da brwin： Aston Villa’s poor form continued on Saturday afternoon, with Steven Gerrard’s side falling to a 1-0 defeat to Watford.
da 888： The Hornets hadn’t scored in their previous four Premier League games but Emmanuel Dennis’ late header earned the visitors three vital points.
Villa dominated the ball and had 20 shots, however, they are now winless in three, picking up just one point against Leeds, Newcastle and Watford.
Here at The Transfer Tavern, we’ve used statistical experts SofaScore to analyse Villa’s three worst performers to have played at least 45 minutes. In total, these players lost the ball 21 times, were second best in 71% of their aerial and ground duels and also failed to have a shot on goal.
Danny Ings – 6.3/10
First up is Ings, who came in for Ollie Watkins for a rare start under Gerrard. Unfortunately, the striker failed to take his chance from the off and was Villa’s worst-rated starter by some distance.
Ings gave possession away seven times, won just one of his 10 duels and failed to have a shot on target. He did hit the woodwork but managed just 33 touches all afternoon, ending with a rating of 6.3/10.
Douglas Luiz – 6.7/10
Luiz, who was slammed by Gregg Evans on Saturday, also makes the list.
The Brazilian only played 58 minutes and hardly contributed, failing to make a clearance or interception. The midfielder gave the ball away twice, lost three of his four duels and made just one tackle all afternoon.
Calum Chambers – 6.8/10
Last up is Chambers, who kept his place in the side with Ezri Konsa still suspended.
The centre-back ended with a rating of 6.8/10, losing possession on 12 occasions and losing seven of his 13 duels. Chambers made just one tackle and failed to make an interception and was unsuccessful in half of his attempted long balls.
In other news: Sky Sports man: Steven Gerrard may now sell ‘frustrating’ Aston Villa ace after storming off.