UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, October 2, 2025
Aston Villa DLDWW 2
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Feyenoord Rotterdam WWDLW 0
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Match Report

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Aston Villa beat Feyenoord to stay perfect in Europa League

Emi Buendia and John McGinn struck second-half goals as Aston Villa beat Feyenoord 2-0 in Rotterdam to make it back-to-back Europa League wins.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
8
8
Saves
1
59
Possession
41
6
SHOTS
19
3
ON GOAL
8
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
472
Accurate Passes
290
530
Passes
339
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
8
6
Crosses
28
0.0
Cross %
0.3
36
Long Balls
33
22
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
7
8
Effective Tackles
6
12
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
6
Interceptions
12
26
Effective Clearances
14
26
Clearances
14

Lineups

FEY · 4-3-3

  1. 22Timon WellenreutherG
  2. 4Tsuyoshi WatanabeCD-L
  3. 21Anel AhmedhodzicCD-R
  4. 5Gijs SmalLB
  5. 26Givairo ReadRB
  6. 6Hwang In-BeomCM
  7. 40Luciano ValenteLM
  8. 14Sem SteijnRM
  9. 9Ayase UedaF
  10. 16Leo SauerLF
  11. 23Anis Hadj MoussaRF

Substitutes

  1. 39Liam BossinSUB
  2. 10Cyle LarinSUB
  3. 32Aymen SlitiSUB
  4. 11Gonçalo BorgesSUB
  5. 27Gaoussou DiarraSUB
  6. 43Jan PlugSUB
  7. 15Jordan BosSUB
  8. 28Oussama TarghalineSUB
  9. 17Casper TengstedtSUB
  10. 1Justin BijlowSUB
  11. 30Jordan LotombaSUB
  12. 2Bart NieuwkoopSUB

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 40Marco BizotG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  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. 12Lucas DigneSUB
  2. 62Ben BroggioSUB
  3. 52Sam ProctorSUB
  4. 20Jamaldeen JimohSUB
  5. 26Lamare BogardeSUB
  6. 83Bradley BurrowesSUB
  7. 9Harvey ElliottSUB
  8. 3Victor LindelöfSUB
  9. 17Donyell MalenSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Anel Ahmedhodzic (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Feyenoord. Oussama Targhalline replaces Hwang In-Beom.
  3. 49' Sem Steijn (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 61' Goal! Feyenoord 0, Aston Villa 1. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
  5. 71' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  6. 71' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Ollie Watkins.
  7. 71' Substitution, Feyenoord. Bart Nieuwkoop replaces Givairo Read.
  8. 71' Substitution, Feyenoord. Aymen Sliti replaces Leo Sauer.
  9. 75' Substitution, Feyenoord. Cyle Larin replaces Sem Steijn.
  10. 77' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
  11. 79' Goal! Feyenoord 0, Aston Villa 2. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  12. 82' Marco Bizot (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 85' Cyle Larin (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 85' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Victor Lindelöf replaces Matty Cash.
  16. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Harvey Elliott replaces John McGinn.
  17. 86' Substitution, Feyenoord. Jordan Bos replaces Luciano Valente.
  18. 90'+3' Victor Lindelöf (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

UEFA Europa League News

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