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Aston Villa Edges Out Southampton in Thrilling Villa Park Encounter
Birmingham, England – Aston Villa secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Southampton in a Premier League clash at Villa Park. J. Duran’s early goal, in the 24th minute, proved to be the difference. Despite Southampton enjoying slightly more possession (53% to Aston Villa’s 47%), Aston Villa were far more clinical in front of goal, registering 19 shots (5 on target) and earning 13 corner kicks. Southampton, in contrast, managed only 4 shots, none of which were on target. The match was a tense affair, with 33 fouls committed and three yellow cards shown to Southampton players and one to an Aston Villa player. Ultimately, Aston Villa’s superior finishing proved decisive, securing three valuable points in their Premier League campaign.
Substitutions southampton: at minute 46 J. Aribo came in and J. Bree went out., at minute 73 S. Amo-Ameyaw came in and C. Archer went out., at minute 79 B. Brereton Diaz came in and F. Downes went out.
Substitutions aston villa: at minute 58 O. Watkins came in and J. Duran went out., at minute 58 L. Digne came in and I. Maatsen went out., at minute 59 R. Barkley came in and Y. Tielemans went out., at minute 59 J. Philogene came in and L. Bailey went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Aston Villa
Southampton
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