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Aston Villa
FT
3–1
21 Oct 2026
Viking
Champions League Wed 21 Oct, 20:00London Villa Park, Birmingham 33,410 attendance

Timeline

  1. 23' Ross Barkley assist Ibrahim Mbaye
  2. 62' Henrik Heggheim own goal
  3. 63' Henrik Rorvik Bjordal for Tobias Moi
  4. 63' Simen Kvia-Egeskog for Erik Botheim
  5. 70' Leon Goretzka for Ross Barkley
  6. 70' Tammy Abraham for Nicolas Jackson
  7. 70' Matty Cash for João Gomes
  8. 72' Alejandro Garnacho for Ibrahim Mbaye
  9. 75' George Hemmings for Alysson
  10. 75' Amin Cosic for Jesper Daland
  11. 75' Vetle Auklend for Zlatko Tripic
  12. 84' Peter Christiansen assist Kristoffer Askildsen
  13. 86' Essien Bassey for Herman Haugen

Match stats

54.4% Possession 45.6%
21 Shots 10
10 On target 3
7 Fouls 14
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 3
2 Saves 8
469 Accurate passes 377

Lineups

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
1 Suzuki
5 Mings 14 Torres 3 Lindelöf 35 Gomes
6 Barkley 7 McGinn
19 Mbaye 10 Buendía 47 Alysson
11 Jackson
Viking 4-5-1
1 Østbø
5 Heggheim 27 Daland 6 Stensness 2 Haugen
10 Tripic 7 Askildsen 8 Bell 29 Moi 20 Christiansen
22 Botheim
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Zion Suzuki G
  2. 14 Pau Torres CD-L
  3. 3 Victor Lindelöf CD-R
  4. 5 Tyrone Mings LB
  5. 35 João Gomes ▼ RB
  6. 10 Emiliano Buendía AM
  7. 6 Ross Barkley ▼ LM
  8. 7 John McGinn RM
  9. 11 Nicolas Jackson ▼ F
  10. 19 Ibrahim Mbaye ▼ AM-L
  11. 47 Alysson ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 53 George Hemmings ▲ SUB
  2. 17 Alejandro Garnacho ▲ SUB
  3. 27 Leon Goretzka ▲ SUB
  4. 2 Matty Cash ▲ SUB
  5. 18 Tammy Abraham ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (6)
  1. 4 Taylor Harwood-Bellis SUB
  2. 40 Marco Bizot SUB
  3. 22 Ian Maatsen SUB
  4. 42 James Wright SUB
  5. 8 Boubacar Kamara SUB
  6. 26 Lamare Bogarde SUB
Viking 4-5-1
  1. 1 Arild Østbø G
  2. 27 Jesper Daland ▼ CD-L
  3. 6 Gianni Stensness CD-R
  4. 5 Henrik Heggheim LB
  5. 2 Herman Haugen ▼ RB
  6. 7 Kristoffer Askildsen CM-L
  7. 29 Tobias Moi ▼ CM-R
  8. 8 Joe Bell AM
  9. 10 Zlatko Tripic ▼ LM
  10. 20 Peter Christiansen RM
  11. 22 Erik Botheim ▼ F

