Premier League · Fri, 27 Feb 2026 ·
Wolves vs Aston Villa — 2 - 0
Molineux Stadium · Referee: C. Pawson
Match report
Wolves beat Aston Villa 2-0
Aston Villa were beaten 2-0 by Wolves at Molineux Stadium on Friday, 27 February 2026 in Premier League matchday 28. Joao Gomes (61') and R. Gomes (90') scored for Wolves. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Wolves had 39% of the ball and 9 shots (2 on target) against Aston Villa’s 14 (5 on target). João Gomes (Wolves) was the top-rated player with 8.2.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 5 | -2 | 3 |
Match events
- 45+1'yellow cardYerson MosqueraYellow Card
- 51'yellow cardAdam ArmstrongYellow Card
- 54'yellow cardEmiliano BuendíaYellow Card
- 58'yellow cardJean-Ricner BellegardeYellow Card
- 60'substitutionDouglas LuizOff: R. Barkley
- 60'substitutionJ. SanchoOff: L. Bailey
- 61'goalJoao GomesAssist: A. Armstrong
- 70'substitutionL. DigneOff: I. Maatsen
- 70'substitutionE. BuendiaOff: T. Abraham
- 75'yellow cardLeon BaileyYellow Card
- 81'substitutionJ. BellegardeOff: T. Arokodare
- 86'substitutionO. WatkinsOff: Alysson
- 89'substitutionAndreOff: A. Gomes
- 90'goalR. GomesNormal Goal
- 90+2'yellow cardMatty CashYellow Card
- 90+3'substitutionA. ArmstrongOff: R. Gomes
Lineups
Wolves
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Rob Edwards
Starting XI
- 1J. SaG
- 15Y. MosqueraD
- 4S. BuenoD
- 24TotiD
- 38J. TchatchouaM
- 7AndreM
- 8Joao GomesM
- 3H. BuenoM
- 27J. BellegardeF
- 36M. ManeF
- 9A. ArmstrongF
Substitutes
- 31S. JohnstoneG
- 2M. DohertyD
- 6D. M. WolfeD
- 14T. ArokodareF
- 21R. GomesD
- 59S. OlagunjuD
- 47A. GomesM
- 74T. Edozie
- 17Pedro LimaD
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Unai Emery
Starting XI
- 23E. MartinezG
- 2M. CashD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 14P. TorresD
- 12L. DigneD
- 24A. OnanaM
- 21Douglas LuizM
- 19J. SanchoM
- 27M. RogersM
- 10E. BuendiaM
- 11O. WatkinsF
Substitutes
- 40M. BizotG
- 6R. BarkleyM
- 3V. LindelofD
- 5T. MingsD
- 31L. BaileyF
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 26L. BogardeM
- 47AlyssonF
- 18T. AbrahamF
Match statistics
- 39%Possession61%
- 0.92Expected goals (xG)1.06
- 9Total shots14
- 2Shots on target5
- 4Shots off target3
- 3Blocked shots6
- 6Shots inside the box10
- 3Shots outside the box4
- 0Corners5
- 1Offsides0
- 12Fouls19
- 3Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves0
- 316Passes495
- 251Accurate passes436
- 79%Pass accuracy88%
- -1.12Goals prevented-1.12
Player statistics
Wolves
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1José SáG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 4Santiago BuenoD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 15Yerson MosqueraD | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 24Toti GomesD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 3Hugo BuenoM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 7AndréM | 89 | 7.0 | ||
| 8João GomesMTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 38Jackson TchatchouaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Adam ArmstrongF | 89 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 27Jean-Ricner BellegardeF | 81 | 6.6 | ||
| 36Mateus ManéF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 31Sam JohnstoneG | – | – | ||
| 2Matt DohertyD | – | – | ||
| 6David Möller WolfeD | – | – | ||
| 17Pedro LimaD | – | – | ||
| 21Rodrigo GomesD | 6 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 59Saheed OlagunjuD | – | – | ||
| 47Angel GomesM | 10 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Tolu ArokodareF | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 74Tom EdozieF | – | – |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Emiliano MartínezG | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 2Matty CashD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 4Ezri KonsaD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 12Lucas DigneD | 70 | 6.2 | ||
| 14Pau TorresD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Emiliano BuendíaM | 70 | 6.2 | ||
| 19Jadon SanchoM | 60 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Douglas LuizM | 60 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Amadou OnanaM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 27Morgan RogersM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Ollie WatkinsF | 86 | 6.3 | ||
| 40Marco BizotG | – | – | ||
| 3Victor LindelöfD | – | – | ||
| 5Tyrone MingsD | – | – | ||
| 22Ian MaatsenD | 20 | 6.5 | ||
| 6Ross BarkleyM | 30 | 7.2 | ||
| 26Lamare BogardeM | – | – | ||
| 18Tammy AbrahamF | 20 | 6.3 | ||
| 31Leon BaileyF | 30 | 6.2 | ||
| 47AlyssonF | 13 | 6.6 |