UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, October 23, 2025
Aston Villa WWWWW 1
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Go Ahead Eagles LLWDL 2
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AVL101
GAE112
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Match Report

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Aston Villa suffer Europa League humbling by Go Ahead Eagles

Aston Villa suffered a Europa League humbling as they were beaten 2-1 by Dutch minnows Go Ahead Eagles in Deventer.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
10
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
6
69.6
Possession
30.4
18
SHOTS
5
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
469
Accurate Passes
180
524
Passes
234
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
3
34
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.4
31
Long Balls
50
23
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.7
Long Balls %
0.2
3
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
13
13
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
2
Interceptions
11
10
Effective Clearances
38
10
Clearances
38

Lineups

GAE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Jari De BusserG
  2. 4Joris KramerCD-L
  3. 3Gerrit NauberCD-R
  4. 5Dean JamesLB
  5. 2Mats DeijlRB
  6. 7Jakob BreumAM
  7. 34Yassir RahmouniLM
  8. 21Melle MeulensteenRM
  9. 9Milan SmitF
  10. 17Mathis SurayAM-L
  11. 18Richonell MargaretAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Calvin TwigtSUB
  2. 15Robbin WeijenbergSUB
  3. 25Giovanni van ZwamSUB
  4. 8Evert LinthorstSUB
  5. 26Julius DirksenSUB
  6. 33Nando VerdoniSUB
  7. 1Luca PlogmannSUB
  8. 24Kenzo GoudmijnSUB
  9. 27Finn StokkersSUB
  10. 32Ofosu BoakyeSUB
  11. 29Aske AdelgaardSUB
  12. 11Oskar Siira SivertsenSUB

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 5Tyrone MingsCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 3Victor LindelöfRB
  6. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM
  7. 24Amadou OnanaLM
  8. 26Lamare BogardeRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 19Jadon SanchoAM-L
  11. 29Evann GuessandAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Morgan RogersSUB
  2. 83Bradley BurrowesSUB
  3. 52Sam ProctorSUB
  4. 4Ezri KonsaSUB
  5. 2Matty CashSUB
  6. 7John McGinnSUB
  7. 40Marco BizotSUB
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraSUB
  9. 9Harvey ElliottSUB
  10. 17Donyell MalenSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Go Ahead Eagles 0, Aston Villa 1. Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 14' Gerrit Nauber (Go Ahead Eagles) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 15' Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Calvin Twigt replaces Gerrit Nauber because of an injury.
  4. 39' Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Kenzo Goudmijn replaces Jakob Breum because of an injury.
  5. 42' Goal! Go Ahead Eagles 1, Aston Villa 1. Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Calvin Twigt following a set piece situation.
  6. 61' Goal! Go Ahead Eagles 2, Aston Villa 1. Mats Deijl (Go Ahead Eagles) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joris Kramer with a through ball.
  7. 66' Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Amadou Onana.
  8. 66' Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers replaces Victor Lindelöf.
  9. 67' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Ollie Watkins.
  10. 67' Substitution, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara replaces Jadon Sancho.
  11. 76' Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Lamare Bogarde.
  12. 79' Penalty missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot is just a bit too high.
  13. 83' Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Robbin Weijenberg replaces Mathis Suray.
  14. 83' Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Aske Adelgaard replaces Richonell Margaret.
  15. 83' Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Evert Linthorst replaces Yassir Salah Rahmouni.
  16. 89' Robbin Weijenberg (Go Ahead Eagles) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

UEFA Europa League News

All news
News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.