7 December 2024 …
Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton: Jhon Duran’s first-half winner lifts Villa to fifth in Premier League
Russell Martin’s visitors showed promise, but a soft underbelly cost them in the 24th minute when Taylor Harwood-Bellis failed to deal with a hopeful ball to Duran and the striker raced clear to score.
“I love Taylor and I don’t want to criticise him, but what happened can’t happen,” said Martin.
“Smooth the game out and pass the ball to a team-mate or you defend and clear it and we