This Ollie Watkins goal vs Lazio (VIDEO BELOW) was set up by a lovely pass from new Aston Villa signing Youri Tielemans in their pre-season friendly on 3 August, 2023. The Tielemans pass assist vs Lazio saw him set up Villa’s first goal on the day- they eventually ran out 3-0 winners
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Premier League Table when Gerrard was sacked by AVFC | Standings when Emery took over at Aston Villa 2022-23
Here is a look at the PL table when Steven Gerrard was sacked by Aston Villa and the league standings when Unai Emery was appointed as Aston Villa manager, as well as the final log for 22/23 at the end of the season, with Emery managing to take relegation threatened Villa to the Europa Conference League
xG Aston Villa vs Tottenham 2023 Attendance 42,164 | Expected Goals Stats AVFC 2-1 Spurs
Here is a look at the xG stats for Aston Villa vs Tottenham (Attendance 42,164 at Villa Park on 13 May, 2023). Zero xG for Tottenham Hotspur in the first half of this match. They only had 5 shots in the entire game, and two of them (one Harry Kane miss and the other a Kane penalty) accounted for the vast majority of their expected goals score.
xG Aston Villa 1.02-1.28 Tottenham shots map (Actual score AVL 2-1 TOT)
1-0 Ramsey goal vs Tottenham xG 0.12
2-0 Luiz free kick vs Tottenham xG 0.08
32nd minute Leon Bailey chance vs Tottenham xG 0.17
41st minute Watkins header chance vs Spurs xG 0.40
52nd minute Kane chance vs Villa xG 0.33
Aston Villa vs Tottenham 2-1 Match Stats for comparison
(AVFC stats on left; THFC on right)