Saturday , 14 November 2026

Aston Villa FC vs Sunderland AFC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
Aston Villa FC
4 – 3
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sun 19 Apr 2026 · 13:00 UTC Villa Park 42,599 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ollie Watkins 2' 1–0
1–1 9' Chris Rigg
Ollie Watkins 36' 2–1
Morgan Rogers 46' 3–1
3–2 86' Trai Hume
3–3 87' Wilson Isidor
Tammy Abraham 90+3' 4–3
Y 66' Noah Sadiki
Y 90' Nordi Mukiele
Amadou Onana 90' Y
Y 90' Daniel Ballard

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Sunderland AFC — Premier League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Sam Barrott (England)
  • Assistant 1 Tim Wood
  • Assistant 2 Richard West
7 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 14.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

1
1
Aston Villa FC 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-19 Aston Villa FC 4–3 Sunderland AFC 2025-09-21 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Apr Sunderland AFC H 4–3 W
16 Apr Bologna FC 1909 H 4–0 W
12 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
09 Apr Bologna FC 1909 A 3–1 W
22 Mar West Ham United FC H 2–0 W
19 Mar Lille OSC H 2–0 W
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Apr Aston Villa FC A 3–4 L
12 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W
22 Mar Newcastle United FC A 2–1 W
14 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–1 L
08 Mar Port Vale FC A 0–1 L
03 Mar Leeds United FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC Sunderland AFC
#10 Position #19
13 Points 8
10 Played 10
3 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 6
14 Scored 8
17 Conceded 17
-3 GD -9
1.30 PPG 0.80
30% Win % 20%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season
30% Clean Sheets
Sunderland AFC this season

Aston Villa FC are 10th (13 pts). Sunderland AFC are 19th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/–
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sunderland AFC
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/6
61-75
2/–
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
Nicolas Jackson 6 G 1 A
Johan Manzambi 2 G 3 A
Alysson 2 G
Sunderland AFC
Enzo Le Fee 3 G 1 A
Brian Brobbey 3 G
Nilson Angulo 1 G 1 A
Wilson Isidor 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Aston Villa FC and Sunderland AFC get this one started.
  • 2' What a strike from Ollie Watkins! The score is 1-0.
  • 7' Sunderland AFC come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 9' The England Chris Rigg breaks the deadlock on 9 minutes. 1-1!
  • 14' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Aston Villa FC and Sunderland AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
  • 24' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' Youri Tielemans is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sunderland AFC tonight.
  • 34' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 36' Brilliant from the ! Ollie Watkins makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 36.
  • 41' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Against the run of play, Morgan Rogers has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 61' Aston Villa FC is showing some good football. However, Aston Villa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Ballard. He replaces Omar Alderete on 63 minute.
  • 66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Noah Sadiki.
  • 70' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emiliano Buendia is hanging Ross Barkley on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Aston Villa FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 80' Tammy Abraham gets the nod from Aston Villa FC. He replaces Ollie Watkins and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Brian Brobbey by Wilson Isidor on 84 minute.
  • 86' Trai Hume has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 86 minutes.
  • 87' The Haiti Wilson Isidor breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 3-3!
  • 90' Nordi Mukiele catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sunderland AFC.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ollie Watkins 2
Morgan Rogers 1
Tammy Abraham 1
Wilson Isidor 1
Trai Hume 1
Chris Rigg 1

Head to Head

2026-04-19 Aston Villa FC 4–3 Sunderland AFC 2025-09-21 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2026-04-19 Aston Villa FC 4–3 Sunderland AFC W 2026-04-16 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Bologna FC 1909 W 2026-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2026-04-09 Bologna FC 1909 1–3 Aston Villa FC W 2026-03-22 Aston Villa FC 2–0 West Ham United FC W 2026-03-19 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Lille OSC W

Sunderland AFC Form

2026-04-19 Aston Villa FC 4–3 Sunderland AFC L 2026-04-12 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2026-03-22 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2026-03-14 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2026-03-08 Port Vale FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2026-03-03 Leeds United FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.34 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC59% Draw21% Sunderland AFC20%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
41%
Aston Villa FC or Sunderland AFC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC44% Draw38% Sunderland AFC18%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.5%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4.1%
0 – 0
3.8%
4 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 17% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 21% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.