.