Wolves vs Aston Villa

Wolves vs Aston Villa: Bruno Lage's side is all but assured of a top-half finish, which is precisely what Steven Gerrard and Co., have in their sights.

11 games into the season, Aston Villa sported a 3W-1D-7L record (10 points), good enough for 16th in the table at the time. As for Aston Villa (36 points), finishing in the top half would be a fantastic result in Gerrard’s first (partial) season in charge. Up 2-0 after 62 minutes, Wolves conceded three times in the final half-hour and missed their first chance to leapfrog the West Ham United.

Wolves maintained their European charge after a deserved Premier League derby win over Aston Villa. Jonny's rocket and Ashley Young's own goal earned the ...

It was a crucial spell as, nine minutes before the break, the hosts grabbed a second in another moment Villa will be desperate to forget. It enabled the forward into the area and his shot was blocked by the covering McGinn. Lucas Digne then threw himself in front of Fabio Silva’s follow-up – only for the ball to fall to Jonny, who rifled into the top corner from 12 yards. Ollie Watkins pulled a goal back with a late penalty but Wolves held their nerve to keep the pressure on in the race for Europe.

Match report and free highlights as Wolves hold off a late Aston Villa fightback to move up to seventh in the Premier League table; Jonny and an Ashley ...

* Only Norwich (8) have conceded more goals from the penalty spot in the Premier League this season than Wolves (6) - while three of Aston Villa's last eight Premier League goals against Wolves have come from the spot. * Ashley Young scored his first-ever own-goal in the Premier League, in what was his 389th appearance - he's Aston Villa's oldest own-goal scorer in Premier League history (36y 267d). * Since the start of last season, Ollie Watkins has scored 22 Premier League goals, twice as many as any other Aston Villa in this period. * Wolves have won four of their last six Premier League games against Aston Villa (D1 L1), one more than they'd won in their previous 26 top-flight meetings with the Villans (W3 D9 L14). * After winning three consecutive Premier League games, Aston Villa have now lost three in a row - their longest losing streak since a run of five ending in November 2021. Wolves maintained their European charge after a deserved 2-1 derby win over Aston Villa moved them up to seventh in the Premier League table.

Villa made the short trip to the Black Country this afternoon on the back of two consecutive defeats to West Ham and Arsenal. Ings, who had featured in the last ...

It's a wonderful opportunity for Morgan Sanson and Leon Bailey. "Danny Ings, I'm sure he won't mind me saying, has become a dad overnight," Gerrard said in his pre-match interview. Before kick-off, Gerrard addressed the reason for his absence.

Match report and free highlights as Wolves hold off a late Aston Villa fightback to move up to seventh in the Premier League table; Jonny and an Ashley ...

* Only Norwich (8) have conceded more goals from the penalty spot in the Premier League this season than Wolves (6) - while three of Aston Villa's last eight Premier League goals against Wolves have come from the spot. * Ashley Young scored his first-ever own-goal in the Premier League, in what was his 389th appearance - he's Aston Villa's oldest own-goal scorer in Premier League history (36y 267d). * Wolves' wing back Jonny has scored in consecutive Premier League appearances for the first time in his career (81st app). * Since the start of last season, Ollie Watkins has scored 22 Premier League goals, twice as many as any other Aston Villa in this period. * Wolves have won four of their last six Premier League games against Aston Villa (D1 L1), one more than they'd won in their previous 26 top-flight meetings with the Villans (W3 D9 L14). * After winning three consecutive Premier League games, Aston Villa have now lost three in a row - their longest losing streak since a run of five ending in November 2021.

Wolves 2-1 Aston Villa: Jonny's fine strike and an Ashley Young own goal ensured a home win.

It was a crucial spell as, nine minutes before the break, the hosts grabbed a second in another moment Villa will be desperate to forget. It enabled the forward into the area and his shot was blocked by the covering McGinn. Lucas Digne then threw himself in front of Fabio Silva’s follow-up – only for the ball to fall to Jonny, who rifled into the top corner from 12 yards. Ollie Watkins pulled a goal back with a late penalty but Wolves held their nerve to keep the pressure on in the race for Europe.