Wasteful Villa Continue To Provide Favours To Others – Match Stats

With choppy form and performance levels in recent matches, Aston Villa head coach Steven Gerrard continued to say the right things to the media following matches but what fans were craving was a proper, dominating performance where we were worthy winners, as opposed to self inflicted losers but Roy Hodgson was still looking for his first win as Watford gaffer and today was never going to be an easy game.

Gerrard made the expected changes after recent performances – which translates as Ollie Watkins was taken out the firing line and in came Danny Ings for a rare start.

Sadly, from our point of view – the change counted for little. We had far more of the ball, far more chances overall but we managed a pathetic and paltry single effort on target across the 90 and with Watford offering far more threat with far less of the ball, their breakthrough came with 12 minutes remaining on the clock and we had absolutely no answer.

Another defeat, without a win in seven of the last eight matches and I can’t imagine that game provides many answers to the questions fans are asking.

Aston Villa				Watford
				Dennis (78)
Martinez				Foster
Cash			65	Femenia
Chambers				Cathcart
Mings				Samir			90+3
Digne				Kamara
McGinn				Sarr			90+3
Douglas Luiz			58	Sissoko
J Ramsey				Louza
Buendia			71	Cleverley
Ings				King
Coutinho				Dennis			86
Substitutes
Sanson				Ngakia
Watkins			58	Troost-Ekong
Young			65	Masina
Olsen				Sema			86
Hause				Bachmann
Bailey			71	Kabasele			90+3
Carney Chukwuemeka				Kalu
Chrisene				Hernandez			90+3
Iroegbunam				Kayembe

Game Statistics
20	Goal attempts	8
1	On Target	4
10	Corners	5
12	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
60	%	40