Aston Villa 3-4 Southampton: Premier League – reaction live! | Football

Southampton climbs to third place after home clinic performance. They had less possession than Villa and half as many shots, but their shot was ruthless. In fact, they scored on all four shots on goal: a bullet header from Jan Vestergaard, two masterful free throws from birthday boy James Ward-Prowse and a spectacular curling iron from Danny Ings.

At the time, Southampton were 4-0 up, but the irrepressible Jack Grealish helped Villa save many appearances. He made two and then scored a fine goal in the last minute of injury time to complete another insane match in this strange Premier League season.

Grealish throws a cross pass to the chest, cuts Walker-Peters and surprises McCarthy at the near post with a sudden shot from the left edge of the area. It is too late for Villa to save the game, but they have regained a lot of pride.

90 + 4 min The last man, Mings, makes a vital sliding tackle on Armstrong, who loaned the ball to Walcott and looked ready to move toward goal.

93 min Villa is now 7-2 in the two home games since a 7-2 win over Liverpool.

Watkins scores emphatically, directing the ball to the right corner. McCarthy went the wrong way.

91 min: Penalty to Villa! Grealish leaves after an inept challenge from Diallo; a clear sanction. Diallo is reserved.

89 min McCarthy makes a camera friendly parry, flying to his right to sustain Douglas Luiz’s long-range punch.

88 min Grealish shoots optimistically, blocked by Walker-Peters.

84 min Ings is shutting down. It feels really uncomfortable and I wouldn’t be surprised if he suffered ligament damage. He limps to be replaced by Shane Long.

83 min Ings is down after being intercepted by a pair of Villa defenders. It resembles his left knee, which is a concern for Southampton, although it doesn’t appear to be in too much pain.

81 min “Is this the first game with rhyming scorers since the Wright & Bright days?” Niall Mullen asks. “I am struggling to think of others. I don’t think Louis Saha ever crossed paths with Wilf Zaha and I’m sure Kevin DeBruyne never fought Tommy Coyne. “

Tommy Coiner?

80 min Barkley’s clipped corner is powerfully directed toward the goal by Mings, and McCarthy leaps to knock it over the bar. I think it was happening anyway, but he didn’t risk it.

79 min Bertrand cannot continue, he is replaced by Ibrahima Diallo. He goes to midfield and Ward-Prowse goes to the left back.

78 min There is a hiatus in the game while Douglas Luiz and Ryan Bertrand receive treatment.

76 min Lively substitute Trezeguet has another hit on goal, this time with a volley to the ground that bounces awkwardly and is kicked over the bar by McCarthy.

73 min: Ings has a goal disallowed for offside. It was another graceful finish, gently flipping over Martinez, but replays confirmed he was offside when Adams passed him the ball.

71 min Targett and Trezeguet combine again. This time Trezeguet knocks down a cross and throws a volley that is too close to McCarthy.

69 min Vestergaard makes a brilliant block from Trezeguet, who dropped a deep cross from Targett to the chest and hit the ball into the goal. I would have gone to the far corner if it weren’t for Vestergaard’s blockade.

67 min A Villa substitution: Ahmed El Mohamady replaces Matty Cash.

67 min Targett goes past the box after a shoulder charge with Walker-Peters. No penalty; if something Targett fouled Walker-Peters

65 min Villa does not look like a team that has accepted defeat, even though they are 4-1 down. They are playing with a much greater purpose in the second half.

One corner on the left was only half cleared by Southampton, and the ball finally reached Grealish from the left. He taunted a beautiful cross to the six-yard line, where Mings got in front of his man and threw a header past McCarthy.

Who scored one and conceded seven.

61 min Since that surreal 7-2 win over Liverpool, Villa has scored none and conceded seven in two games at Villa Park.

59 min Ward-Prowse, who is on a hat-trick, shoots from long range.

What a brilliant goal. Southampton moved the ball cleanly across midfield, from right to left, and Armstrong found Ings in the left inside channel. He moved inside Cash, on his right foot, and capped a booming curling iron that flew into the net from the bottom of the bar. Ings is such an accomplished spiker from all distances.

56 min Armstrong, chosen by Adams, sweeps a shot just wide from the edge of the box. I think Martinez had it covered.

52 min: Good save (s) from McCarthy! A quick, deep cross by Grealish from the left is met by a firm ducking header from Trezeguet, and McCarthy reacts smartly to kick it with his left foot. Moments later, he makes another major save, leaping to his left to shove Grealish’s header out of harm’s way.

51 min “My 13-year-old son is just getting into football, debating the merits of so-and-so in FIFA 21 with me and kicking the ball too hard when I’m in goal,” says Bill Hargreaves. “I use the Saints as an example of good recruiting when I speak of the merits of club leadership. With today’s performance. “

Good recruiting and good training too. The next big Premier League job out there might well be offered to Ralph Hasenhuttl.

50 min It was a quiet start to the second half. I was going to say both teams know the game is over, but in this absurd season that’s not necessarily the case.

49 min A good stat on Sky Sports: Ward-Prowse is the first player in the Premier League era to score two free throws in the first half of a game.

48 min “A mid-size provincial club has an underrated English striker whose pace and intelligence make him a constant scorer, a hard-working midfield who finds some goals when he needs them and a no-nonsense defense that concedes far fewer than they used to.” Gary Naylor begins. “There is spirit forged in the shared trauma of taking a look at the abyss of descent the year before as well. Southampton wasn’t 5000/1 for the title, was it? “

Leicester also lost 5-2 at home to a North London team at the start of the 2015-16 season. I can’t stop hitting my nose now.

46 min Jack Stephens has entered for Southampton to replace Jan Bednarek, who had that awkward landing in the first half. If he suffers a concussion, Southampton might have some questions to answer about why he was allowed to continue.

Southampton are on their way to third place in the Premier League. James Ward-Prowse scored the first goal for Jan Vestergaard and then made two majestic free throws. The scoring is tough for Villa, it was a fairly even game, but Southampton were ruthless.

45 + 1 min Two minutes of additional time. James Ward-Prowse is having a fantastic birthday.

That was even better than the first free throw.Because Ward-Prowse had less room to raise and lower the ball. He threw it over the wall and into the upper left corner, with Martinez motionless on the other side of the goal. Sparkly.

It’s deja vu again!

44 min It’s another chance for Ward-Prowse, this time from 19 yards …

43 min Cash is reserved for deliberately manipulating the ball outside the area. Southampton argue that he should be sent off for denying a clear scoring opportunity. is that allowed? I’ll level with you, I have no idea. But Walcott was waiting behind him and would have gone to goal with a guaranteed first touch.

42 min There has been an undercurrent of annoyance throughout the first half, and a 21-man fight isn’t entirely beyond the realms.

41 min Cash hits Ward-Prowse, a dated man-and-ball challenge near the touchline. Ward-Prowse stands up with a murder in mind, then realizes he’s on a yellow card and thinks better of it.

38 min Watkins has a close-range shot blocked by Martinez. He was out of the game anyway.

37 min Grealish bypasses Walker-Peters before hitting a low cross that is put back for a corner by the slip … Ings. That sums up the pace of work in Southampton.

35 min The scoring is a bit tough for Villa, if not for James Ward-Prowse’s right foot. His set pieces ability has led him directly to both goals.

James Ward-Prowse, Now 26, he has doubled Southampton’s lead with a flawless free kick. He snuggled it into the wall step by step, toward the near side of the goal, and the ball whistled past the flying Martinez. Textbook stuff.

32 min Walcott finds some space between the lines and Douglas Luiz fouls outside the box. This is perfect for James Ward-Prowse: 22 yards, slightly to the left of center.