Birthday boy Ward-Prowse steers Saints to Villa win


Soccer Football - Premier League - Aston Villa v Southampton - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - November 1, 2020 Southampton's James Ward-Prowse scores their second goal Pool via REUTERS/Michael Steele

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Southampton broke into the Premier League top four on Sunday after midfielder James Ward-Prowse curled in a pair of sublime free kicks and set up another goal on his 26th birthday to engineer a thrilling 4-3 win at Aston Villa.

Southampton romped to a 4-0 lead before Villa's late surge ultimately produced an avalanche of goals, with the Midlands side suffering their second successive home defeat after they were beaten by Leeds United 3-0 in the previous round of matches.

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