EPL: Aston Villa overcome Wolves thanks to Ghazis late penalty
Updated On: 13 December, 2020 12:00 AM IST | | AFP
Villa appealed for a penalty when the ball glanced off Romain Saiss- shoulder as he stooped to head clear, but VAR ignored their protests.

Aston Villas Dutch striker Anwar El Ghazi (C) celebrates with teammates after he kicks the penalty and scores his teams first goal during the English Premier League football match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa at the Molineux stadium in
Anwar El Ghazi-s last-gasp penalty fired 10-man Aston Villa to a dramatic 1-0 win against, while under-fire Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer prepared for a crucial derby against Manchester City on Saturday.
In the first of the day-s Premier League games, Dutch winger El Ghazi struck from the spot in stoppage-time to lift Villa into eighth place. Villa had Douglas Luiz sent off in the final minutes for two bookings after the Brazilian midfielder caught Daniel Podence with an elbow. But Nelson Semedo-s foul on John McGinn triggered El Ghazi-s penalty before Wolves midfielder Joao Moutinho was dismissed for a second yellow card just moments from full-time in a fractious local derby. After two successive defeats, Villa will hope they are back on track with just their second win in six games.
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