Came on

  1. 16 Henrik Rorvik Bjordal ▲ SUB
  2. 17 Essien Bassey ▲ SUB
  3. 19 Amin Cosic ▲ SUB
  4. 24 Vetle Auklend ▲ SUB
  5. 26 Simen Kvia-Egeskog ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (7)
  1. 11 Romano Postema SUB
  2. 3 Viljar Vevatne SUB
  3. 23 Niklas Fuglestad SUB
  4. 25 Henrik Falchener SUB
  5. 30 Lubomir Belko SUB
  6. 28 Kristoffer Haugen SUB
  7. 33 Jakob Segadal Hansen SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Viking 1.
  2. 90'+4' Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Viking 1.
  3. 90'+4' Attempt blocked. Gianni Stensness (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Askildsen.
  4. 90'+3' Attempt blocked. Peter Christiansen (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simen Kvia-Egeskog.
  5. 90'+2' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  6. 90'+2' Foul by Amin Cosic (Viking).
  7. 90' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  8. 88' Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
  9. 88' Attempt blocked. Amin Cosic (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Bell.
  10. 86' Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. 86' Foul by Henrik Bjørdal (Viking).
  12. 86' Substitution, Viking. Essien Bassey replaces Herman Haugen.
103 earlier entries
  1. 86' VAR Decision: Goal Aston Villa 3-1 Viking (Kristoffer Askildsen).
  2. 84' 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.
  3. 81' 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.
  4. 80' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Herman Haugen.
  5. 79' 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.
  6. 78' Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía is caught offside.
  7. 77' Attempt blocked. Joe Bell (Viking) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrik Bjørdal.
  8. 75' Substitution, Viking. Vetle Auklend replaces Zlatko Tripic.
  9. 75' Substitution, Viking. Amin Cosic replaces Jesper Daland.
  10. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. George Hemmings replaces Alysson.
  11. 72' Substitution, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Ibrahim Mbaye.
  12. 72' Offside, Viking. Zlatko Tripic is caught offside.
  13. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces João Gomes.
  14. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  15. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Goretzka replaces Ross Barkley.
  16. 69' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Simen Kvia-Egeskog.
  17. 67' Corner, Viking. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  18. 67' Corner, Viking. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
  19. 65' Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alysson following a fast break.
  20. 65' Corner, Viking. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  21. 64' Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arild Østbø (Viking). Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye.
  22. 63' Substitution, Viking. Simen Kvia-Egeskog replaces Erik Botheim.
  23. 63' Substitution, Viking. Henrik Bjørdal replaces Tobias Moi.
  24. 62' Own Goal by Henrik Heggheim, Viking. Aston Villa 3, Viking 0.
  25. 61' Attempt saved. Zlatko Tripic (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa). Assisted by Tobias Moi.
  26. 58' Foul by Alysson (Aston Villa).
  27. 58' Henrik Heggheim (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  28. 58' Attempt missed. Alysson (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn following a fast break.
  29. 57' Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
  30. 57' Gianni Stensness (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  31. 56' Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Arild Østbø (Viking). Assisted by Alysson.
  32. 55' Foul by Ibrahim Mbaye (Aston Villa).
  33. 55' Herman Haugen (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  34. 53' Offside, Viking. Peter Christiansen is caught offside.
  35. 53' Attempt blocked. Tobias Moi (Viking) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zlatko Tripic with a cross.
  36. 52' Offside, Aston Villa. Ibrahim Mbaye is caught offside.
  37. 51' Corner, Viking. Conceded by João Gomes.
  38. 49' Attempt saved. Tobias Moi (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa). Assisted by Herman Haugen.
  39. 48' Corner, Viking. Conceded by John McGinn.
  40. 47' Attempt blocked. Zlatko Tripic (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Christiansen.
  41. 45' Second Half begins Aston Villa 2, Viking 0.
  42. 45'+4' First Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Viking 0.
  43. 45'+4' Victor Lindelöf (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  44. 45'+4' Foul by Gianni Stensness (Viking).
  45. 45'+4' Attempt blocked. Jesper Daland (Viking) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zlatko Tripic with a cross.
  46. 45'+4' Corner, Viking. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  47. 45'+2' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jesper Daland.
  48. 45'+2' Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alysson.
  49. 45'+2' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joe Bell.
  50. 45'+1' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  51. 45' Offside, Viking. Peter Christiansen is caught offside.
  52. 44' João Gomes (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  53. 44' Foul by Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking).
  54. 42' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  55. 42' Foul by Joe Bell (Viking).
  56. 41' Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
  57. 40' Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  58. 40' Foul by Jesper Daland (Viking).
  59. 37' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Viking 0. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  60. 35' VAR Decision: Penalty Aston Villa.
  61. 34' Penalty Aston Villa. Alysson draws a foul in the penalty area.
  62. 34' Penalty conceded by Zlatko Tripic (Viking) after a foul in the penalty area.
  63. 32' Foul by Alysson (Aston Villa).
  64. 32' Erik Botheim (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  65. 31' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Henrik Heggheim.
  66. 31' Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  67. 31' Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arild Østbø (Viking). Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
  68. 30' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jesper Daland.
  69. 30' Attempt blocked. Alysson (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pau Torres.
  70. 28' John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  71. 28' Foul by Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking).
  72. 27' João Gomes (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  73. 27' Foul by Henrik Heggheim (Viking).
  74. 26' Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  75. 26' Attempt saved. Alysson (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Arild Østbø (Viking). Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
  76. 24' Attempt saved. Ibrahim Mbaye (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Arild Østbø (Viking). Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
  77. 23' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Viking 0. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye with a cross following a corner.
  78. 22' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tobias Moi.
  79. 22' Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye with a cross following a corner.
  80. 22' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Gianni Stensness.
  81. 19' Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  82. 19' Foul by Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking).
  83. 18' Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
  84. 18' Tobias Moi (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  85. 16' Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
  86. 16' Peter Christiansen (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  87. 15' Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
  88. 15' Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
  89. 15' Peter Christiansen (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  90. 14' John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  91. 14' Foul by Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking).
  92. 12' Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  93. 12' Foul by Tobias Moi (Viking).
  94. 11' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  95. 9' Delay in match because of an injury João Gomes (Aston Villa).
  96. 7' Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arild Østbø (Viking). Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a cross.
  97. 6' Alysson (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  98. 6' Foul by Peter Christiansen (Viking).
  99. 4' Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arild Østbø (Viking). Assisted by John McGinn.
  100. 2' Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  101. 2' Foul by Joe Bell (Viking).
  102. First Half begins.
  103. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Aston Villa W W D W W

  • W at Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Premier League
  • W at Sevilla 3-1 Club Friendly
  • D Brentford 2-2 Premier League
  • W Fenerbahçe 6-0 UEFA Champions League
  • W at Newcastle United 1-0 Premier League

Viking W D W W W

  • W Kristiansund 8-1 Norwegian Eliteserien
  • W Lillestrom 3-0 Norwegian Eliteserien
  • W at SK Brann 2-0 Norwegian Eliteserien
  • D Bayern Munich 3-3 UEFA Champions League
  • W Fredrikstad 3-2 Norwegian Eliteserien

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