Match Report
Sunderland (7th, 54 pts) visited Aston Villa (4th, 65 pts) with 11 points between them. Aston Villa had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Aston Villa 1.47 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Sunderland 1.11 and 1.26, with the league averaging 1.38.
GioScore's database holds 24 meetings between the two: 8 for Aston Villa, 4 for Sunderland and 12 drawn, at 1.88 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals. The recent trend is more open — 3.2 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 1.88 all-time.
Villa Park, capacity 42,640, hosted the game. With 100 matches recorded and 2.1 yellow cards per game, S. Barrott was the man in the middle. Aston Villa led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins (2'), Tammy Abraham (90'), Morgan Rogers (46'), Ollie Watkins (36') · Sunderland: Trai Hume (86'), Wilson Isidor (87'), Chris Rigg (9')
Key stats
Possession: Aston Villa 50% · Sunderland 50% · Total shots: 15-10 · On target: 7-7 · Corners: 4-5