Premier League · Sun, 19 Apr 2026 ·
Aston Villa vs Sunderland — 4 - 3
Villa Park · Referee: S. Barrott
Match report
Aston Villa beat Sunderland 4-3 as O. Watkins scores twice
Aston Villa beat Sunderland 4-3 in Premier League matchday 33 on Sunday, 19 April 2026 at Villa Park. O. Watkins (2', 36'), M. Rogers (46') and T. Abraham (90') scored for Aston Villa, while C. Rigg (9'), T. Hume (86') and W. Isidor (87') found the net for Sunderland. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Aston Villa had 50% of the ball and 15 shots (7 on target) against Sunderland’s 10 (7 on target). Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) was the top-rated player with 9.0. The result leaves Aston Villa 16th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Sunderland 14th on 4.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 5 | -2 | 3 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 21 Nov 2026, Aston Villa – Sunderland
Match events
- 2'goalO. WatkinsAssist: J. McGinn
- 9'goalC. RiggAssist: N. Sadiki
- 36'goalO. WatkinsAssist: I. Maatsen
- 46'goalM. RogersAssist: O. Watkins
- 63'substitutionC. RiggOff: C. Talbi
- 63'substitutionO. AldereteOff: D. Ballard
- 63'substitutionR. MandavaOff: T. Hume
- 66'yellow cardNoah SadikiYellow Card
- 70'substitutionI. MaatsenOff: L. Digne
- 70'substitutionR. BarkleyOff: E. Buendia
- 80'substitutionO. WatkinsOff: T. Abraham
- 80'substitutionJ. McGinnOff: J. Sancho
- 84'substitutionB. BrobbeyOff: W. Isidor
- 86'goalT. HumeNormal Goal
- 87'goalW. IsidorAssist: E. Le Fee
- 90'goalT. AbrahamAssist: L. Digne
- 90+5'yellow cardNordi MukieleYellow Card
- 90+8'yellow cardAmadou OnanaYellow Card
- 90+8'yellow cardDaniel BallardYellow Card
Lineups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Unai Emery
Starting XI
- 23E. MartinezG
- 2M. CashD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 5T. MingsD
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 24A. OnanaM
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 7J. McGinnM
- 6R. BarkleyM
- 27M. RogersM
- 11O. WatkinsF
Substitutes
- 40M. BizotG
- 3V. LindelofD
- 31L. BaileyF
- 21Douglas LuizM
- 26L. BogardeM
- 12L. DigneD
- 18T. AbrahamF
- 10E. BuendiaM
- 19J. SanchoF
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris
Starting XI
- 22R. RoefsG
- 20N. MukieleD
- 13L. O'NienD
- 15O. AldereteD
- 17R. MandavaD
- 34G. XhakaM
- 27N. SadikiM
- 11C. RiggM
- 19H. DiarraM
- 28E. Le FeeM
- 9B. BrobbeyF
Substitutes
- 31M. EllborgG
- 3D. CirkinD
- 50H. JonesM
- 7C. TalbiF
- 5D. BallardD
- 6L. GeertruidaD
- 18W. IsidorF
- 32T. HumeD
- 12E. MayendaF
Match statistics
- 50%Possession50%
- 2.84Expected goals (xG)1.73
- 15Total shots10
- 7Shots on target7
- 5Shots off target2
- 3Blocked shots1
- 10Shots inside the box8
- 5Shots outside the box2
- 4Corners5
- 0Offsides3
- 11Fouls11
- 1Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves3
- 403Passes406
- 341Accurate passes340
- 85%Pass accuracy84%
- -0.44Goals prevented-0.44
Player statistics
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Emiliano MartinezG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 2Matty CashD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Ezri KonsaD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 5Tyrone MingsD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 22Ian MaatsenD | 70 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 6Ross BarkleyM | 70 | 6.5 | ||
| 7John McGinnM | 80 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 8Youri TielemansM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 24Amadou OnanaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Morgan RogersMTop rated | 90 | 9.0 | 1 | |
| 11Ollie WatkinsF | 80 | 8.6 | 2 | 1 |
| 40Marco BizotG | – | – | ||
| 3Victor LindelofD | – | – | ||
| 12Lucas DigneD | 20 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 10Emiliano BuendíaM | 20 | 6.5 | ||
| 21Douglas LuizM | – | – | ||
| 26Lamare BogardeM | – | – | ||
| 18Tammy AbrahamF | 10 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 19Jadon SanchoF | 10 | 5.9 | ||
| 31Leon BaileyF | – | – |
Sunderland
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Robin RoefsG | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 13Luke O'NienD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 15Omar AldereteD | 63 | 6.0 | ||
| 17Reinildo MandavaD | 63 | 5.9 | ||
| 20Nordi MukieleD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 11Chris RiggM | 63 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 19Habib DiarraM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Noah SadikiM | 90 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 28Enzo Le FéeM | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 34Granit XhakaM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Brian BrobbeyF | 84 | 6.2 | ||
| 31Melker EllborgG | – | – | ||
| 3Dennis CirkinD | – | – | ||
| 5Daniel BallardD | 27 | 7.3 | ||
| 6Lutsharel GeertruidaD | – | – | ||
| 32Trai HumeD | 27 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 50Harrison JonesM | – | – | ||
| 7Chemsdine TalbiF | 27 | 6.5 | ||
| 12Eliezer MayendaF | – | – | ||
| 18Wilson IsidorF | 14 | 7.7 | 1 |