Aston Villa 0-1 Southampton Highlights

Aston Villa slipped into the relegation spots in controversial circumstances as Jay Rodriguez’s blatant first-half dive helped Southampton to a valuable win.

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Venue: Villa Park
Date: Saturday, 12 January, 2013
Kick off: 15:00 GMT

0-1 Lambert (Penalty) 34′

Head-to-head

Southampton’s 4-1 victory at St Mary’s in September was their first Premier League win of the season.

Saints had trailed at the break to a Darren Bent goal but Rickie Lambert scored twice in the second-half to help inspire a fine comeback win.

That loss is Villa’s only defeat to Southampton in their last six league games (W3, D2, L1).

The last encounter played between the two sides at Villa Park came in August 2004, Carlton Cole and Darius Vassell with the goals that day in a 2-0 Villa win.

Southampton have kept clean sheets in all three of their Premier League wins at Villa Park: 1-0 in 1999 and 2002 and 2-0 in 1993. This will be their 14th trip (W3, D4, L6).

Aston Villa

Aston Villa have won just five (13%) of their last 37 Premier League games (W5, D15, L17).

Paul Lambert’s side have scored only one goal in their last five home matches – a 1-0 win over fellow relegation candidates Reading.

No club has conceded more than Villa this term (41), while only QPR have scored as few as Lambert’s side (17).

Christian Benteke (136) has won more aerial battles than any other player in the Premier League this season.

Southampton

Southampton have taken 14 points from their last 10 league games (W3, D5, L2).

If Nigel Adkins’s men avoid defeat they will equal their season’s best four-match unbeaten run – they have drawn each of their last three games.

Saints have won four of five previous meetings against fellow sides in the bottom six this season, the exception being their 2-0 defeat by Wigan in their opening home game.

Rickie Lambert has scored in three of Southampton’s last four Premier League away games.