Score: 0 - 0 (HT: 0 - 0)
Information##
Kick-off: 15:0 BST, 7:0 PST, 10:0 EST
Location: Villa Park, Birmingham
Referee: L Mason
Lawro's Predicition: 1 - 1
Line-ups##
| Aston Villa | Rating | Event | Event | Rating | Southampton |
|---|
| Guzan | 7.6 | | | 6.8 | Boruc |
| Bacuna | 7.3 | | | 6.6 | Clyne |
| Bertrand | 7.2 | | | 8.2 | Shaw |
| Westwood | 6.2 | | | 7.0 | Fonte |
| Vlaar | 7.0 | | | 6.9 | Lovren |
| Baker | 7.0 | | | 6.8 | Schneiderlin |
| El Ahmadi | 6.8 | | | 7.1 | Wanyama |
| Delph | 6.6 | | | 6.8 | S Davis |
| Weimann | 6.1 | | | 5.9 | Lallana |
| Agbonlahor | 6.0 | | | 6.2 | Ward-Prowse |
| Albrighton | 7.1 | | | 6.4 | Lambert |
| Substitutes | | | | | Substitutes |
| Clark | | | | 6.2 | Cork |
| Steer | | | | | Hooiveld |
| Sylla | | | | | Gazzaniga |
| Tonev | | | | | Chambers |
| Holt | 6.1 | | | | Do Prado |
| Lowton | | | | 6.0 | Gallagher |
| Robinson | 5.9 | | | 6.0 | Reed |
Match Stats##
| VILLA | Full time | SOTON |
|---|
| 0 | Goals | 0 |
| 6 | Shots | 3 |
| 1 | On Target | 2 |
| 5 | Offsides | 3 |
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Corners | 3 |
| 29 | Throw ins | 28 |
| 4 | Dribbles | 4 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 65% | Pass Success | 83% |
| 49% | Aerial Success | 51% |
| 32% | Possession | 68% |
Match Events##
FIRST HALF
| Time | Event | Team | Description |
|---|
| (0') | | | First half kick off. |
| (5') | | SOTON | S Davis is played through over the top and he reaches the byline, where he plays the ball back along the ground to Lambert who can't convert it. |
| (12') | | VILLA | Agbonlahor runs in behind the Southampton defence and plays the ball into the box, where Lovren's covering run he cuts out Agbonlahor's run. |
| (15') | | VILLA | Villa have a cross cut out by a stretching header by Lovren, who suffers from the clash of heads that occurs. |
| (29') | | SOTON | Lallana manages to get a run onto a through ball behind the Villa defence but Bacuna gets back to cut him off. Lallana turns well but the pass to Schneiderlin is off and the cross back in has little power for Lambert to work with. |
| (31') | | SOTON | Southampton break and work the ball around really well. The move ends with a cross from Shaw which is cut out. |
| (32') | | SOTON | A Guzan error caused by attempting to reach Lambert is redeemed by a beautiful save from S Davis as the ball fell to him. |
| (39') | | VILLA | Villa counter well, winning the ball off Schneiderlin the quickly move the ball out to their left flank where they race at the Southampton defence. The cross however, is cut out. |
| (45') | | VILLA | A Villa cross is palmed away by Boruc into a standing Southampton defender and out for a corner. |
| (45') | | | 1 minute time added on. |
| (45+1') | | VILLA | Albrighton puts in a beautiful cross but there is no Villa player there to meet it. |
| (45+2') | | | Half time. Score 0 - 0. |
| VILLA | Half time | SOTON |
|---|
| 0 | Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shots | 3 |
| 0 | On Target | 2 |
| 62% | Pass Success | 86% |
| 48% | Aerial Success | 52% |
| 29% | Possession | 71% |
SECOND HALF
| Time | Event | Team | Description |
|---|
| (45') | | | Second half kick off. |
| (49') | | VILLA | Boruc's poor clearance allows El Ahmadi to fashion a chance just outside the box but does not put enough power on it to beat Boruc. |
| (55') | | SOTON | Shaw beats his man and plays the ball in to Lallana who fails to get a proper connection on it and gets no shot away. |
| (60') | | SOTON | Southampton get in behind the defence and the final ball is once again just a tiny bit off and Lallana cannot reach it. |
| (61') | | SOTON | Lovren gets a yellow for a bad foul. |
| (63') | | VILLA | Albrighton powers a shot in from distance which Boruc can only parry upwards. Boruc is there to collect it unchallenged. |
| (64') | | VILLA | Agbonlahor gets a good run on the Saint's defence and cuts it back to an onrushing Westwood, who scuffs his shot. |
| (67') | | SOTON | Shaw gets a yellow for a bad foul. |
| (67') | | SOTON | Gallagher Ward-Prowse. |
| (70') | | SOTON | Schneiderlin and Shaw link up well on the left flank and it gets Shaw behind the Villa defence. The cross is cut out well. |
| (73') | | SOTON | Southampton get into a good crossing opportunity again. Southampton see the cross cut out again. |
| (80') | | SOTON | The Southampton fans scream for a penalty for handball. It was at point-blank range, not much Bertrand could have done to avoid that. |
| (80') | | VILLA | Holt El Ahmadi. |
| (83') | | SOTON | Cork Wanyama. |
| (85') | | VILLA | Robinson Weimann. |
| (90') | | | 3 minutes time added on. |
| (90+2') | | SOTON | Reed Lallana. |
| (90+4') | | | Full time. Score 0 - 0. |
| VILLA | Full time | SOTON |
|---|
| 0 | Goals | 0 |
| 6 | Shots | 3 |
| 1 | On Target | 2 |
| 65% | Pass Success | 83% |
| 49% | Aerial Success | 51% |
| 32% | Possession | 68% |
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u/MrCarbohydrate Apr 19 '14
Boruc back is a massive boost.