Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 12 December 2020

Result

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa

Premier League · Saturday 12 December 2020, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa: match report

Wolverhampton Wanderers lost to Aston Villa 0-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 12 December 2020. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Anwar El Ghazi of Aston Villa in the 90th minute, from the penalty spot.

Discipline: Wolverhampton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Aston Villa received 6 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Wolverhampton Wanderers were 10th on 17 points from 11 and Aston Villa 12th on 15 points from 9. Wolverhampton Wanderers went on to finish that season 13th with 45 points, and Aston Villa 11th with 55.

Wolverhampton Wanderers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Aston Villa in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Emiliano Martínez of Aston Villa (8.8), ahead of Daniel Podence (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers wins, 2 draws and 3 for Aston Villa.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

14'Yellow card · Douglas LuizAston Villa
29'Yellow card · Matty CashAston Villa
30'Yellow card · John McGinnAston Villa
43'Yellow card · Adama TraoréWolverhampton Wanderers
77'Yellow card · Leander DendonckerWolverhampton Wanderers
81'Yellow card · E. KonsaAston Villa
81'Yellow card · Matt TargettAston Villa
83'Yellow card · João MoutinhoWolverhampton Wanderers
85'Second yellow · Douglas LuizAston Villa
88'Yellow card · Jack GrealishAston Villa
90+4'Penalty goal · Anwar El GhaziAston Villa · 0-1
90+5'Second yellow · João MoutinhoWolverhampton Wanderers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Wolverhampton Wanderers 5, draws 2, Aston Villa 3.

Aston Villa 0-1 Wolverhampton WanderersPremier League · 27 Jun 2020
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Aston VillaPremier League · 10 Nov 2019
Aston Villa 2-1 Wolverhampton WanderersCarabao Cup · 30 Oct 2019
Aston Villa 4-1 Wolverhampton WanderersChampionship · 10 Mar 2018
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Aston VillaChampionship · 14 Oct 2017
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Aston VillaChampionship · 14 Jan 2017

Team news

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Diego CostaWolverhampton Wanderers · injury (Leg Injury)
Ross BarkleyAston Villa · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Björn EngelsAston Villa · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Matija ŠarkićWolverhampton Wanderers · injury (Knee Injury)
Wesley MoraesAston Villa · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Jonny OttoWolverhampton Wanderers · injury (Knee Injury)
Keinan DavisAston Villa · injury (Ankle Injury)
Hee-chan HwangWolverhampton Wanderers · injury (COVID 19)
Lucas DigneAston Villa · injury (Ankle Injury)
Mahmoud TrezeguetAston Villa · injury (Head Injury)
Diogo JotaWolverhampton Wanderers · injury (Bruised Knee)
Morgan Gibbs-WhiteWolverhampton Wanderers · injury (Fractured Foot)
Raúl JiménezWolverhampton Wanderers · injury (Fractured Skull)

Wolverhampton Wanderers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Rui Patrício, Nélson Semedo, Conor Coady, Romain Saïss, Marçal, Leander Dendoncker, João Moutinho, Adama Traoré, Daniel Podence, Pedro Neto, Fábio Silva

Aston Villa line-up (4-3-3)

Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Matt Targett, Jacob Ramsey, Douglas Luiz, John McGinn, Bertrand Traoré, Ollie Watkins, Jack Grealish