Aston Villa 1-3 Southampton: Three Match Takeaway Thoughts

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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 21: Anwar El Ghazi of Aston Villa battles for possession with Ryan Bertrand of Southampton during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Southampton FC at Villa Park on December 21, 2019 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /

Southampton moved out of the Premier League’s bottom three with a 3-1 win over Aston Villa on Saturday.

Another two goals from Danny Ings and a first-half header from Jack Stephens proved enough to see off the Villans, who could only reply late on through Jack Grealish.

For once, Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side have managed to take the pressure off themselves and put it on to another team when it matters and with a lot of points to play for in the next week.

The real task will be reproducing their performance from yesterday when they return to St Mary’s and building some real momentum to pull away from the drop zone.

Looking at the most relevant points after the win over Villa, here are three takeaway thoughts from the game: