Aston Villa vs Sunderland

Aston Villa

4 - 3

Sunderland

🕒 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ Samuel Barrott 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 33

Regular Season Table

Aston Villa 4 · Sunderland 7

Referee Stats

Samuel Barrott

24 matches · 3.71 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.71
Reds avg	0.04
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	38%
Draws	38%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Aston Villa outshot their opponent (15-10).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-2-5

Goals For / Against

32 / 22

Avg: 1.68 / 1.16

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sunderland (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-8

Goals For / Against

17 / 28

Avg: 0.89 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00

PPG

1.11

1.68

0.89

1.16

1.47

58%

O2.5

42%

53%

BTTS

47%

53%

Score 1st

21%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank4th

Sunderland rank7th

Aston Villa points65

Sunderland points54

Aston Villa: #4 · 65 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sunderland: #7 · 54 pts · GD -6

24 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Aston Villa last 5 home

W L W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals12-11

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sunderland last 5 away

W D L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals10-7

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home79%

Aston Villa clean sheet at home32%

Sunderland score away58%

Sunderland clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first53%

Aston Villa win after scoring first90%

Sunderland score first21%

Sunderland win after scoring first25%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 43% · Sunderland 38%

Avg first goal minute: Aston Villa 28.4' · Sunderland 35.0'

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home1.68 vs 1.53

Aston Villa concede at home1.16 vs 1.22

Sunderland score away0.89 vs 1.22

Sunderland concede away1.47 vs 1.53

Aston Villa score 10% above league average, while Sunderland score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: Aston Villa are 5% below league average at home, and Sunderland are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Aston Villa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

Sunderland goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

0-15 1

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 6

0-15 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

396

399

Passes Accurate

334

333

Passes %

84%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' ⚽

⚽

2' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

O. Watkins

Normal Goal · Assist: J. McGinn

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

C. Rigg

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Sadiki

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

O. Watkins

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Maatsen

46' ⚽

⚽

46' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

M. Rogers

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Watkins

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ C. Rigg

1st substitution · For: C. Talbi

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ O. Alderete

2nd substitution · For: D. Ballard

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Reinildo

3rd substitution · For: T. Hume

66'

66' N. Sadiki

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ R. Barkley

1st substitution · For: E. Buendía

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ I. Maatsen

2nd substitution · For: L. Digne

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ O. Watkins

3rd substitution · For: T. Abraham

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. McGinn

4th substitution · For: J. Sancho

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ B. Brobbey

4th substitution · For: W. Isidor

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

T. Hume

Normal Goal

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 3-3

W. Isidor

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Le Fée

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-3

T. Abraham

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Digne

90+5'

90+5' N. Mukiele

90+8'

90+8' A. Onana

90+8'

90+8' D. Ballard

Aston Villa vs Sunderland 4-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Aston Villa beat Sunderland 4-3 on Sunday, 19 April 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Samuel Barrott. It was played at Villa Park.

First half: Aston Villa took an early lead at 2' when O. Watkins scored, with the assist credited to J. McGinn, making the score 1-0. Sunderland leveled the score at 9' when C. Rigg scored, with the assist credited to N. Sadiki, making the score 1-1. Aston Villa took the lead at 36' when O. Watkins scored, with the assist credited to I. Maatsen, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Aston Villa extended the lead at 46' when M. Rogers scored, with the assist credited to O. Watkins, making the score 3-1. Sunderland made their 1st substitution at 63', with C. Rigg replacing C. Talbi. Sunderland made their 2nd substitution at 63', with O. Alderete replacing D. Ballard. Sunderland made their 3rd substitution at 63', with Reinildo replacing T. Hume. N. Sadiki received a yellow card for Sunderland at 66'. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 70', with R. Barkley replacing E. Buendía. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 70', with I. Maatsen replacing L. Digne. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 80', with O. Watkins replacing T. Abraham. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 80', with J. McGinn replacing J. Sancho. Sunderland made their 4th substitution at 84', with B. Brobbey replacing W. Isidor. Sunderland reduced the deficit at 86' when T. Hume scored, making the score 3-2. Sunderland leveled the score at 87' when W. Isidor scored, with the assist credited to E. Le Fée, making the score 3-3. Aston Villa took the lead at 90' when T. Abraham scored, with the assist credited to L. Digne, making the score 4-3. N. Mukiele received a yellow card for Sunderland at 90+5'. A. Onana received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 90+8'. D. Ballard received a yellow card for Sunderland at 90+8'.

Aston Villa used 4 substitutions while Sunderland used 4 substitutions. Aston Villa got 1 yellow card, while Sunderland got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Aston Villa outshot their opponent (15-10).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	3
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (66.7%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Aston Villa vs Sunderland Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

19 Apr 2026 Aston Villa vs Sunderland 4 - 3 21 Sep 2025 Sunderland vs Aston Villa 1 - 1

2015-2016 Season

02 Jan 2016 Sunderland vs Aston Villa 3 - 1 29 Aug 2015 Aston Villa vs Sunderland 2 - 2

2014-2015 Season

14 Mar 2015 Sunderland vs Aston Villa 0 - 4 28 Dec 2014 Aston Villa vs Sunderland 0 - 0