Walsall 1
Guthrie 68'
Aston Villa 4
Hourihane 4' 23' 54', Whelan 38'
Video
Reviews
- The Claret and View: Aston Villa 4 – 1 Walsall: Villa’s Irish Contingent Steal the Show
- 7500 to Holte: Aston Villa 4 – 1 Walsall: Hourihane hat-trick guides Villa to victory
Timeline
- 4′ – GOAL: Hourihane [0-1]
- 23′ – GOAL: Hourihane [0-2]
- 38′ – GOAL: Whelan [0-3]
- 54′ – GOAL: Hourihane [0-4]
- 68′ – GOAL: Guthrie [1-4]
Formations
Teamsheets
Starting
| Walsall | |
| 13 | Chris Dunn |
| 2 | Nicky Devlin |
| 4 | George Dobson |
| 5 | Jon Guthrie |
| 6 | Trialist |
| 7 | Callum Cockerill-Mollett |
| 8 | Keiron Morris |
| 9 | Andy Cook |
| 10 | Dylan Parker |
| 12 | Liam Kinsella |
| 16 | Maziar Kouhyar |
| Aston Villa | |
| 13 | Jed Steer |
| 4 | De Laet |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 24 | Tommy Elphick |
| 21 | Alan Hutton |
| 3 | Neil Tayllor |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 8 | Henri Lansbury |
| 22 | Jonathan Kodjia |
Subs
| Walsall | |
| 1 | Liam Roberts |
| 3 | Luke Leahy // 11 Zeli Ismail |
| 14 | Mitchel Candlin // 15 Adam Chambers |
| 17 | Trialist // 18 Jordon Sangha |
| 19 | Luke Little |
| 20 | Amadou Bakayoko |
| 22 | Sam Leivesley |
| Aston Villa | |
| Mark Bunn | |
| James Bree | |
| Gary Gardner | |
| Albert Adomah | |
| Andre Green | |
| Keinan Davis | |
| Harvey Knibbs | |