Lille vs Aston Villa, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16
· 1st LegAston Villa edge Lille to take Europa League first-leg lead
Ollie Watkins ended his goal drought as Aston Villa battled to a 1-0 away win at Lille in the first leg of their Europa League last 16 tie.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 1': Nabil Bentaleb (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 2': Romain Perraud (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Offside, Lille. Benjamin André is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 9': Hákon Haraldsson (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Gaëtan Perrin (Lille).
- 9': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Handball by Tiago Santos (Lille).
- 17': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 17': Tiago Santos (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Chancel Mbemba (Lille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaëtan Perrin with a cross.
- 20': Foul by Romain Perraud (Lille).
- 20': Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 27': Handball by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 28': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Aïssa Mandi.
- 30': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Aïssa Mandi.
- 33': Offside, Lille. Romain Perraud is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Nabil Bentaleb (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ngal'ayel Mukau.
- 36': Foul by Gaëtan Perrin (Lille).
- 36': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 37': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 40': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 40': Tiago Santos (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Lille) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
- 44': Attempt saved. Romain Perraud (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Benjamin André.
- 44': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 45': Attempt missed. Romain Perraud (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Lille 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lille 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Substitution, Lille. Ayyoub Bouaddi replaces Benjamin André because of an injury.
- 49': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lamare Bogarde.
- 50': Offside, Lille. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Gaëtan Perrin (Lille).
- 52': Substitution, Lille. Matias Fernandez-Pardo replaces Gaëtan Perrin because of an injury.
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Offside, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Romain Perraud (Lille).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Lille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Nabil Bentaleb.
- 61': Goal! Lille 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a headed pass.
- 64': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Lille).
- 65': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 65': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box following a fast break.
- 66': Substitution, Lille. Thomas Meunier replaces Tiago Santos.
- 66': Substitution, Lille. Félix Correia replaces Ngal'ayel Mukau.
- 67': Aïssa Mandi (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Berke Özer (Lille).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Offside, Lille. Félix Correia is caught offside.
- 74': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 74': Hákon Haraldsson (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Attempt saved. Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Aïssa Mandi.
- 76': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 77': Chancel Mbemba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 77': Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 78': Handball by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 79': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Félix Correia (Lille).
- 81': Foul by Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille).
- 81': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a cross.
- 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 83': Substitution, Lille. Soriba Diaoune replaces Hákon Haraldsson.
- 84': Foul by Romain Perraud (Lille).
- 84': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Offside, Lille. Félix Correia is caught offside.
- 88': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Foul by Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille).
- 89': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Aïssa Mandi (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 90': Substitution, Aston Villa. Harvey Elliott replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Dangerous play by Olivier Giroud (Lille).
- 90'+1': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 90'+2': Félix Correia (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lille 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lille 0, Aston Villa 1.
Statistics
 AVL |
LILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 51.2 | Possession | 48.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 405 | Accurate Passes | 381 |
| 470 | Passes | 442 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 22 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 40,187
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 40,187
Line-Ups
Lille (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Berke Özer (GK) |
| 23 | Aïssa Mandi |
| 18 | Chancel Mbemba |
| 15 | Romain Perraud |
| 22 | Tiago Santos |
| 10 | Hákon Haraldsson |
| 6 | Nabil Bentaleb |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 28 | Gaetan Perrin |
| 17 | Ngal'ayel Mukau |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK)  |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 26 | Lamare Bogarde |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 21 | Douglas Luiz |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 19 | Jadon Sancho |
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