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Jacob Ramsey scored his first goal of the season in Aston Villa's win over SouthamptonAston Villa secured only their second Premier League win of the season as they beat Southampton in a scrappy encounter at Villa Park.
Steven Gerrard's side have made an indifferent start to the campaign but they were able to build on the battling draw against Manchester City with a deserved victory.
Villa made nearly all the running in a game desperately short on quality and Jacob Ramsey broke the deadlock four minutes before the break after Southampton keeper Gavin Bazunu turned Ollie Watkins' header on to the bar.
Southampton were far too timid and barely offered a threat all night, allowing Villa to close out an important triumph, their first since the second league game of the season against Everton, in comfort.
Villa grind out vital win
Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard turned to his backroom staff with fists clenched at the final whistle. It was a signal of just how much he and his team needed this win.
It was, to be brutally honest, a dreadful game lacking in quality, but Gerrard will not care as Villa will take wins any way they can get them at the moment after a poor start to the season led to discontent among their supporters and scrutiny of the manager.
Villa started to rebuild when they took a point off Premier League champions Manchester City in their last home game, making further progress here with a win essential.
The winning goal from Ramsey was scrappy, totally befitting such a poor game, and was more than enough to see off Southampton, who hardly gave Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez an anxious moment all night, with Tyrone Mings dealing easily with any rare aerial threat.
It was not pleasing on the eye but Villa fully merited the win which will put Gerrard, his players and the club in a much more optimistic frame of mind heading into the international break.
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Aston Villa
Squad number1Player nameMartínez
Squad number18Player nameYoung
Squad number4Player nameKonsa
Squad number5Player nameMings
Squad number27Player nameDigne
Squad number41Player nameJ Ramsey
Squad number44Player nameKamara
Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
Squad number31Player nameBailey
Squad number23Player namePhilippe Coutinho
Squad number11Player nameWatkins
Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
Squad number9Player nameIngs
Squad number10Player nameBuendía
Squad number32Player nameDendoncker
Southampton
Squad number31Player nameBazunu- Squad number2Player nameWalker-Peters
- Squad number37Player nameBella-Kotchap
- Squad number22Player nameSalisu
- Squad number15Player namePerraud
- Squad number27Player nameDiallo
Squad number8Player nameWard-Prowse- Squad number24Player nameElyounoussi
- Squad number19Player nameDjenepo
- Squad number9Player nameA Armstrong
- Squad number10Player nameAdams
- Squad number7Player nameAribo
- Squad number17Player nameS Armstrong
- Squad number18Player nameMara
- Squad number23Player nameEdozie
- Squad number28Player nameJuan Larios
Line-ups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-3-2-1
- 1Martínez
- 18YoungBooked at 90mins
- 4Konsa
- 5Mings
- 27Digne
- 41J RamseyBooked at 58minsSubstituted forDendonckerat 67'minutes
- 44KamaraSubstituted forDouglas Luizat 44'minutes
- 7McGinn
- 31BaileySubstituted forBuendíaat 67'minutes
- 23CoutinhoBooked at 45minsSubstituted forIngsat 84'minutes
- 11Watkins
Substitutes
- 6Douglas Luiz
- 8Sanson
- 9Ings
- 10Buendía
- 16Chambers
- 17Augustinsson
- 19Nakamba
- 25Olsen
- 32Dendoncker
Southampton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Bazunu
- 2Walker-Peters
- 37Bella-Kotchap
- 22Salisu
- 15PerraudSubstituted forLarios Lópezat 45'minutes
- 27DialloSubstituted forAriboat 45'minutes
- 8Ward-ProwseBooked at 82mins
- 24ElyounoussiSubstituted forEdozieat 79'minutes
- 19Djenepo
- 9A ArmstrongSubstituted forS Armstrongat 71'minutes
- 10AdamsSubstituted forMaraat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 1McCarthy
- 4Lyanco
- 6Caleta-Car
- 7Aribo
- 17S Armstrong
- 18Mara
- 23Edozie
- 28Larios López
- 32Walcott
Referee:Tony Harrington
Attendance:40,758
Live Text
Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Southampton 0.
Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Southampton 0.
Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía following a fast break.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ollie Watkins.
Ashley Young (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ashley Young (Aston Villa).
Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Danny Ings (Aston Villa).
Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ashley Young (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Philippe Coutinho.
James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
Attempt saved. Sékou Mara (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joe Aribo with a headed pass.
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
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