On Saturday Mar 5th, in week 28, Aston Villa hosts Southampton at Villa Park in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Aston Villa sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Brighton & Hove Albion. Matty Cash struck first for Aston Villa in the 17th minute, then Ollie Watkins added another in the 68th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Brighton & Hove Albion couldn’t manage to score, and Aston Villa took the shutout win. Aston Villa is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Southampton, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Norwich City. Che Adams scored the first goal for Southampton in the 36th minute, then Oriol Romeu added another in the 88th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Norwich City couldn’t manage to score, and Southampton took the shutout win. Southampton should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of just over 30000 jubilant fans. Adam Armstrong struck first for Southampton in the 3rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Aston Villa was frustrated by Southampton’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Southampton ended the match with the shutout victory.
Southampton’s most prolific scorer has been Che Adams. The English midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Jacob Ramsey has been the most prolific scorer on Aston Villa in his last 5 matches with two goals
Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa squad will be without Bertrand Traoré, Marvelous Nakamba and Ezri Konsa, while Southampton will be without Alex McCarthy.