UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Viking FK WWWDW 1
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Aston Villa WWDWW 3
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VFK011
AVL213
Villa Park · 33,410 att.

Match Report

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Aston Villa beat Viking to continue winning start in Champions League

Aston Villa maintained their 100% start to the Champions League campaign after they earned a comfortable 3-1 victory over Norwegian side Viking at Villa Park.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
8
8
Saves
2
45.6
Possession
54.4
10
SHOTS
21
3
ON GOAL
10
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
377
Accurate Passes
469
434
Passes
527
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
5
16
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.5
43
Long Balls
36
23
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
7
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
4
15
Tackles
7
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
5
15
Effective Clearances
24
15
Clearances
24

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 5Tyrone MingsLB
  5. 35João GomesRB
  6. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM
  7. 6Ross BarkleyLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 11Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 19Ibrahim MbayeAM-L
  11. 47AlyssonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Taylor Harwood-BellisSUB
  2. 53George HemmingsSUB
  3. 40Marco BizotSUB
  4. 17Alejandro GarnachoSUB
  5. 27Leon GoretzkaSUB
  6. 22Ian MaatsenSUB
  7. 42James WrightSUB
  8. 2Matty CashSUB
  9. 8Boubacar KamaraSUB
  10. 18Tammy AbrahamSUB
  11. 26Lamare BogardeSUB

VFK · 4-5-1

  1. 1Arild ØstbøG
  2. 27Jesper DalandCD-L
  3. 6Gianni StensnessCD-R
  4. 5Henrik HeggheimLB
  5. 2Herman HaugenRB
  6. 7Kristoffer AskildsenCM-L
  7. 29Tobias MoiCM-R
  8. 8Joe BellAM
  9. 10Zlatko TripicLM
  10. 20Peter ChristiansenRM
  11. 22Erik BotheimF

Substitutes

  1. 11Romano PostemaSUB
  2. 3Viljar VevatneSUB
  3. 16Henrik Rorvik BjordalSUB
  4. 23Niklas FuglestadSUB
  5. 17Essien BasseySUB
  6. 25Henrik FalchenerSUB
  7. 30Lubomir BelkoSUB
  8. 28Kristoffer HaugenSUB
  9. 33Jakob Segadal HansenSUB
  10. 19Amin CosicSUB
  11. 24Vetle AuklendSUB
  12. 26Simen Kvia-EgeskogSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Delay in match because of an injury João Gomes (Aston Villa).
  2. 9'
  3. 11' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 11'
  5. 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.
  6. 35'
  7. 36'
  8. 37' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Viking 0. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  9. 62' Own Goal by Henrik Heggheim, Viking. Aston Villa 3, Viking 0.
  10. 63' Substitution, Viking. Henrik Bjørdal replaces Tobias Moi.
  11. 63' Substitution, Viking. Simen Kvia-Egeskog replaces Erik Botheim.
  12. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Goretzka replaces Ross Barkley.
  13. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  14. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces João Gomes.
  15. 72' Substitution, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Ibrahim Mbaye.
  16. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. George Hemmings replaces Alysson.
  17. 75' Substitution, Viking. Amin Cosic replaces Jesper Daland.
  18. 75' Substitution, Viking. Vetle Auklend replaces Zlatko Tripic.
  19. 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.
  20. 86'
  21. 86'
  22. 86' Substitution, Viking. Essien Bassey replaces Herman Haugen.

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