In this week 21 match, on Sat Jan 21st, Southampton plays host to Aston Villa in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 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 James Ward-Prowse tied it up for Southampton in the 46th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 78th minute on a goal by James Ward-Prowse. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 11th placed Aston Villa, recorded a 2-1 win against Leeds United. Leon Bailey scored the first goal for Aston Villa in the 3rd minute, then Emiliano Buendía added another in the 64th minute. Aston Villa is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 16th, Aston Villa hosted Southampton at the Villa Park in their last match together. Aston Villa was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Jacob Ramsey struck first for Aston Villa in the 41st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Southampton couldn’t muster any offence and Aston Villa ran away with the shutout win.
Aston Villa’s most prolific scorer has been Emiliano Buendía. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Southampton is fortunate enough 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 Aston Villa.