Jhon Duran's first-half goal gave Aston Villa a 1-0 home win over Southampton, moving Unai Emery's side up to fifth in the Premier League after back-to-back wins.
Duran took full advantage of his first Premier League start of the season, scoring a 24th-minute winner with a clinical one-on-one finish as Southampton failed to get a shot on target.
Duran, replaced by Ollie Watkins in the 58th minute, curled home for his ninth goal in all competitions, while it was his first in the Premier League since September.
Watkins was wasteful when he came on as Villa failed to find a second to avoid a nerve-wracking finish, although Southampton could not force Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez into a save.
The visitors had more possession than Villa but were toothless in defeat, leaving Russell Martin's side eight points from safety at the foot of the table and without an away league victory this season.
Villa, meanwhile, are heading in the right direction, having put their eight-match winless streak behind them with their second win in four days and are now two points behind the top four.
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