Philippe Coutinho put on a clinic in Aston Villa’s comprehensive 4-0 victory over Southampton at Villa Park on Saturday.
The Brazilian, on loan from Barcelona, assisted on Douglas Luiz’s tap-in goal in the 44th minute to give Villa a 2-0 advantage on the stroke of halftime.
Love that, @CalumChambers95. 😍
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) March 5, 2022
What a pass to help set up @DGOficial's first goal since 2020! 👌 pic.twitter.com/i57Tm6XK3O
Coutinho went on to extend Villa’s lead to three goals in the 52nd minute, when he evaded a handful of defenders in the Southampton box and beat Fraser Forster from close range.
4️⃣ games. 3️⃣ goals. 3️⃣ assists.
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) March 8, 2022
Philippe Coutinho at Villa Park. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/QSX9M1q8HH
Villa boasted an expected goals (xG) rating of 2.9 against Southampton and Coutinho very well could have had a second goal in the match. He recorded the most touches in the opposition box of any player, the most shots (4), and the most big-chances created (2).
He’s been a sensation since joining in January and has three goals and three assists in four appearances at Villa Park.
Ollie Watkins said of Coutinho: “He’s too sharp – he thinks quicker than anyone else. I can’t speak highly enough about him to be honest. It’s a joy to play with him, and , and hopefully we can do this more often to teams.”
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