Aston Villa v Sunderland, 19 April 2026

Score4-3 to Aston Villa
RefereeSam Barrott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance42,599

View Aston Villa v Sunderland head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 32 Aston Villa won: 12 Drawn: 13 Sunderland won: 7 Aston Villa scored: 41 Sunderland scored: 28 . Sunderland were now without a win in their last seven league visits to Villa Park (lost three).

4 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

3 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 2 G
Ollie Watkins 36 G
Morgan Rogers 46 G
Tammy Abraham 90+3 G

Goals:

Chris Rigg 9 G
Trai Hume 86 G
Wilson Isidor 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
Omar Alderete Defender
Nordi Mukiele Defender
Habib Diarra Defender/Midfielder
Luke O'Nien Defender/Midfielder
Reinildo Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder
Chris Rigg Midfielder
Brian Brobbey Forward

Substitutions:

Lucas Digne for Ian Maatsen 70
Emi Buendía for Ross Barkley 70
Tammy Abraham for Ollie Watkins 80
Jadon Sancho for John McGinn 80

Substitutions:

Dan Ballard for Omar Alderete 63
Trai Hume for Reinildo 63
Chemsdine Talbi for Chris Rigg 63
Wilson Isidor for Brian Brobbey 84

Cards:

Amadou Onana 90+8 Y

Cards:

Noah Sadiki 66 Y
Nordi Mukiele 90+5 Y
Dan Ballard 90+8 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Tammy Abraham

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender Dennis Cirkin
Defender Trai Hume
Defender/Midfielder Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Midfielder Harrison Jones
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Wilson Isidor
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa were now unbeaten in their last 20 games in the Premier League against a newly promoted team since October 2022 versus Fulham (won 15). . Villa had now won three of their last seven home games in the Premier League (lost three). . Ollie Watkins had now become the first Englishman to score ten or more goals in each of his first six seasons in the Premier League since Arsenal’s Ian Wright from 1992-93 to 1997-98.

Comments:

League position: 11th . Sunderland failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2014 (four). . They failed in their attempt to win three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since October 1999 (three). . Aged 18 years and 305 days, Chris Rigg became the youngest player to score for the Black Cats in the Premier League since Connor Wickham against Aston Villa in October 2011 (18 years and 212 days).

4 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 2 G
Ollie Watkins 36 G
Morgan Rogers 46 G
Tammy Abraham 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Lucas Digne for Ian Maatsen 70
Emi Buendía for Ross Barkley 70
Tammy Abraham for Ollie Watkins 80
Jadon Sancho for John McGinn 80

Cards:

Amadou Onana 90+8 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa were now unbeaten in their last 20 games in the Premier League against a newly promoted team since October 2022 versus Fulham (won 15). . Villa had now won three of their last seven home games in the Premier League (lost three). . Ollie Watkins had now become the first Englishman to score ten or more goals in each of his first six seasons in the Premier League since Arsenal’s Ian Wright from 1992-93 to 1997-98.

3 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Chris Rigg 9 G
Trai Hume 86 G
Wilson Isidor 87 G

Starting lineup:

Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
Omar Alderete Defender
Nordi Mukiele Defender
Habib Diarra Defender/Midfielder
Luke O'Nien Defender/Midfielder
Reinildo Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder
Chris Rigg Midfielder
Brian Brobbey Forward

Substitutions:

Dan Ballard for Omar Alderete 63
Trai Hume for Reinildo 63
Chemsdine Talbi for Chris Rigg 63
Wilson Isidor for Brian Brobbey 84

Cards:

Noah Sadiki 66 Y
Nordi Mukiele 90+5 Y
Dan Ballard 90+8 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender Dennis Cirkin
Defender Trai Hume
Defender/Midfielder Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Midfielder Harrison Jones
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Wilson Isidor
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 11th . Sunderland failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2014 (four). . They failed in their attempt to win three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since October 1999 (three). . Aged 18 years and 305 days, Chris Rigg became the youngest player to score for the Black Cats in the Premier League since Connor Wickham against Aston Villa in October 2011 (18 years and 212 days).