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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 31 (setup 4, season 35)
Aston Villa
v.
Southend United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
1
Overall form:
Home form:
Tom HEATON717Brice SAMBA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Matty CASH2Ryan LEONARD
Ashley YOUNG3Ethan PINNOCK
John McGINN847Hamza CHOUDHURY
Matt TARGETT5Scott McKENNA
PHILIPPE COUTINHO Correia66Taylor HARWOOD-BELLIS
Emiliano BUENDIA Stati87Muhamed BESIC
Leon BAILEY886CARLES GIL de Pareja Vicent
Ollie WATKINS696John GUIDETTI
Boubacar KAMARA106Charlie KELMAN
Tyreik WRIGHT611Simon COX
Manager
Ludwig AUGUSTINSSON12Stephen McLAUGHLIN
Jacob RAMSEY13Paulo Dino GAZZANIGA
Robin OLSEN14Michael KLASS
Morgan SANSON15Jermaine McGLASHAN
Marvelous NAKAMBA16Joe BRYAN

Aston Villa 2 Southend United 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 42,084, Stadium: Villa Park, Referee: Graham SALISBURY 7½)
19 Bailey, 47 WatkinsScorers
59 Watkins <=> RamseySubstitutions
Sendings off
5 McGinn, 81 WrightBookings
5Corners3
5Fouls8
4Offsides2
7Shots on1
13Shots off6
20Total shots7
5Shots saved1
60%Possession40%
Man of the match: Ashley YOUNG
4A mix up in the Southend United defence enabled BAILEY to crack an effort over.
5MCGINN booked by SALISBURY.
6CARLES GIL beat BAILEY and blasted the ball to GUIDETTI who dragged his shot wide.
7WATKINS headed wide.
8KAMARA worked the ball to BUENDIA, WATKINS latched onto his cross and kicked the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
11YOUNG ran onto a great ball from MCGINN but toe-poked his shot wide.
19GOAL!! A shot from BAILEY which SAMBA managed to block was deemed over the line and the referee awarded the goal. (1-0 Aston Villa)
25The 'keeper dived to his left to save a fierce shot from Aston Villa's BAILEY.
26COX made space on the left and pulled the ball to CARLES GIL who fired the ball over.
37BAILEY was put clear by CASH and he nutmegged the 'keeper but struck his shot over the bar.
40The hapless Southend United 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from PINNOCK dropped just over.
45+1GUIDETTI flicked a deadly shot just beyond the far post from twenty yards out.
 
47GOAL!! A great solo effort from WATKINS who beat a number of defenders before firing the ball into the top corner. (2-0 Aston Villa)
51A shot from BAILEY held little difficulty for the Southend United 'keeper.
52BAILEY flicked a simple chance past the far post.
57A corner found BAILEY who turned an effort over.
60BESIC hoofed the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
62A weak strike from RAMSEY bounced agonisingly wide.
69BAILEY snapped at an easy chance.
79A refined cross from KAMARA, was shot goalbound by RAMSEY only for the Southend United 'keeper to claw away.
81WRIGHT cautioned for a high challenge.
87WRIGHT floated the ball to KAMARA who nodded it over the bar.