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FC Basel vs Aston Villa

FA Cup
FC Basel
2-0-4
1-2
Final
Aston Villa
5-0-1
St. Jakob Park

Match pulse

FCBAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTAVL
43%Possession57%
11Shots7
4On target4
2Corners4
2Saves3
12Fouls14
17'Matty CashAVL35'Emiliano BuendíaAVL72'Leo LeroyFCB80'Philip OteleFCB84'Ezri KonsaAVL87'John McGinnAVL
Team1H2HT
FCB101
AVL112

Who won: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa beat FC Basel 2-1 on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at St. Jakob Park. Goals for FC Basel: Flavius Daniliuc (34'). Goals for Aston Villa: Evann Guessand (12') and Youri Tielemans (53').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.4Youri TielemansSUB
  2. 27.0Evann GuessandAM-R
  3. 36.9Flavius DaniliucCD-L
  4. 46.8Marco BizotG
  5. 56.6Amadou OnanaLM
  6. 66.5Xherdan ShaqiriF
  7. 76.5Jadon SanchoAM-L
  8. 86.4Lucas DigneLB
  9. 96.4Lamare BogardeRM
  10. 106.3Victor LindelöfCD-L
  11. 116.3Emiliano BuendíaAM
  12. 126.3Donyell MalenF

Team stats

FCBAVL
12Fouls14
2Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
7Offsides1
2Corner Kicks4
2Saves3
42.8Possession57.2
11SHOTS7
4ON GOAL4
0.4On Target %0.6
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
338Accurate Passes473
396Passes537
0.9Pass Completion %0.9
4Accurate Crosses0
13Crosses10
0.3Cross %0.0
41Long Balls39
21Accurate Long Balls17
0.5Long Balls %0.4
3Blocked Shots2
12Effective Tackles9
21Tackles16
0.6Tackle %0.6
8Interceptions9
16Effective Clearances14
16Clearances14

Player of the game

Youri Tielemans

AVL · 1 G

7.4

Deserved to win

10%
FCB · 0.11 xG
84%
Draw
7%
AVL · 0.07 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

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

    Foul

    Foul by Moritz Broschinski (Basel).

  4. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Koba Koindredi (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).

  7. 90'+2'

    Offside

    Offside, Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers is caught offside.

  8. 90'+2'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Jonas Adjetey (Basel) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Moritz Broschinski.

    J. Adjetey

  9. 90'+2'

    Corner, Basel. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.

  10. 90'+2'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Salah (Basel) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Schmid with a cross.

    I. Salah

  11. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Marin Soticek (Basel) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  12. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Evann Guessand (Aston Villa).

  13. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  14. 90'

    Free kick won

    John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  15. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Albian Ajeti (Basel).

  16. 89'

    Free kick won

    Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Keigo Tsunemoto (Basel).

  18. 88'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Albian Ajeti (Basel) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Koba Koindredi following a set piece situation.

  19. 87'

    Yellow card

    John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    J. McGinn

  20. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).

  21. 87'

    Free kick won

    Dominik Schmid (Basel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  22. 86'

    Free kick won

    Keigo Tsunemoto (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Otele

    Substitution, Basel. Marin Soticek replaces Philip Otele.

    M. Soticek

  24. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Leroy

    Substitution, Basel. Moritz Broschinski replaces Léo Leroy.

    M. Broschinski

  25. 85'

    Offside

    Offside, Basel. Dominik Schmid is caught offside.

Leaders

FCBAVL
Total Shots
Leo Leroy
2
Evann Guessand
2
Accurate Passes
Flavius Daniliuc
61
Victor Lindelöf
82
Saves
Marwin Hitz
2
Marco Bizot
3