Aston Villa 1-1 Southampton

Nathaniel Clyne made his England debut in the recent international break

• Villa without win since mid-September
• Lowest league attendance at Villa Park in 15 years
• Agbonlahor goal first conceded by Saints in 439 mins
• Only five shots on target in whole game

Nathaniel Clyne denied Aston Villa a much-needed win as his late goal rescued a point for a disappointing Southampton side.

The England right-back buried Ryan Bertrand's cross to reduce the gap on leaders Chelsea to six points.

Villa went ahead when Gabriel Agbonlahor took advantage of an error of judgement from Saints goalkeeper Fraser Forster to score.

But Saints' pressure finally told when Clyne side-footed home from 12 yards.

Ronald Koeman's side dominated possession - completing 229 passes more than the hosts - and undoubtedly deserved a share of the spoils.

But with their next three games coming against Manchester City,Arsenal and Manchester United, Koeman will be concerned at the lack of quality in the final third on display from his side against Villa's packed defence.

Chris Waddle on BBC Radio 5 live
"Southampton have got more quality, but you have to give Aston Villa a lot of credit - the way the entire team put a tremendous shift in.
"They played on the counter attack, tried to nick a result, and you will see that for most of the season from Villa.
"They are not a team who are going to pass it around but they have a lot of pace and a lot of power."

They managed only four shots on target all evening, and Villa keeper Brad Guzan had rarely been forced into serious action until Clyne's well-taken finish nine minutes from time.

Villa stopped a run of three straight home defeats but have not won since beating Liverpool on 13 September.

And few of the crowd of 25,311 - the lowest league attendance at Villa Park since December 1999 - will remember Paul Lambert's 100th game in charge with much fondness.

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Saints draw a good point - Lambert

Lambert's side have scored just six league goals in 12 games and Agbonlahor's opener was their only genuine attempt in an evening where they lined up to frustrate Southampton and hit on the break.

It was a limited gameplan, but one which worked for the opening goal. Ciaran Clark's hammered clearance split the Southampton central defenders and Agbonlahor made the most of hesitation between Toby Alderweireld and Forster to nip in and steer home from a tight angle.

Southampton continued to probe for an opening but with Shane Long struggling in the hole behind Graziano Pelle, they failed to test Guzan until after the hour mark.

Jose Fonte's low effort then forced Guzan to nervously kick clear before Dusan Tadic rattled in a free-kick which was well dealt with.

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Saints needed more patience - Koeman

For all of Southampton's play, Villa had the chance to wrap up the win when they broke from a Saints corner, but Andreas Weimann was unable to steer home Agbonlahor's cross.

It was a crucial miss as moments later Southampton finally found a way through.

Bertrand beat his man on the left to pick out Clyne on the edge of the box, and with Agbonlahor slow to react, the full-back drove into the far corner.

Only Gabriel Agbonlahor and Andreas Weimann have scored in the Premier League for Villa this season

Aston Villa have only managed 24 shots on target all season. They scored with their only one against Southampton

Nathaniel Clyne has scored two goals in 12 league appearances this season, after managing only one in 59 before 2014-15

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Line-ups

Aston Villa

• 1Guzan
• 21Hutton
• 5OkoreBooked at 72mins
• 6Clark
• 23Cissokho
• 8Cleverley
• 15Westwood
• 24C SánchezSubstituted forBentat 74'minutes
• 28N'ZogbiaSubstituted forRichardsonat 64'minutes
• 11Agbonlahor
• 10Weimann

Substitutes

• 7Bacuna
• 12Cole
• 18Richardson
• 19Bent
• 31Given
• 34Lowton
• 40Grealish

Southampton

• 23Forster
• 2ClyneBooked at 83mins
• 6José Fonte
• 17Alderweireld
• 21Bertrand
• 12WanyamaBooked at 58mins
• 4Schneiderlin
• 11Tadic
• 7LongSubstituted forCorkat 89'minutes
• 10ManéSubstituted forMayukaat 79'minutes
• 19Pellè

Substitutes

• 1Davis
• 3Yoshida
• 5Gardos
• 18Cork
• 24Mayuka
• 28Reed
• 33Targett

Referee:

Phil Dowd

Attendance:

25,311

Match Stats

Home TeamAston VillaAway TeamSouthampton

Possession

Home36%

Away64%

Shots

Home7

Away16

Shots on Target

Home1

Away4

Corners

Home2

Away8

Fouls

Home15

Away17

Live Text

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Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Southampton 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+4'

Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Southampton 1.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Emmanuel Mayuka (Southampton).

Posted at 90'+3'

Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Graziano Pellè (Southampton).

Posted at 90'+2'

Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'

Graziano Pellè (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'

Foul by Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa).

Substitution

Posted at 89'

Substitution, Southampton. Jack Cork replaces Shane Long.

Posted at 88'

Hand ball by Graziano Pellè (Southampton).

Posted at 86'

Foul by Graziano Pellè (Southampton).

Posted at 86'

Jores Okore (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Emmanuel Mayuka (Southampton).

Posted at 85'

Andreas Weimann (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Booking

Posted at 83'

Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 82'

Foul by Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton).

Posted at 82'

Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Goal!

Posted at 81'

Goal! Aston Villa 1, Southampton 1. Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Bertrand with a cross.

Posted at 80'

Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Southampton).

Posted at 80'

Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 79'

Substitution, Southampton. Emmanuel Mayuka replaces Sadio Mané.

Posted at 78'

Attempt missed. Andreas Weimann (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Agbonlahor following a fast break.

Posted at 77'

Attempt blocked. Toby Alderweireld (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.

Posted at 77'

Attempt missed. Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

Posted at 77'

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Aly Cissokho.

Posted at 76'

Attempt blocked. Toby Alderweireld (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 76'

Attempt saved. Dusan Tadic (Southampton) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Posted at 75'

Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 75'

Foul by Aly Cissokho (Aston Villa).

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, Aston Villa. Darren Bent replaces Carlos Sánchez.

Posted at 73'

Offside, Southampton. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Graziano Pellè is caught offside.

Booking

Posted at 72'

Jores Okore (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 71'

Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 71'

Foul by Jores Okore (Aston Villa).

Posted at 67'

Attempt missed. Victor Wanyama (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Posted at 66'

Sadio Mané (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 66'

Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).

Substitution

Posted at 64'

Substitution, Aston Villa. Kieran Richardson replaces Charles N'Zogbia.

Posted at 63'

Foul by Sadio Mané (Southampton).

Posted at 63'

Charles N'Zogbia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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