Match summary
Before kickoff, Aston Villa were 4th in the table but 17th on points from the last five league games.
Aston Villa vs SunderlandResult, Lineups & H2H
Villa Park
Aston Villa vs Sunderland in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Tammy Abraham's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Aston Villa's goal 4 of 4 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 4-3 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Aston Villa3W 1D 1L
Aston VillaSunderland
10Pointsof 159
11Goals scored4
4Goals conceded3
2Clean sheets2
9Scored in a row2
3Unbeaten in a row2
Head to head24 meetings · Oct 2000 – Sep 2025
- Aston Villa wins
- 8
- Draws
- 12
- Sunderland wins
- 4
1.88goals per meeting
38%both teams scored
29%3+ goals
25%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsAston Villa 2W 2D 1L · 3.2 goals per game
Meetings
- Premier LeagueSunderland1-1Aston Villa
- ChampionshipSunderland0-3Aston Villa
- ChampionshipAston Villa2-1Sunderland
- Premier LeagueSunderland3-1Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa2-2Sunderland
Show all 24 meetings
- Premier LeagueSunderland0-4Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa0-0Sunderland
- Premier LeagueSunderland0-1Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa0-0Sunderland
- Premier LeagueAston Villa6-1Sunderland
- Premier LeagueSunderland0-1Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa0-0Sunderland
- Premier LeagueSunderland2-2Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa0-1Sunderland
- Premier LeagueSunderland1-0Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa1-1Sunderland
- Premier LeagueSunderland0-2Aston Villa
- Carabao CupSunderland0-0Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa1-0Sunderland
- Premier LeagueSunderland1-0Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueSunderland1-1Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa0-0Sunderland
- Premier LeagueSunderland1-1Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa0-0Sunderland
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 324 earlier results
Aston VillaSunderland
#4Position#11
55Points32 v 32 games46
+5Goal difference-3
1.34Scored per gameleague avg 1.361.03
1.19Conceded per game1.13
#17Form table position#3
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Aston VillaSunderland
- 90+8'Yellow Card · Sunderland · Dan Ballard
- Yellow Card · Aston Villa · Amadou Onana90+8'
- 90+5'Yellow Card · Sunderland · Nordi Mukiele
- Goal · Aston Villa · Tammy Abraham4-390+3'
- 87'Goal · Sunderland · Wilson Isidor3-3
- 86'Goal · Sunderland · Trai Hume3-2
- 84'Substitution · Sunderland · Wilson Isidor · InOut: Brian Brobbey
- Substitution · Aston Villa · Jadon Sancho · InOut: John McGinn80'
- Substitution · Aston Villa · Tammy Abraham · InOut: Ollie Watkins80'
- Substitution · Aston Villa · Lucas Digne · InOut: Ian Maatsen70'
- Substitution · Aston Villa · Emiliano Buendía · InOut: Ross Barkley70'
- 66'Yellow Card · Sunderland · Noah Sadiki
- 63'Substitution · Sunderland · Dan Ballard · InOut: Omar Alderete
- 63'Substitution · Sunderland · Trai Hume · InOut: Reinildo Mandava
- 63'Substitution · Sunderland · Chemsdine Talbi · InOut: Chris Rigg
- Goal · Aston Villa · Morgan Rogers3-146'
- Goal · Aston Villa · Ollie Watkins2-136'
- 9'Goal · Sunderland · Chris Rigg1-1
- Goal · Aston Villa · Ollie Watkins1-02'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Aston VillaSunderland
50%Ball Possession50%
15Shots Total10
7Shots On Target7
4Corners5
11Fouls11
1Yellow Cards3
0Offsides3
4Saves3
396Passes398
5Shots Off Target2
83Attacks91
48Dangerous Attacks40
10Shots Inside Box8
5Shots Outside Box2
4Goals3
14Free Kicks11
3Shots Blocked1
4Substitutions4
1Hit Woodwork0
9Tackles14
4Assists2
334Accurate Passes333
1Injuries0
16Total Crosses16
6Accurate Crosses4
5Interceptions7
35Duels Won41
7Big Chances Created3
3Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 80' | 2 | 1 | 2/4 | 12(67%) | 1 | 1/6 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 31(77%) | - | 5/8 | |
| 7.3 | 80' | 0 | 1 | - | 23(78%) | - | 4/13 | |
| 7.3 | 10' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 2(67%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 53(96%) | 3 | 6/6 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 52(66%) | - | - | |
| 6.8 | 70' | 0 | 1 | - | 24(83%) | - | 1/7 | |
| 6.7 | 20' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 6(67%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 68(87%) | - | 6/7 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 39(89%) | 2 | 3/5 | |
| 6.6 | 20' | 0 | 1 | - | 6(80%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.3 | 70' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 16(94%) | - | 2/8 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 41(98%) | 1 | 3/3 | |
| 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 27(96%) | 2 | 4/8 | |
| 5.5 | 10' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(33%) | - | 0/3 |
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