Danny Ings is down and holding his leg, which is never a good thing after all his injury problems. It came from a clash between himself and a couple of Villa players.

Villa are doing everything they can to try and narrow this scoreline further and make the last few minutes uncomfortable for the visitors. Southampton are resolute, though.

Sean: If Pickford is dropped by club, Henderson isn't playing for Man United, Pope bottom of the league with Burnley, surely McCarthy at Southampton has to get a look in?

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Mings has one goal and he goes close to another with a header from a corner that is pushed wide by McCarthy.

Bertrand is off, with Ibrahima Diallo replacing him.

Douglas Luiz is OK to carry on for Villa.

Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz is down and receiving treatment, as is Ryan Bertrand for Southampton. Gives the other players a chance to get some drinks in.

Trezeguet is staging a bit of a one-man attack on Southampton's goal. His third angled effort of this half (after a corner drops at his feet) is palmed away by McCarthy.

Chris Waddle
Ex-Tottenham and England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

He's kept his cards close to his chest Carlo Ancelotti, but when you go and sign a new keeper a few weeks ago you think why'd you sign him?

Maybe the manager thinks now it's time. Let's be honest, when you see the goals Everton concede, you often think Pickford could've done better.

It's up to Jordan Pickford again to fight for his place when he gets a chance.

Back down the other end, and Ross Barkley curls a shot wide.

The scoreline and time are not Villa's friends, but they are still chipping away.

For a moment, Danny Ings thought he had his second, but the flag goes up to signify he moved a bit early to collect the ball behind the Villa defence before chipping in.

Stephen Warnock
Ex-Liverpool defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

You look towards the England number one spot now.

Who comes in? Nick Pope's Burnley are bottom. Dean Henderson isn't playing for Manchester United.

Adrian Gaveglia: No Everton fan expected that lineup. Feels defensive but also ruthless. Even the bench seems to be sending a message with Ellis and Tosun on it.

Trezeguet again with a shot from an angle, but McCarthy is right behind it.

Paul Smith: 4 for Saints, 3 points off of the top and playing with such beautiful flow. I miss the old relegation battles ... NOT!

Tom: Southampton are the perfect example of what happens when you give a manager time to implement their plans, ideas and tactics and don't panic when you don't see immediate results. Patience is a virtue.

Jon Evans: it would be nice if Southampton could try to not score every shot on target...

Villa continue to push for a further foothold. Trezeguet has a shot after a cross finds him in the box, but it is blocked by a diving Saints defender.

Villa's second change sees Ahmed El Mohamady come on for Matty Cash.

Villa having a little period now, flush from the momentum of that goal.

If they get another quickly, they really will believe.

They scream for a penalty after Matt Targett goes down under a challenge from Kyle Walker-Peters, but the ref isn't interested. Nor should he be.

Since the start of last season, only Jamie Vardy (29) has scored more Premier League goals than Danny Ings (27), while no player has scored more from outside the box than Ings (5) in this period.

Not bad Ingsy lad.