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Aston Villa vs Viking FK

Premier League
3-1
Final
Villa Park
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTVFK
54%Possession46%
21Shots10
10On target3
8Corners6
2Saves8
7Fouls14
Team1H2HT
AVL213
VFK011

Who won: Aston Villa 3-1

Aston Villa beat Viking FK 3-1 on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Ross Barkley (23'), Emiliano Buendía (37' pen) and Henrik Heggheim (own goal) (62'). Goals for Viking FK: Peter Christiansen (84').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.7Emiliano BuendíaAM
  2. 27.2Ross BarkleyLM
  3. 37.1Nicolas JacksonF
  4. 47.0Ibrahim MbayeAM-L
  5. 57.0Arild ØstbøG
  6. 66.8Peter ChristiansenRM
  7. 76.5Zion SuzukiG
  8. 86.5John McGinnRM
  9. 96.5AlyssonAM-R
  10. 106.4Pau TorresCD-L
  11. 116.4Victor LindelöfCD-R
  12. 126.4Tyrone MingsLB

Team stats

AVLVFK
7Fouls14
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
2Offsides3
8Corner Kicks6
2Saves8
54.4Possession45.6
21SHOTS10
10ON GOAL3
0.5On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken0
469Accurate Passes377
527Passes434
0.9Pass Completion %0.9
5Accurate Crosses3
11Crosses16
0.5Cross %0.2
36Long Balls43
20Accurate Long Balls23
0.6Long Balls %0.5
4Blocked Shots7
4Effective Tackles7
7Tackles15
0.6Tackle %0.5
5Interceptions7
24Effective Clearances15
24Clearances15

Player of the game

Emiliano Buendía

AVL · 1 G

7.7

Deserved to win

86%
AVL · 2.80 xG
10%
Draw
4%
VFK · 0.70 xG

Aston Villa created better chances: they win this game 86% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Viking 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Viking 1.
  3. 90'+4'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Gianni Stensness (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Askildsen.

  4. 90'+3'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Peter Christiansen (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simen Kvia-Egeskog.

  5. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Amin Cosic (Viking).

  7. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  8. 88'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.

  9. 88'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Amin Cosic (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Bell.

    A. Cosic

  10. 86'

    Free kick won

    Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. 86'VFK

    Foul

    Foul by Henrik Bjørdal (Viking).

  12. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for H. Haugen

    Substitution, Viking. Essien Bassey replaces Herman Haugen.

    E. Bassey

  13. 86'

    Var - referee decision cancelled

    VAR Decision: Goal Aston Villa 3-1 Viking (Kristoffer Askildsen).

  14. GOAL84'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    P. Christiansen · ast K. Askildsen

    Goal! Aston Villa 3, Viking 1. Peter Christiansen (Viking) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristoffer Askildsen.Goal awarded following VAR Review.

    AVL 3 - 1 VFK
  15. 81'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Leon Goretzka following a corner.

  16. 80'AVL

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Herman Haugen.

  17. 79'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arild Østbø (Viking). Assisted by Zion Suzuki.

    A. Garnacho

  18. 78'

    Offside

    Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía is caught offside.

  19. 77'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Joe Bell (Viking) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrik Bjørdal.

    J. Bell

  20. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Z. Tripic

    Substitution, Viking. Vetle Auklend replaces Zlatko Tripic.

    V. Auklend

  21. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Daland

    Substitution, Viking. Amin Cosic replaces Jesper Daland.

    A. Cosic

  22. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Alysson

    Substitution, Aston Villa. George Hemmings replaces Alysson.

    G. Hemmings

  23. 72'
    Sub

    Subbed on for I. Mbaye

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Ibrahim Mbaye.

    A. Garnacho

  24. 72'

    Offside

    Offside, Viking. Zlatko Tripic is caught offside.

  25. 70'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Gomes

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces João Gomes.

    M. Cash

Leaders

AVLVFK
Total Shots
Emiliano Buendía
7
Peter Christiansen
2
Accurate Passes
John McGinn
69
Gianni Stensness
63
Defensive Interventions
Victor Lindelöf
14
Gianni Stensness
12
Saves
Zion Suzuki
2
Arild Østbø
8