Aston Villa took time to break down home resistance before goals from substitutes Ollie Watkins, Donyell Malen and John McGinn led them to a 3-0 win at relegated Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.

Saints frustrated Villa for large parts of the game and even threatened to take the lead when Archer stung the palms of Martinez from a tight angle, but they spent the majority of the 90 minutes camped on the edge of their own penalty area against the dominant visitors.