Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Aston Villa: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 2 April 2022

Result

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Aston Villa

Premier League · Saturday 2 April 2022, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Aston Villa: match report

Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated Aston Villa 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 2 April 2022. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Jonny Otto opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Wolverhampton Wanderers's goals came from Jonny Otto (7') and an own goal by Ashley Young (36'). Aston Villa scored through Ollie Watkins (86', penalty).

Discipline: Wolverhampton Wanderers received 4 yellow cards; Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wolverhampton Wanderers were 8th on 46 points from 30 and Aston Villa 9th on 36 points from 29. Wolverhampton Wanderers went on to finish that season 10th with 51 points, and Aston Villa 14th with 45.

Wolverhampton Wanderers lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Aston Villa in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to John McGinn of Aston Villa (8.2), ahead of Jonny Otto (7.5).

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

  • 7'Goal · Jonny OttoWolverhampton Wanderers · 1-0
  • 24'Yellow card · Conor CoadyWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 36'Own goal · Ashley YoungWolverhampton Wanderers · 2-0
  • 38'Yellow card · John McGinnAston Villa
  • 66'Yellow card · Jonny OttoWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 86'Penalty goal · Ollie WatkinsAston Villa · 2-1
  • 90+2'Yellow card · MarçalWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Pedro NetoWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Ashley YoungAston Villa
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Ezri KonsaAston Villa

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Unavailable

  • Matija ŠarkićWolverhampton Wanderers · injury (Shoulder Injury)
  • J. SteerAston Villa · injury (Achilles tendon problems)

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

José Sá, Willy Boly, Conor Coady, Maximilian Kilman, Jonny Otto, Leander Dendoncker, João Moutinho, Marçal, Francisco Trincão, Daniel Podence, Fábio Silva

Aston Villa line-up (4-3-1-2)

Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne, Morgan Sanson, John McGinn, Jacob Ramsey, Philippe Coutinho, Leon Bailey, Ollie Watkins