Aston Villa vs Sunderland match stats & report

4–3 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 33 · Villa Park, Birmingham · Ref S. Barrott

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Aston Villa beat Sunderland 4–3 in the Premier League on 19 April 2026. Expected goals finished 2.84–1.73. Aston Villa had 50% of the ball.

Aston Villa vs Sunderland match statistics

Aston VillaSunderland

50% Ball possession 50%
2.84 Expected goals (xG) 1.73
15 Total shots 10
7 Shots on target 7
5 Shots off target 2
3 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 8
4 Corners 5
11 Fouls 11
0 Offsides 3
1 Yellow cards 3
403 Passes 406
85% Pass accuracy 84%
4 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

2' Goal O. Watkins (assist J. McGinn) Aston Villa
9' Goal C. Rigg (assist N. Sadiki) Sunderland
36' Goal O. Watkins (assist I. Maatsen) Aston Villa
46' Goal M. Rogers (assist O. Watkins) Aston Villa
66' Yellow card N. Sadiki Sunderland
86' Goal T. Hume Sunderland
87' Goal W. Isidor (assist E. Le Fée) Sunderland
90' Goal T. Abraham (assist L. Digne) Aston Villa
90+5' Yellow card N. Mukiele Sunderland
90+8' Yellow card A. Onana Aston Villa
90+8' Yellow card D. Ballard Sunderland

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Unai Emery

23 E. Martinez

22 I. Maatsen 5 T. Mings 4 E. Konsa 2 M. Cash

8 Y. Tielemans 24 A. Onana

27 M. Rogers 6 R. Barkley 7 J. McGinn

11 O. Watkins

Bench M. Bizot , V. Lindelöf , L. Bailey , Douglas Luiz , L. Bogarde , L. Digne , T. Abraham , E. Buendía , J. Sancho

Sunderland

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Regis Le Bris

22 R. Roefs

17 R. Mandava 15 O. Alderete 13 L. O'Nien 20 N. Mukiele

27 N. Sadiki 34 G. Xhaka

28 E. Le Fée 19 H. Diarra 11 C. Rigg

9 B. Brobbey

Bench M. Ellborg , D. Cirkin , Harrison Jones , C. Talbi , D. Ballard , L. Geertruida , W. Isidor , T. Hume , Eliezer Mayenda

Form guide

Aston Villa at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.8 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.3 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sunderland away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

35% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa vs Sunderland head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
21 Sep 25	Sunderland v Aston Villa	1–1

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Aston Villa vs Sunderland head-to-head record