Villarreal vs Espanyol, 2025-26 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Villarreal climb to joint-third place after sinking Espanyol
Villarreal has moved into joint third place in LaLiga after a 4-1 victory over Espanyol on Monday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Santiago Mouriño.
- 5': Foul by José Salinas (Espanyol).
- 5': Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': José Salinas (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 6': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by José Salinas.
- 7': Attempt missed. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze following a corner.
- 9': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by José Salinas.
- 9': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 11': Foul by Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).
- 11': Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Roberto Fernández (Espanyol).
- 11': Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Pere Milla (Espanyol).
- 15': Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal).
- 16': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Handball by Dani Parejo (Villarreal).
- 17': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pape Gueye.
- 21': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Renato Veiga.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
- 23': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
- 23': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
- 24': Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
- 24': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
- 25': Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
- 26': Luiz Júnior (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
- 30': Pol Lozano (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Edu Expósito (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pere Milla with a headed pass.
- 32': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
- 32': Pere Milla (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Urko González de Zárate.
- 35': Goal! Villarreal 1, Espanyol 0. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan with a headed pass.
- 38': Handball by Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal).
- 40': Attempt blocked. Edu Expósito (Espanyol) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Pere Milla.
- 40': Foul by José Salinas (Espanyol).
- 40': Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Own Goal by José Salinas, Espanyol. Villarreal 2, Espanyol 0.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Handball by Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal).
- 45'+2': Foul by Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).
- 45'+2': Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Villarreal 2, Espanyol 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 2, Espanyol 0.
- 45': Substitution, Espanyol. Clemens Riedel replaces Fernando Calero.
- 46': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
- 46': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).
- 49': José Salinas (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Goal! Villarreal 3, Espanyol 0. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro.
- 52': Foul by Pau Navarro (Villarreal).
- 52': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
- 53': Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Goal! Villarreal 4, Espanyol 0. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
- 57': Foul by Clemens Riedel (Espanyol).
- 57': Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Clemens Riedel (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Espanyol. Cyril Ngonge replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
- 59': Substitution, Espanyol. Charles Pickel replaces Edu Expósito.
- 59': Substitution, Espanyol. Kike García replaces Roberto Fernández.
- 60': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Sergi Cardona.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
- 64': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Urko González de Zárate.
- 64': Substitution, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez replaces Tajon Buchanan.
- 65': Substitution, Villarreal. Santi Comesaña replaces Dani Parejo.
- 65': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
- 65': Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez with a cross.
- 67': Foul by Kike García (Espanyol).
- 67': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Kike García (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pere Milla with a cross.
- 69': Foul by Pau Navarro (Villarreal).
- 69': Kike García (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
- 70': Pol Lozano (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Espanyol. Antoniu Roca replaces Pere Milla.
- 73': Substitution, Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Georges Mikautadze.
- 73': Substitution, Villarreal. Alexander Freeman replaces Santiago Mouriño.
- 75': Offside, Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi is caught offside.
- 76': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Clemens Riedel.
- 80': Substitution, Villarreal. Hugo Lopez replaces Alberto Moleiro.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Charles Pickel (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pol Lozano.
- 81': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Renato Veiga.
- 83': Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Hugo Lopez (Villarreal).
- 84': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pau Navarro.
- 85': Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
- 85': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Urko González de Zárate.
- 87': Attempt saved. Pol Lozano (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). Assisted by José Salinas.
- 87': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Luiz Júnior.
- 88': Goal! Villarreal 4, Espanyol 1. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cyril Ngonge with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
- 89': Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt missed. Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+1': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
- 90'+1': Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Ayoze Pérez.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Villarreal 4, Espanyol 1.
- 0': Match ends, Villarreal 4, Espanyol 1.
Statistics
 ESP |
VIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 51 | Possession | 49 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 374 | Accurate Passes | 378 |
| 439 | Passes | 428 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 26 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 34 |
| 23 | Clearances | 34 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 16,825
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 16,825
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 31 | +54 | 79 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 31 | +36 | 70 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 31 | +20 | 61 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 31 | +19 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luiz Júnior (GK) |
| 12 | Renato Veiga |
| 6 | Pau Navarro |
| 23 | Sergi Cardona  |
| 15 | Santiago Mouriño |
| 10 | Dani Parejo |
| 18 | Pape Gueye |
| 20 | Alberto Moleiro |
| 17 | Tajon Buchanan |
| 9 | Georges Mikautadze |
| 19 | Nicolas Pépé |
Espanyol (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Marko Dmitrovic (GK) |
| 6 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 5 | Fernando Calero |
| 12 | José Salinas |
| 23 | Omar El Hilali |
| 8 | Edu Expósito |
| 10 | Pol Lozano |
| 4 | Urko Gonzalez |
| 9 | Roberto Fernández |
| 24 | Tyrhys Dolan |
| 11 | Pere Milla |
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