Southampton just about edged past Aston Villa on Sunday, and James Ward-Prowse was arguably the best player on the pitch.
The Saints just about got the job done against Villa, winning 4-3 at Villa Park. Jannik Vestergaard netted the first, before Ward-Prowse scored two sumptuous free-kicks. Danny Ings completed the scoring in the second half for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side, but Tyrone Mings, Ollie Watkins and Jack Grealish put the Saints under pressure late on. The south-coast outfit held on, though, and are now unbeaten in five Premier League games, winning four and drawing one.
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Along with his two goals, Ward-Prowse also provided the assist for Vestergaard’s header. It was quite the 26th birthday for the England international.
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These Southampton fans were absolutely delighted with his display, and they took to Twitter to share their thoughts.
Let’s see what they had to say about Ward-Prowse below
To think the idiot Mark Hughes wanted to sell James Ward Prowse to Burnley 2 years ago for £15 mil. I said 3 years ago JWP is a future England captain key let alone just a squad member for Gareth Southgate @England at the @EURO2020 in the summer #saintsfc @SouthamptonFC
👏👏👏— “We The People” (@Sidlaw100) November 1, 2020
JWP has been an incredible player for a long time now. He presses, he nails his passes, he wins the ball back, he pushes forward. He has been criticised for been in the Eng side but now I hope the world is waking up to the fact he deserves his place #bbcfootball
— FI BinBagJez (@FI_BinBagJez) November 1, 2020
Master class!!
— Jon Sheeran (@Jonnieshaz) November 1, 2020
ward-prowse goat
— VINICIUS JÚNIOR (@Culesalacuev8) November 1, 2020
I’ll hold my hands up and couple of season ago I was wrong about JWP. He’s a different gravy under Ralph
— peace&love (@inthemiddle6969) November 1, 2020
James Ward absolutely magnificent performance 🤯
— lemo (@fitratollah) November 1, 2020
In other news, there is an update on this summer Saints target.
