Southampton beat Aston Villa 1-0. (Reuters Photo)
Premier League 2021-22: Aston Villa suffer their fifth consecutive defeat in a 1-0 loss to Southampton.
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Adam Armstrong’s opening goal was enough for Southampton to thrash Aston Villa 1-0 in the Premier League on Friday and increase the pressure on manager Dean Smith after a fifth straight loss. Armstrong scored his first goal since the opening day of the season with a shot in the third minute off Emiliano Martinez, when Matty Cash lost a seemingly harmless ball flight. Both sides then had plenty of chances in a game in which Ralph Hasenhuttle’s Southampton dominated the first half, before Villa threatened a comeback in the second.
Villa striker Danny Ings was not fit to return to Southampton after leaving the club in the off-season, while fellow summer signer Emiliano Bendia had the best chance of equalizing but missed the goal twice in quick succession after the break. Went.
Martinez then prevented Southampton from doubling the lead by diving at full stretch to tip a Che Adams header after a free kick in the area.
Striker Ollie Watkins fired a wide with five minutes remaining, which proved to be Villa’s last chance to save a point.
Villa have not collected a single point since their victory at Manchester United on 25 September and could find themselves in the relegation zone after the rest of the weekend with just 10 points from 11 matches.
Southampton temporarily moved up to 12th place with 14 points.
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