- Ollie Watkins - 77'
Aston Villa beats EPL bottom-dweller Southampton 1-0
SOUTHAMPTON, England -- — Ollie Watkins’ second-half goal secured a 1-0 win for Aston Villa at Southampton in the English Premier League on Saturday.
Watkins’ header in the 77th minute brought an end to Southampton’s three-game winning run in all competitions and left it rooted to the bottom of the table.
The home team was twice denied goals; once in the first half when Kyle Walker-Peters was adjudged offside, and again in the second when James Ward-Prowse’s strike was ruled out because of a foul in the buildup.
There was also a delay of several minutes just before halftime when all players were forced back to the locker room for safety reasons due to a drone flying over the stadium.
Southampton thought it broke the deadlock in the 25th when Walker-Peters got the final touch on a ball headed towards goal by Che Adams, only for him to be ruled offside.
Ward-Prowse's goal was ruled out due to a foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi on Jacob Ramsey.
After surviving the two scares, Villa hit the winner when Watkins headed past Gavin Bazunu from a Douglas Luiz free kick.
The goal was also checked by VAR for a potential offside, before being allowed to stand.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Michael Salisbury
English Premier League Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Manchester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Fulham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Southampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Everton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |