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The final whistle blows at St Marys' with Villa going home with all 3 point after a blistering 2nd half performance.
Both teams continue to attack with little in the way of clear cut chances
Aston Villa break with Carlton Cole who finds the side netting, wasting a guilt edged chance to finish the game off
Confusion in the Villa defence lets in the lively Henri Camara who blazes over the bar from close range
Luke Moore on for Juan Pablo Angel
Stephen Davis with a superb strike to edge Villa in front
Solano threads the ball home from 6 yards into the bottom of Antti Niemis' net
Gareth Barry booked for deliberate handball
A Thomas Hitzlsperger trailblazer from 30 yards only manages to find the stand
Aston Villa have goal disallowed after referee judges ball not to have crossed the line, from a Carlton Cole strike.
Carlton Cole slots home after a sweeping crossfield ball by lee Hendrie
Calum Davenport on for Andreas Jakobsson
A lively start to the second half results in the home team putting a makeshift Villa defence under continued pressure
The second half gets underway
Martin Laursen replaced at half time by Nolberto Solano as David O'Leary rings the changes at half time
The second half gets underway, with David O'Leary ringing the changes at Half time.
Half time arrives at St Marys' with Southampton leading a ragged Villa team by 2 goals to Nil
Imaginative link up play between Jlloyd Samuel and Carlton Cole results in a wasted chance once again by the Villa man
Nigel Quashie fires over after latching onto a poor clearance from Thomas Sorensen
Southampton break resulting in Thomas Sorenson pulling off a yet another tremendous save from the lively Kevin Phillips, to keep Villa in the game
Darius Vassell takes a knock on his injured ankle and is replaced by Carlton Cole
Lee Hendrie cautioned for dissent by referee Andy D'Urso
Thomas Sorensen with a fantatic flying save from Kevin Phillips stinging drive
Darius Vassell's blistering pace creates Aston Villa's best chance but the Villa front man tamely shot straight at Antti Niemi
Jamie Redknapp booked for late lunge on Thomas Hitzlsperger
Jamie Redknapp free kick from the edge of the Villa box driven low, blocked by Lee Hendrie, resulting in a Southampton corner
25yard Stephen Davis volley flashes high over the bar
Peter Crouch caps off a lively first 15 Mins by slotting the past Thomas Sorensen, after Thomas Hitzlsperger was caught in posession in his own half
Great work by Peter Crouch resulting in a delightful chip by Kevin Phillips over the helpless Thomas Sorensen
Early pressure from Villa results in deflected volley from Thomas Hitzlsperger
Aston Villa get the game under way
Kick off delayed by 15 mins due to car accident outside St Marys
Southampton moved a step closer to relegation after allowing Aston Villa to recover from a two-goal half-time deficit to inflict a defeat that seriously threatens Saints' top-flight status. Southampton badly needed to beat mid-table Villa and were given the perfect start when they went two goals ahead after only 13 minutes. Saints were ahead after only four minutes when Peter Crouch got away down the right and crossed for Kevin Phillips to score from 12 yards. Southampton went further in front in the 13th minute when Jamie Redknapp was allowed to run from the halfway line to set up an easy goal for former Villa striker Crouch. There might have been more goals for Harry Redknapp's side but Villa goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen made two excellent saves before the break. The match was turned on its head when Nolberto Solano came on as a half-time substitute and, within ten minutes he had set up a goal for another substitute, Carlton Cole. Solano equalised in the 70th minute and, with Southampton now in disarray, Stephen Davis added a third. Cole, who had replaced the injured Darius Vassell in the 36th minute, broke clear only to shot into the side-netting as Villa went in search of a fourth. Southampton threw players forward in a desperate bid to snatch an equaliser and Henri Camara shot wide when well-placed, hanging his head in shame and disappointment at the near miss. Harry Redknapp left his seat on the bench in the closing stages to pace up and down his technical area with increasing nervousness but nothing worked. Crouch, who capped a dominant first-half performance with his 14th goal of the season against his old club, was an isolated figure for much of the second half. His strike partner Phillips, a target for Villa in the January transfer window, was also starved of opportunities after a bright first half. Villa, without ever hitting top form, had been allowed to get back into a match that seemed to have slipped from their grasp long before the break. MAN OF THE MATCH: Nolberto Solano (Aston Villa) - Came on at the interval as a substitute and transformed the match by making one goal and scoring another. The Peruvian's efforts ensured the match really was a game of two halves.
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