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Sunderland vs Aston Villa
21 Sept 2025, 14:00 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Samuel BarrottPremier League 2025/2026 · 24 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
SunderlandMin
Aston VillaReinildo Mandava
Redcard
Violent conduct
33′- ⇄
Dan Ballard
Substitution
Off: Chris Rigg
37′ - 58′⇄
Harvey Elliott
Substitution
Off: Lucas Digne
- 58′⇄
Ian Maatsen
Substitution
Off: Emiliano Buendía
- 63′
Ian Maatsen
Yellowcard
Argument
- 67′⚽
Matty Cash 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Boubacar Kamara
Right foot shot
- 73′⇄
Donyell Malen
Substitution
Off: Evann Guessand
Noah Sadiki
Yellowcard
Foul
74′- ⚽
Wilson Isidor 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Granit Xhaka
Right foot shot
75′ - ⇄
Arthur Masuaku
Substitution
Off: Chemsdine Talbi
80′ - ⇄
Eliezer Mayenda
Substitution
Off: Wilson Isidor
80′ - ⇄
Lutsharel Geertruida
Substitution
Off: Enzo Le Fée
81′ - 82′⇄
Lamare Bogarde
Substitution
Off: Boubacar Kamara
- 82′⇄
Jadon Sancho
Substitution
Off: Morgan Rogers
Granit Xhaka
Yellowcard
Foul
88′- ⇄
Dan Neil
Substitution
Off: Noah Sadiki
90+1′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.08 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 7.11 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 7.34 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 7.20 | |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.55 | |
| 37 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.87 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 7.10 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.74 | |
| 80 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.61 | |
| 80 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 7.70 | |
| 81 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.70 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 53 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.68 | |
| 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.61 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.55 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.39 | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Sunderland
Latest: Brentford · 2–1
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Aston Villa
Latest: Everton · 0–0
Match stats
13 Sept 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Everton · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Sunderland’s ground: 11 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Sunderland’s home games with Aston Villa’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Sunderland
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Aston Villa
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Sunderland
Aston Villa
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Sunderland
Aston Villa
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Sunderland
Aston Villa
Previous meetings
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