English Premier League

FT Sunday, September 21, 2025
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Sunderland WLLWD 1
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Stadium of Light · 46,261 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Aston Villa end PL goal drought but held by 10-man Sunderland

Aston Villa are still on the hunt for their first Premier League win of the season after being held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
1
71.4
Possession
28.6
12
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
488
Accurate Passes
151
547
Passes
218
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
2
26
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.2
32
Long Balls
49
15
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
13
11
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
3
Interceptions
8
28
Effective Clearances
34
28
Clearances
34

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SUN · 4-3-3

  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 15Omar AldereteCD-L
  3. 20Nordi MukieleCD-R
  4. 17Reinildo MandavaLB
  5. 32Trai HumeRB
  6. 34Granit XhakaCM
  7. 27Noah SadikiLM
  8. 11Chris RiggRM
  9. 18Wilson IsidorF
  10. 28Enzo Le FéeLF
  11. 7Chemsdine TalbiRF

Substitutes

  1. 4Daniel NeilSUB
  2. 24Simon AdingraSUB
  3. 1Anthony PattersonSUB
  4. 25Bertrand TraoréSUB
  5. 26Arthur MasuakuSUB
  6. 5Danny BallardSUB
  7. 12Eliezer MayendaSUB
  8. 9Brian BrobbeySUB
  9. 6Lutsharel GeertruidaSUB

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 44Boubacar KamaraLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  11. 29Evann GuessandAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Lamare BogardeSUB
  2. 22Ian MaatsenSUB
  3. 17Donyell MalenSUB
  4. 19Jadon SanchoSUB
  5. 14Pau TorresSUB
  6. 40Marco BizotSUB
  7. 3Victor LindelöfSUB
  8. 20Jamaldeen JimohSUB
  9. 9Harvey ElliottSUB

Timeline

  1. 33' Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  2. 37' Substitution, Sunderland. Dan Ballard replaces Chris Rigg.
  3. 58' Substitution, Aston Villa. Harvey Elliott replaces Lucas Digne.
  4. 58' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  5. 63' Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 67' Goal! Sunderland 0, Aston Villa 1. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara following a corner.
  7. 73' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Evann Guessand.
  8. 74' Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 75' Goal! Sunderland 1, Aston Villa 1. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a headed pass.
  10. 80' Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Wilson Isidor.
  11. 80' Substitution, Sunderland. Arthur Masuaku replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
  12. 81' Substitution, Sunderland. Lutsharel Geertruida replaces Enzo Le Fée.
  13. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces Morgan Rogers.
  14. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Boubacar Kamara.
  15. 88' Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Sunderland. Dan Neil replaces Noah Sadiki.

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