Aston Villa 4–3 Sunderland: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Aston Villa beat Sunderland 4–3 in the Premier League.

DimaScore · published 19 Apr 2026

Aston Villa edged Sunderland 4–3 in the Premier League. Aston Villa: O. Watkins (2'), O. Watkins (36'), M. Rogers (46'), T. Abraham (90'). Sunderland: C. Rigg (9'), T. Hume (86'), W. Isidor (87').

Premier League · Regular Season - 33

O. Watkins 2'O. Watkins 36'M. Rogers 46'T. Abraham 90'

4 – 3

FT

(HT 2-1)

C. Rigg 9'T. Hume 86'W. Isidor 87'

Villa Park, Birmingham

4-2-3-1·Unai Emery

R. Le Bris·4-2-3-1

Substitutes

40M. BizotGK
3V. LindelofDEF
31L. BaileyFWD
21Douglas LuizMID
26L. BogardeMID
12L. DigneDEF
18T. AbrahamFWD
10E. BuendiaMID
19J. SanchoFWD

31M. EllborgGK
3D. CirkinDEF
50H. JonesMID
7C. TalbiFWD
5D. BallardDEF
6L. GeertruidaDEF
18W. IsidorFWD
32T. HumeDEF
12E. MayendaFWD

Events

O. Watkins (J. McGinn)

2'

9'

C. Rigg (N. Sadiki)

O. Watkins (I. Maatsen)

36'

HT

M. Rogers (O. Watkins)

46'

63'

C. Rigg Out: C. Talbi

63'

O. Alderete Out: Dan Ballard

63'

Reinildo Out: T. Hume

66'

N. Sadiki

R. Barkley Out: E. Buendía

70'

I. Maatsen Out: L. Digne

70'

O. Watkins Out: T. Abraham

80'

J. McGinn Out: J. Sancho

80'

84'

B. Brobbey Out: W. Isidor

86'

T. Hume (—)

87'

W. Isidor (E. Le Fée)

T. Abraham (L. Digne)

90'

90+5'

N. Mukiele

A. Onana

90+8'

90+8'

Dan Ballard

Statistics

11Fouls11

0Offsides3

85%Passes %84%

15Total Shots10

4Corner Kicks5

403Total passes406

1Yellow Cards3

3Blocked Shots1

7Shots on Goal7

5Shots off Goal2

2.84expected_goals1.73

50%Ball Possession50%

341Passes accurate340

10Shots insidebox8

-0.44goals_prevented-0.44

4Goalkeeper Saves3

5Shots outsidebox2

Ratings

Aston Villa

M. Rogers

MID90'

9.0

O. Watkins

FWD80'

8.6

J. McGinn(C)

MID80'

7.7

T. Abraham

FWD10'

7.5

Y. Tielemans

MID90'

7.5

E. Martínez

GK90'

7.0

L. Digne

DEF20'

6.9

A. Onana

MID90'

6.9

I. Maatsen

DEF70'

6.7

R. Barkley

MID70'

6.5

Sunderland

T. Hume

DEF27'

8.0

W. Isidor

FWD14'

7.7

Dan Ballard

DEF27'

7.3

C. Rigg

MID63'

7.3

E. Le Fée

MID90'

6.9

L. O'Nien

DEF90'

6.5

C. Talbi

FWD27'

6.5

G. Xhaka(C)

MID90'

6.5

H. Diarra

MID90'

6.3

N. Sadiki

MID90'

6.3

Head-to-head

Over the last 1 meetings, Aston Villa lead 0–0 (1 draws) against Sunderland.

21 Sept 2025Sunderland 1–1 Aston Villa

FAQ

What was the score of Aston Villa vs Sunderland?: Aston Villa 4–3 Sunderland.
Who scored?: Aston Villa : O. Watkins (2'), O. Watkins (36'), M. Rogers (46'), T. Abraham (90') ; Sunderland : C. Rigg (9'), T. Hume (86'), W. Isidor (87')

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Villa Park, Birmingham

Capacity

42,824

Referee

S. Barrott

Round

Regular Season - 33

Standings — top 5

1Arsenal85

2Manchester City78

3Manchester United71

4Aston Villa65

5Liverpool60

Aston Villa 4–3 Sunderland: recap, goals & stats