English Premier League

FT Sunday, April 19, 2026
Sunderland WLLWW 3
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Aston Villa WWWDW 4
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SUN123
AVL224
Villa Park · 42,599 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Aston Villa earn last-gasp win over Sunderland in seven-goal thriller

Tammy Abraham scored a stoppage-time winner as Aston Villa took a huge step to securing Champions League football next season with a dramatic 4-3 victory over Sunderland.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
4
50.1
Possession
49.9
10
SHOTS
15
7
ON GOAL
7
0.7
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
340
Accurate Passes
341
406
Passes
403
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
6
16
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.4
41
Long Balls
52
13
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
6
14
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
5
23
Effective Clearances
20
23
Clearances
20

Head to Head

AVL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 6Ross BarkleyAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 24Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 27Morgan RogersAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

SUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 15Omar AldereteCD-L
  3. 13Luke O'NienCD-R
  4. 17Reinildo MandavaLB
  5. 20Nordi MukieleRB
  6. 19Habib DiarraAM
  7. 27Noah SadikiLM
  8. 34Granit XhakaRM
  9. 9Brian BrobbeyF
  10. 28Enzo Le FéeAM-L
  11. 11Chris RiggAM-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Sunderland 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
  2. 9' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Sunderland 1. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noah Sadiki.
  3. 36' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Sunderland 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ian Maatsen with a cross.
  4. 46' Goal! Aston Villa 3, Sunderland 1. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins following a fast break.
  5. 63' Substitution, Sunderland. Dan Ballard replaces Omar Alderete because of an injury.
  6. 63' Substitution, Sunderland. Chemsdine Talbi replaces Chris Rigg.
  7. 63' Substitution, Sunderland. Trai Hume replaces Reinildo Mandava.
  8. 66' Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ross Barkley.
  10. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
  11. 80' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Ollie Watkins.
  12. 80' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces John McGinn.
  13. 84' Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Brian Brobbey.
  14. 86' Goal! Aston Villa 3, Sunderland 2. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner.
  15. 87' Goal! Aston Villa 3, Sunderland 3. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a through ball following a fast break.
  16. 90'+3' Goal! Aston Villa 4, Sunderland 3. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
  17. 90'+5' Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+8' Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90'+8' Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

Premier League News

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