Aston Villa welcomed Ajax at Villa Park in the UEFA Europa Conference League earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a victory at home. The Villans made a strong start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 25th minute when Ollie Watkins found the back of the net. Unai Emery’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Leon Bailey doubled Aston Villa’s advantage at the hour mark before Jhon Duran killed the game off in the 75th minute. Moussa Diaby added another goal just six minutes later as the Villans cruised to a dominant 4-0 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player performed during the match against Ajax.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10
He made one solid save at the back and earned an important clean sheet tonight.
RB: Matty Cash – 8/10
Cash performed his defensive duties well and was good on the ball.
CB: Diego Carlos – 7/10
He passed the ball well from the back and was strong in the air.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10
Torres kept things tidy on the defensive end of the field and did enough to secure a clean sheet.
LB: Alex Moreno – 7/10
He came back to defend when needed and made one decent chance going forward.
RM: Leon Bailey – 8/10
Bailey scored with a good finish at the hour and made some driving runs with the ball on the right flank.
CM: John McGinn – 8/10
He ran the show in the middle of the park and helped the Villans secure a convincing win tonight.
CM: Douglas Luiz –
Luiz worked his socks off and managed to secure a couple of assists.
LM: Matty Rogers – 6/10
He received a yellow card in the first half and was substituted at half-time.
ST: Moussa Diaby – 8/10
Diaby was a constant menace in the final third and scored a fine goal in the second half.
ST: Ollie Watkins – 8/10
Watkins scored the all-important opening goal and had to go off with an injury.
Substitutes:
ST: Jhon Duran – 7/10
He managed to get his name on the scoresheet in the second half.
CM: Youri Tielemans – 6.5/10
Tielemans added some energy to Emery’s midfield.
