Wolves’ Dominant Victory Exposes Aston Villa’s Shocking Premier League Collapse—What Sparked the Crisis?
Aston Villa substitutes:, Marco Bizot, Victor Lindelof, Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley, Tammy Abraham, Ian Maatsen, Lamare Bogarde, Leon Bailey, Alysson
Wolves vs Aston Villa stats
- Wolves have won five of their last seven Premier League home games against Villa (D1 L1) and are unbeaten in five since a 1-0 defeat in December 2020
- Rob Edwards’ side have failed to score in a league-high 15 different Premier League games this season. Only in 2009/10 (17) and 2021/22 (16) have they failed in more in a single campaign
- Each of Wolves’ previous seven Premier League wins (dating to March 2025) had been against teams in the bottom seven, with those sides having an average position of 17th. They had been winless in 17 against sides in the top half (D5 L12) since a 1-0 win at Bournemouth in February 2025
- Their record of conceding first in 22 different Premier League games this season is the worst of any team. Of the 40 teams to play more than 200 games in the competition, Wolves have conceded first in the highest percentage of them (59.6%, doing so in 266 of 446 matches)
- Villa had won three of their previous four Premier League games against Wolves (L1), as many as in their previous 15 (D6 L6)
- They failed to complete a Premier League double in the fixture for the first time since 2003/04
- Since a run of eight Premier League wins in a row between November 9 and December 27 this season, Villa haven’t had a repeated result in any of their last 10 games (LWDLWLDWDL), last drawing consecutive games in September against Everton and Sunderland
- Three of Villa’s last four Premier League goals have been scored during the last five minutes of normal time (88th, 86th and 88th), while they have netted 63.2% of their goals during the second half of games (24/38)
- Only in 2015/16 (70.4%), 1999/00 (69.6%) and 2007/08 (66.2%) have they scored a higher share of second-half goals in a Premier League season
What’s next for Wolves and Aston Villa? Fixtures, schedule
Wolves host one of the teams chasing Villa, Liverpool, twice in a week: in the league on Tuesday (20:15) and in the FA Cup fifth round on Friday (20:15).
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