Match Report
4 points and 13 places separated them: Aston Villa 8th with 16, Celtic 21st with 12. Aston Villa had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 8th in the table. Per game in the league, Aston Villa were scoring 1.63 and conceding 0.75, Celtic 1.63 and 1.75, against a competition average of 1.63 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Celtic in 6 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The venue was Villa Park, with room for 42,640 spectators. It was 2-2 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 4-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Aston Villa: Morgan Rogers (3'), Morgan Rogers (5'), Morgan Rogers (90'), Ollie Watkins (60') · Celtic: Adam Uche Idah (36'), Adam Uche Idah (38')
Key stats
Possession: Aston Villa 58% · Celtic 42% · Total shots: 20-6 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 4-4