UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, November 27, 2025
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Aston Villa WLWWW 2
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Villa Park · 32,158 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Fan violence mars Aston Villa win over Young Boys

Donyell Malen struck a first-half brace as Aston Villa beat Young Boys 2-1 in the Europa League amid trouble from the away support at Villa Park.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
7
6
Saves
0
39.6
Possession
60.4
6
SHOTS
19
1
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
315
Accurate Passes
509
376
Passes
569
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
4
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.3
28
Long Balls
27
8
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
6
11
Effective Tackles
10
15
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
21
Interceptions
12
16
Effective Clearances
5
16
Clearances
5

Head to Head

AVL leads series 1-0

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 26Lamare BogardeRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 24Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 17Donyell MalenF
  10. 19Jadon SanchoAM-L
  11. 29Evann GuessandAM-R

YB · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Marvin KellerG
  2. 30Sandro LauperCD
  3. 23Loris BenitoCD-L
  4. 4Tanguy ZoukrouCD-R
  5. 13Dominik PechCM-L
  6. 45Rayan RavelosonCM-R
  7. 3Jaouen HadjamLM
  8. 17Saidy JankoRM
  9. 9Sergio CórdovaF
  10. 16Christian FassnachtCF-L
  11. 39Darian MalesCF-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Young Boys 0. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  2. 42' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Young Boys 0. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  3. 48' Sandro Lauper (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Morgan Rogers.
  5. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Donyell Malen.
  6. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Youri Tielemans.
  7. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ezri Konsa replaces Pau Torres.
  8. 61' Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 62' Substitution, Young Boys. Alan Virginius replaces Darian Males.
  10. 63' Substitution, Young Boys. Alvyn Sanches replaces Rayan Raveloson.
  11. 70' Substitution, Young Boys. Joël Monteiro replaces Christian Fassnacht.
  12. 70' Substitution, Young Boys. Chris Bedia replaces Sergio Córdova.
  13. 79' Substitution, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara replaces Amadou Onana.
  14. 82' Substitution, Young Boys. Gregory Wüthrich replaces Tanguy Zoukrou.
  15. 90' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Young Boys 1. Joël Monteiro (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gregory Wüthrich.
  16. 90'+7' Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

UEFA Europa League News

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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.