Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Premier League 16 Oct 2021, 14:00
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
2–3
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers
🏟 Villa Park (Birmingham) 👤 M. Oliver Round 8

Match report

Wolverhampton Wanderers edged past Aston Villa 3-2 in the Premier League on 16 October 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 5 goals arrived after half-time.

Aston Villa had 14 shots to Wolverhampton Wanderers' 9.

The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham), with M. Oliver in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 14 - 9 On target 5 - 4 Corners 6 - 7 Fouls 8 - 17 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
John McGinn
Aston Villa · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Romain Saïss 1 goal
7 Danny Ings 1 goal
7 Conor Coady 1 goal
7 Rúben Neves 1 goal
First half vs second half
Wolverhampton Wanderers came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–3 6–6
Shots On Goal 3–1 2–3
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 2–2 4–5
Attacks 59–50 32–44
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
91 Attacks 94
41 Dangerous Attacks 46
5 On Target 5
9 Off Target 5
14 Shots Total 9
5 Shots On Goal 4
7 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 2
10 Shots Inside Box 6
4 Shots Outside Box 3
8 Fouls 17
6 Corners 7
1 Offsides 2
48% Ball Possession 52%
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 3
381 Passes Total 402
307 Passes Accurate 322
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Aston Villa · 3-5-2
1 E. Martínez
4 E. Konsa 16 A. Tuanzebe 5 T. Mings
2 M. Cash 7 J. McGinn 6 D. Luiz 10 E. Buendía 3 M. Targett
11 O. Watkins 20 D. Ings
Wolverhampton Wanderers · 3-4-2-1
1 J. Sá
23 M. Kilman 16 C. Coady 27 R. Saïss
22 N. Semedo 8 R. Neves 28 J. Moutinho 5 F. Marçal
32 L. Dendoncker 37 A. Traoré
26 H. Hwang
Aston Villa
Coach
D. Smith
Substitutes
  • 12 Jed Steer
  • 30 Kortney Hause
  • 41 Jacob Ramsey
  • 19 Marvelous Nakamba
  • 18 Ashley Young
  • 8 Morgan Sanson
  • 21 Anwar El Ghazi
  • 32 Jaden Philogene-Bidace
  • 35 Cameron Archer
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Coach
Bruno Lage
Substitutes
  • 21 John Ruddy
  • 13 Louie Moulden
  • 15 Willy Boly
  • 3 Rayan Aït Nouri
  • 39 Luke Cundle
  • 2 Ki-Jana Hoever
  • 10 Daniel Podence
  • 17 Fábio Silva
  • 9 Raúl Jiménez
Substitutions
  • 67' ↑ M. Nakamba ↓ Douglas Luiz Aston Villa
  • 74' ↑ J. Ramsey ↓ E. Buendía Aston Villa
  • 74' ↑ Daniel Podence ↓ Fernando Marçal Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 74' ↑ Fábio Silva ↓ João Moutinho Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 79' ↑ A. Young ↓ M. Cash Aston Villa
  • 88' ↑ R. Jiménez ↓ Hwang Hee-Chan Wolverhampton Wanderers
Cards
  • 52' R. Neves Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 61' T. Mings Aston Villa
  • 81' O. Watkins Aston Villa
  • 86' C. Coady Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 88' L. Dendoncker Wolverhampton Wanderers
Head-to-head
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Recent form
Aston Villa D D D D D
Wolverhampton Wanderers D D D L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton Wanderers?
Aston Villa lost 2-3 against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 16 October 2021.
Who won Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton Wanderers?
Wolverhampton Wanderers won the match 3-2.
Where was Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton Wanderers played?
The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton Wanderers?
Wolverhampton Wanderers had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.