UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, January 22, 2026
Aston Villa LWDWL 1
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Fenerbahce DWWWW 0
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AVL101
FEN000
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium · 41,414 att. · CBSSN

Match Report

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Jadon Sancho puts Aston Villa on cusp of UEL last-16 spot

Aston Villa guaranteed themselves a top-eight finish in the Europa League after Jadon Sancho's first-half header secured a 1-0 victory over Fenerbahce in Turkey.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
13
5
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
7
5
Corner Kicks
5
8
Saves
2
37.1
Possession
62.9
12
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
226
Accurate Passes
445
289
Passes
510
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
2
15
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.1
34
Long Balls
45
14
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
15
15
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
12
31
Effective Clearances
34
31
Clearances
34

Lineups

FEN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 24Jayden OosterwoldeCD-L
  3. 37Milan SkriniarCD-R
  4. 27Nélson SemedoLB
  5. 18Mert MüldürRB
  6. 21Marco AsensioAM
  7. 7FredLM
  8. 5Ismail YüksekRM
  9. 10Jhon DuránF
  10. 9Kerem AktürkogluAM-L
  11. 45Nene DorgelesAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 40Marco BizotG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 26Lamare BogardeRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  11. 19Jadon SanchoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Fenerbahce 0, Aston Villa 1. Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 44' Dorgeles Nene (Fenerbahce) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45' Jayden Oosterwolde (Fenerbahce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 53' Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 56' Substitution, Fenerbahce. Yigit Demir replaces Nélson Semedo.
  6. 56' Substitution, Fenerbahce. Talisca replaces Dorgeles Nene.
  7. 73' Substitution, Fenerbahce. Edson Álvarez replaces Ismail Yüksek.
  8. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Matty Cash.
  9. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Evann Guessand replaces Morgan Rogers.
  10. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Amadou Onana replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  11. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Andrés García replaces Jadon Sancho.
  12. 77' Victor Lindelöf (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 79' Mert Müldür (Fenerbahce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 88' Milan Skriniar (Fenerbahce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 89' Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, Aston Villa. George Hemmings replaces Youri Tielemans.
  17. 90'+5' Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+8' Evann Guessand (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.