La Liga · Mon, 9 Feb 2026 ·
Villarreal vs Espanyol — 4 - 1
Estadio de la Ceramica · Referee: A. Cordero
Match report
Villarreal beat Espanyol 4-1
Villarreal beat Espanyol 4-1 in La Liga matchday 23 on Monday, 9 February 2026 at Estadio de la Ceramica. G. Mikautadze (35'), J. Salinas (41' og), N. Pepe (50') and A. Moleiro (55') scored for Villarreal, while L. Cabrera (88') found the net for Espanyol. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Villarreal had 49% of the ball and 10 shots (3 on target) against Espanyol’s 9 (2 on target). Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) was the top-rated player with 9.0. The result leaves Villarreal 9th in the La Liga table on 8 points and Espanyol 15th on 7.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 14 | Celta Vigo | 7 | +2 | 7 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 7 | -10 | 7 |
Match events
- 6'yellow cardJose SalinasYellow Card
- 16'yellow cardTajon BuchananYellow Card
- 35'goalG. MikautadzeAssist: T. Buchanan
- 41'own goalJ. Salinas(own goal)Own Goal
- 46'substitutionF. CaleroOff: C. Riedel
- 50'goalN. PepeAssist: A. Moleiro
- 53'yellow cardEdu ExpósitoYellow Card
- 55'goalA. MoleiroAssist: G. Mikautadze
- 57'yellow cardClemens RiedelYellow Card
- 59'substitutionExpositoOff: C. Pickel
- 59'substitutionT. DolanOff: C. Ngonge
- 59'substitutionR. Fernandez JaenOff: K. Garcia
- 64'substitutionT. BuchananOff: A. Perez
- 65'substitutionD. ParejoOff: S. Comesana
- 70'yellow cardPape GueyeYellow Card
- 72'substitutionP. MillaOff: A. Roca
- 73'substitutionS. MourinoOff: A. Freeman
- 73'substitutionG. MikautadzeOff: T. Oluwaseyi
- 80'substitutionA. MoleiroOff: H. Lopez
- 88'goalL. CabreraAssist: C. Ngonge
- 89'yellow cardSergi CardonaYellow Card
Lineups
Villarreal
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Marcelino
Starting XI
- 1Luiz JuniorG
- 15S. MourinoD
- 6P. NavarroD
- 12R. VeigaD
- 23S. CardonaD
- 17T. BuchananM
- 18P. GueyeM
- 10D. ParejoM
- 20A. MoleiroM
- 19N. PepeF
- 9G. MikautadzeF
Substitutes
- 25A. TenasG
- 7G. Moreno
- 14S. ComesanaM
- 22A. PerezF
- 4R. MarinD
- 3A. FreemanD
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 32H. LopezF
Espanyol
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Manolo Gonzalez
Starting XI
- 13M. DmitrovicG
- 23O. El HilaliD
- 5F. CaleroD
- 6L. CabreraD
- 12J. SalinasD
- 4U. GonzalezM
- 10P. LozanoM
- 11P. MillaM
- 8ExpositoM
- 24T. DolanM
- 9R. Fernandez JaenF
Substitutes
- 1A. FortunoG
- 30P. TristanG
- 18C. PickelM
- 16C. NgongeF
- 17JofreF
- 20A. RocaF
- 19K. GarciaF
- 15M. RubioD
- 38C. RiedelD
- 2R. SanchezD
Match statistics
- 49%Possession51%
- 0.76Expected goals (xG)0.43
- 10Total shots9
- 3Shots on target2
- 4Shots off target5
- 3Blocked shots2
- 7Shots inside the box4
- 3Shots outside the box5
- 5Corners8
- 1Offsides0
- 18Fouls11
- 3Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves0
- 428Passes438
- 378Accurate passes375
- 88%Pass accuracy86%
- -2.21Goals prevented-2.21
Player statistics
Villarreal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luiz JúniorG | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 6Pau NavarroD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 12Renato VeigaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 15Santiago MouriñoD | 73 | 7.3 | ||
| 23Sergi CardonaD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Dani ParejoM | 65 | 7.0 | ||
| 17Tajon BuchananM | 64 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 18Pape GueyeM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 20Alberto MoleiroM | 80 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9Georges MikautadzeF | 73 | 8.6 | 1 | 1 |
| 19Nicolas PépéFTop rated | 90 | 9.0 | 1 | |
| 25Arnau TenasG | – | – | ||
| 3Alexander FreemanD | 17 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Rafa MarínD | – | – | ||
| 14Santi ComesañaM | 25 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Tani OluwaseyiF | 17 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Ayoze PérezF | 26 | 6.9 | ||
| 32Hugo LopezF | 10 | 6.5 |
Espanyol
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Marko DmitrovićG | 90 | 5.3 | ||
| 5Fernando CaleroD | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 6Leandro CabreraD | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 12Jose SalinasD | 90 | 4.9 | ||
| 23Omar El HilaliD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 4Urko GonzálezM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 8Edu ExpósitoM | 59 | 6.0 | ||
| 10Pol LozanoM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 11Pere MillaM | 72 | 6.5 | ||
| 24Tyrhys DolanM | 59 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Roberto FernándezF | 59 | 6.2 | ||
| 1Angel FortunoG | – | – | ||
| 30Pol Tristan JimenezG | – | – | ||
| 2Rubén SánchezD | – | – | ||
| 15Miguel RubioD | – | – | ||
| 38Clemens RiedelD | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Charles PickelM | 31 | 6.3 | ||
| 16Cyril NgongeF | 31 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 17Jofre CarrerasF | – | – | ||
| 19Kike GarcíaF | 31 | 6.2 | ||
| 20Antoniu RocaF | 18 | 6.2 |