In the 13th round of the Premier League, Aston Villa triumphed over Wolverhampton with a decisive 1-0 victory at Villa Park. The only goal of the match came in the 66th minute, when Boubacar Kamara found the back of the net.
Kamara’s goal was set up by John McGinn, who delivered an excellent assist. The midfielder struck the ball beautifully from just outside the area to secure the lead for Villa.
Earlier in the match, Kamara almost opened the scoring in the 2nd minute but hit the post, missing a valuable opportunity.
Boubacar Kamara was undoubtedly the standout player of the match, scoring a goal, completing 38 accurate passes, and attempting 2 shots at goal.
John McGinn also put in a strong performance, completing 41 successful passes throughout the match.
Aston Villa’s head coach, Unai Emery, set up a 4-5-1 formation with Emiliano Martínez in goal; Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, and Lucas Digne in defense; Boubacar Kamara, Youri Tielemans, John McGinn, Morgan Rogers, and Emiliano Buendía in midfield; and Donyell Malen leading the attack.
On the other hand, Wolverhampton, managed by Rob Edwards, deployed a 3-4-3 formation with Sam Johnstone in goal; Yerson Mosquera, Emmanuel Agbadou, and Toti in defense; Jackson Tchatchoua, André Trindade, João Gomes, and David Wolfe in midfield; and Jhon Arias, Jörgen Larsen, and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde in the forward line.
The match was officiated by referee Chris Kavanagh.
Looking ahead, Aston Villa will travel to face Brighton and Hove, while Wolverhampton is set to host Nottingham Forest next.
With this result, Aston Villa moves up to third place in the league standings with 24 points, while Wolverhampton remains at the bottom, standing at 20th with just 2 points.
Substitutions for Aston Villa
53’ 2T – Emiliano Buendía off for Ollie Watkins
74’ 2T – Youri Tielemans off for Ross Barkley, Donyell Malen off for Amadou Onana
Substitutions for Wolverhampton
68’ 2T – Jean-Ricner Bellegarde off for Tawanda Chirewa
76’ 2T – David Wolfe off for Hugo Bueno, Yerson Mosquera off for Mateus Mane
87’ 2T – Jhon Arias off for Toluwalase Arokodare, Ross Barkley off for Jadon Sancho, Boubacar Kamara off for Lamare Bogarde
Yellow Cards for Wolverhampton
46’ 1T – André Trindade (Unsporting behavior)
12’ 2T – David Wolfe (Holding opponent to prevent advancement)
30’ 2T – Yerson Mosquera (Unsporting behavior)
34’ 2T – Jhon Arias (Unsporting behavior)