BIRMINGHAM. Wolverhampton Wanderers was able to turn the table against Aston Villa.

The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Oliver with the help of Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett. The 4th official was Mike Dean. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Aston Villa was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Wolverhampton Wanderers was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wolverhampton Wanderers won the match.​

Aston Villa shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (T. Mings and O. Watkins). On the opposite side, Wolverhampton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (R. Neves and L. Dendoncker).

Standings

After playing this match, Aston Villa will stay with 10 points like Arsenal to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Wolverhampton Wanderers will have 12 points like Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur to stay in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will play away against Arsenal on the 22nd of October with a 16-6 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (6 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away agasint Leeds United on the 23rd of October with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (1 draw).

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Dean Smith decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez (6.0), Ezri Konsa (6.8), Axel Tuanzebe (6.0), Tyrone Mings (6.5), Matty Cash (7.1), John McGinn (9.3), Douglas Luiz (7.2), Emiliano Buendía (7.3), Matt Targett (6.8), Ollie Watkins (6.8) and Danny Ings (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Marvelous Nakamba (6.6), C. Archer, A. El Ghazi, Jacob Ramsey (5.9), J. Philogene-Bidace, J. Steer, M. Sanson, K. Hause and Ashley Young (5.5).

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 3 changes: D. Luiz for M. Nakamba (67′), E. Buendia for J. Ramsey (74′) and M. Cash for A. Young (79′).

Best player: John McGinn​

The player that probably impressed the most for Aston Villa was John McGinn.

His rating is (9.3) with 1 goal, 41 passes (78% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 7 crosses.

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

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

On the opposite side, Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento played with: José Sá (6.8), Max Kilman (6.7), Conor Coady (7.2), Romain Saïss (7.5), Nélson Semedo (6.5), Rúben Neves (7.4), João Moutinho (6.5), Fernando Marçal (6.6), Leander Dendoncker (7.4), Adama Traoré (7.0) and Hee-Chan Hwang (5.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Ruddy, Raúl Jiménez (6.3), L. Moulden, W. Boly, R. Aït Nouri, Daniel Podence (7.1), L. Cundle, K. Hoever and Fábio Silva (6.2).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 3 changes: F. Marcal for D. Podence (74′), J. Moutinho for F. Silva (74′) and Hwang Hee-Chan for R. Jimenez (88′).

Best player: Romain Saïss​

The most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Romain Saïss.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 46 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Watford – Liverpool – 0-5
• Aston Villa – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 2-3
• Leicester City – Manchester United – 4-2
• Manchester City – Burnley – 2-0
• Norwich City – Brighton & Hove Albion – 0-0
• Southampton – Leeds United – 1-0
• Brentford – Chelsea – 0-1