On the 21st of January, in this week 21 match, Southampton will play host to Aston Villa in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 20th placed Southampton, recorded a 2-1 win against Everton. Amadou Mvom Onana struck first for Everton in the 39th minute, then in the 46th minute, Che Adams sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by James Ward-Prowse But luckily in the 78th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by James Ward-Prowse. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while aston Villa sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Leeds United. Leon Bailey struck first for Aston Villa in the 3rd minute, then Emiliano Buendía added another in the 64th minute. Aston Villa is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 16th of September, Aston Villa was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Jacob Ramsey scored the first goal for Aston Villa in the 41st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Southampton couldn’t muster any offence and Aston Villa ran away with the shutout win.
Emiliano Buendía has been the most prolific scorer on Aston Villa in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Southampton is glad to have James Ward-Prowse in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 5 goals
Alex McCarthy, Theo Walcott, Valentino Livramento and Juan Larios Lopez are unavailable to play for Nathan Jones’s team, while John McGinn, Jed Steer, Ludwig Augustinsson and Diego Carlos are unavailable to play for Unai Emery Etxegoien’s team.