Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers draw 1-1 on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRMINGHAM. Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa draw 1-1. D. Podence scored the first goal (12') for Wolverhampton Wanderers. D. Ings made it even (78').

Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers draw 1-1 on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRMINGHAM. Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa draw 1-1. D. Podence scored the first goal (12′) for Wolverhampton Wanderers. D. Ings settled the score (78′). Aston Villa was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jarred Gillett with the support of Adam Nunn and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19 degrees Celsius or 66.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 8
  • 6 Shots blocked 3
  • 110 Attack 62
  • 68 Dangerous attack 34
  • 98 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 8
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 6 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Aston Villa had a superior ball possession 56% while Wolverhampton Wanderers was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Aston Villa to win the match​.

Aston Villa shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Aston Villa received 1 yellow card (Philippe Coutinho). Talking about the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (Hee-chan Hwang, Max Kilman and Diego Costa).

Match Timeline

12'
36'
Hee-chan Hwang- Yellow
45'
Max Kilman- Yellow
46'
47'
52'
59'
59'
Rayan Aït-Nouri- sub ->Hee-chan Hwang
66'
Matheus Cunha- sub ->Diego Costa
67'
67'
67'
78'
80'
Toti- sub ->Hugo Bueno
82'

Standings

After playing this contest, Aston Villa will have 22 points like Crystal Palace to sit in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers will have 14 points to remain in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 28th of May with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Aston Villa (5 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away agasint Arsenal on the 28th of May with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa
G
E. Martínez 1.Argentina
6.7
D
Ashley Young 18.England
6.8
46'
D
Lucas Digne 27.France
6.5
D
Tyrone Mings  5.England
7.8
D
E. Konsa 4.England
6.8
M
Matty Cash 2.Poland
7.3
M
Emiliano Buendía 10.Argentina
6.2
M
Boubacar Kamara 44.France
6.1
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
6.2
F
O. Watkins 11.England
6.4
67'
F
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
6.5
Substitutes
G
Robin Olsen 25.Sweden
D
Calum Chambers 16.England
D
7.1
67'
D
Jan Bednarek 20.Poland
M
Kadan Young 72.England
M
Morgan Sanson 8.France
M
Philippe Coutinho 23.Brazil
6.4
46' 82'
M
Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium
7.0
67'
F
Danny Ings 9.England
7.9
67' Goals78'

Aston Villa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez (6.7), Ashley Young (6.8), Ezri Konsa (6.8), Tyrone Mings (7.8), Lucas Digne (6.5), Matty Cash (7.3), Boubacar Kamara (6.1), Douglas Luiz (6.2), Emiliano Buendía (6.2), Leon Bailey (6.5) and Ollie Watkins (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Calum Chambers, Danny Ings (7.6), Robin Olsen, Kadan Young, Morgan Sanson, Philippe Coutinho (6.4), Ludwig Augustinsson (7.0), Jan Bednarek and Leander Dendoncker (7.0).

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 4 changes: A. Young for Philippe Coutinho (46′), O. Watkins for D. Ings (67′), O. Watkins for Leander Dendoncker (67′) and O. Watkins for L. Augustinsson (67′).

Best player: Tyrone Mings​

The player that probably impressed the most for Aston Villa was Tyrone Mings.

His rating is (7.8) with 77 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers
G
José Sá 1.Portugal
6.6
D
Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal
6.8
D
Nathan Collins 4.Republic of Ireland
7.1
D
Max Kilman 23.England
7.4
45'
D
Hugo Bueno 64.Spain
7.3
80'
M
João Moutinho 28.Portugal
7.3
59'
M
Rúben Neves 8.Portugal
6.9
M
Daniel Podence 10.Portugal
7.5
47' Goals12'
M
Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal
7.0
M
Hee-chan Hwang 11.South Korea
6.6
59' 36'
F
Diego Costa 29.Spain
6.6
66' 52'
Substitutes
G
Matija Sarkic  13.Montenegro
D
Jonny 19.Spain
D
Rayan Aït-Nouri 3.Algeria
6.5
59'
D
Toti 24.Portugal
7.1
80'
M
Joseph Hodge 59.Republic of Ireland
6.6
59'
F
Matheus Cunha 12.Brazil
7.0
66'
F
Raúl Jiménez 9.Mexico
F
Adama Traoré 37.Spain
6.5
47'
F
Gonçalo Guedes 17.Portugal

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Julen Lopetegui Argote played with: José Sá (6.6), Nélson Semedo (6.8), Nathan Collins (7.1), Max Kilman (7.4), Hugo Bueno (7.1), Rúben Neves (6.9), Matheus Nunes (7.0), Hee-Chan Hwang (6.6), João Moutinho (7.1), Daniel Podence (7.5) and Diego Costa (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joe Hodge (6.8), Matheus Cunha (6.6), Jonny Otto, Rayan Aït Nouri (6.5), Toti Gomes (7.0), Matija Šarkić, Raúl Jiménez, Adama Traoré (6.5) and Gonçalo Guedes.

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 5 changes: Daniel Podence for Adama Traoré (47′), João Moutinho for J. Hodge (59′), Hee-chan Hwang for Rayan Aït-Nouri (59′), Diego Costa for Matheus Cunha (66′) and Hugo Bueno for Toti (80′).

Best player: Daniel Podence​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Daniel Podence.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 15 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​