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Aston Villa 1-1 Stoke City: Player Ratings at bet365 Stadium

By Josh Tonti

STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 23: Mame Biram Diouf of Stoke City is tackled by Conor Hourihane of Aston Villa during the Sky Bet Championship match between Stoke City and Aston Villa at Bet365 Stadium on February 23, 2019 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 23: Mame Biram Diouf of Stoke City is tackled by Conor Hourihane of Aston Villa during the Sky Bet Championship match between Stoke City and Aston Villa at Bet365 Stadium on February 23, 2019 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) /
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Aston Villa secured a road point at Stoke City following a dominant second-half display.

Aston Villa’s league-leading 15th draw of the season means the club sticks around top-half of the EFL Championship table for the time being. Barring a miracle winning run, it’s unlikely play-offs will be attainable this season.

But the football hasn’t stopped yet, and Villa had a road game away to Stoke on Saturday. The match started disastrously as Stoke forward Sam Vokes rolled in the game’s opening goal inside five minutes. Things got worse when Alan Hutton had to depart with a knee injury in the 7th-minute as Albert Adomah came in for relief while Ahmed Elmohamady slid to right-back.

For Hutton, hopefully it’s not his final appearance in the claret and blue (or career, for that matter).

Goalscorer Vokes left with an injury of his own about ten minutes later, but Stoke kept up a decent attack for much of the remaining first-half. Villa got things going as the half progressed, but could not threaten Jack Butland in goal. Villa may have been down at halftime but they came out en fuego after the break. Anwar El Ghazi was a constant threat down the left channel, while set pieces were aplenty.

Albert Adomah, of all players, scored the equalizer for Villa – his first of the season – when he fired home from a ground cross. The game ended 1-1 as Stoke, and specifically Jack Butland, held on for a share of the spoils.

JED STEER. 6.0. Three saves from four attempts. Jed Steer was cool, calm, and collected.. GK. Aston Villa

5.5. Put down an admirable performance after moving to right-back.. RB. Aston Villa. AHMED ELMOHAMADY

Tommy Elphick was a monster in the air, winning 9 aerial duels to go with 3 clearances.. RCB. Aston Villa. TOMMY ELPHICK. 6.5

LCB. Aston Villa. TYRONE MINGS. 6.5. Had a few errors in defense, but Tyrone Mings nearly won the match with a bullet header. He was really good carrying the ball out of the defending third, too.

LB. Aston Villa. KORTNEY HAUSE. 6.5. Hause wasn’t perfect in possession, but he had another promising display at left-back.

Aston Villa. GLENN WHELAN. 5.5. 90% passing accuracy, but Glenn Whelan really hamstrung the Villa attack through the middle. Tammy Abraham and Jonathan Kodjia were forced to drop deep to pick up possession.. CM

6.5. 2 shots, 2 key passes, 91% passing accuracy – Conor Hourihane was really good for Aston Villa.. CM. Aston Villa. CONOR HOURIHANE

5.5. <strong>Goal</strong> aside, Albert Adomah struggled in most facets.. RW. Aston Villa. ALBERT ADOMAH

7.0. Aston Villa’s most influential player in the attacking third, Anwar El Ghazi really brought it in the second-half. He <strong>a</strong><strong>ssisted</strong> Adomah’s goal with 2 key passes and four total shots. Had a 1 v. 1 with the goalkeeper that he fired over the bar, however.. LW. Aston Villa. ANWAR EL GHAZI

JONATHAN KODJIA. 5.5. Kodjia never really got it going, but he did draw a few important fouls.. SS. Aston Villa

CF. Aston Villa. TAMMY ABRAHAM. 6.0. Robbed of a goal by Jack Butland. Tammy Abraham wasn’t too involved with just 39 touches.

All data provided by WhoScored match center. André Green and Alan Hutton played under ten minutes each.

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