Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa, 27 February 2026

Score2-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMolineux
Attendance30,197
Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 8 Drawn: 6 Aston Villa won: 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 25 Aston Villa scored: 28 . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won five of their last seven home games against Aston Villa in the Premier League (lost one).

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Rob Edwards

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

João Gomes 61 G
Rodrigo Gomes 90+8 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Yerson Mosquera
Defender Toti
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Midfielder André
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder/Forward Mateus Mané
Forward Adam Armstrong

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Jadon Sancho Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Tolu Arokodare for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 81
Angel Gomés for André 89
Rodrigo Gomes for Adam Armstrong 90+3

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Jadon Sancho 60
Ross Barkley for Douglas Luiz 60
Tammy Abraham for Emi Buendía 70
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 70
Alysson for Ollie Watkins 86

Cards:

Yerson Mosquera 45+1 Y
Adam Armstrong 51 Y
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 58 Y

Cards:

Emi Buendía 54 Y
Leon Bailey 75 Y
Matty Cash 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender Saheed Olagunju
Defender Pedro Lima
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Midfielder Angel Gomés
Midfielder/Forward Tom Edozie
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes
Forward Tolu Arokodare

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won two of their last 17 home games in the Premier League (lost 11). . Wolves had now kept a clean sheet in four of their last 33 games in the Premier League. . There had now been 600 goals scored in their 224 home games in the Premier League (for 268, against 332).

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Aston Villa had now lost nine of their last 38 games in the Premier League (won 23). . Villa had now failed to score in ten of their last 29 games in the Premier League. . They had now conceded 50 goals in their 47 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2025 (scored 68).

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Rob Edwards

Goals:

João Gomes 61 G
Rodrigo Gomes 90+8 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Yerson Mosquera
Defender Toti
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Midfielder André
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder/Forward Mateus Mané
Forward Adam Armstrong

Substitutions:

Tolu Arokodare for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 81
Angel Gomés for André 89
Rodrigo Gomes for Adam Armstrong 90+3

Cards:

Yerson Mosquera 45+1 Y
Adam Armstrong 51 Y
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 58 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender Saheed Olagunju
Defender Pedro Lima
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Midfielder Angel Gomés
Midfielder/Forward Tom Edozie
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes
Forward Tolu Arokodare

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won two of their last 17 home games in the Premier League (lost 11). . Wolves had now kept a clean sheet in four of their last 33 games in the Premier League. . There had now been 600 goals scored in their 224 home games in the Premier League (for 268, against 332).

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Jadon Sancho Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Jadon Sancho 60
Ross Barkley for Douglas Luiz 60
Tammy Abraham for Emi Buendía 70
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 70
Alysson for Ollie Watkins 86

Cards:

Emi Buendía 54 Y
Leon Bailey 75 Y
Matty Cash 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Aston Villa had now lost nine of their last 38 games in the Premier League (won 23). . Villa had now failed to score in ten of their last 29 games in the Premier League. . They had now conceded 50 goals in their 47 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2025 (scored 68).