- 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arsenal | 35 | 25 | 5 | 5 | +57 | 80 |
Manchester City | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | +50 | 79 |
Liverpool | 35 | 22 | 9 | 4 | +41 | 75 |
Aston Villa | 35 | 20 | 7 | 8 | +21 | 67 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | +13 | 60 |
Manchester United | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | +1 | 54 |
Newcastle United | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | +19 | 53 |
Chelsea | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +6 | 51 |
West Ham United | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 49 |
AFC Bournemouth | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 48 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 46 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 44 |
Fulham | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 43 |
Crystal Palace | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 40 |
Everton | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 37 |
Brentford | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | -8 | 35 |
Nottingham Forest | 35 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -20 | 26 |
Luton Town | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -29 | 26 |
Burnley | 35 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -32 | 24 |
Sheffield United | 35 | 3 | 7 | 25 | -63 | 16 |