UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, January 29, 2026
RB Salzburg WLDWW 2
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Aston Villa DWLWW 3
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SLZ112
AVL033
Villa Park · 37,457 att. · CBSSN

Match Report

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Jimoh strike seals Villa rally, second in Europa League table

Nineteen-year-old substitute Jamaldeen Jimoh scored a late winner as Aston Villa came from two goals down to beat FC Salzburg 3-2 and finish in the Europa League top two amid further injury problems for boss Unai Emery.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
4
6
Saves
6
35.5
Possession
64.5
14
SHOTS
14
7
ON GOAL
9
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
290
Accurate Passes
582
364
Passes
658
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
7
7
Crosses
19
0.0
Cross %
0.4
50
Long Balls
47
20
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
12
21
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
9
25
Effective Clearances
14
25
Clearances
14

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 26Lamare BogardeRB
  6. 9Harvey ElliottAM
  7. 53George HemmingsLM
  8. 24Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  11. 19Jadon SanchoAM-R

SLZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alexander SchlagerG
  2. 44Jannik SchusterCD-L
  3. 23Kouakou GadouCD-R
  4. 13Frans KrätzigLB
  5. 37Tim TrummerRB
  6. 8Sota KitanoAM
  7. 5Soumaïla DiabatéLM
  8. 18Mads BidstrupRM
  9. 19Karim KonatéF
  10. 27Kerim AlajbegovicAM-L
  11. 20Edmund BaidooAM-R

Timeline

  1. 33' Own Goal by Victor Lindelöf, Aston Villa. Aston Villa 0, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1.
  2. 35' Tim Trummer (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers replaces Ollie Watkins.
  4. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces George Hemmings.
  5. 45' Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Moussa Yeo replaces Karim Konaté.
  6. 49' Goal! Aston Villa 0, FC Red Bull Salzburg 2. Moussa Yeo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerim Alajbegovic.
  7. 64' Goal! Aston Villa 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 2. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
  8. 66' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ezri Konsa replaces Amadou Onana.
  9. 66' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  10. 73' Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Karim Onisiwo replaces Edmund Baidoo.
  11. 73' Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Clement Bischoff replaces Kerim Alajbegovic.
  12. 76' Goal! Aston Villa 2, FC Red Bull Salzburg 2. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross following a corner.
  13. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Kadan Young replaces Jadon Sancho.
  14. 87' Goal! Aston Villa 3, FC Red Bull Salzburg 2. Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kadan Young following a fast break.
  15. 88' Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Oliver Lukic replaces Soumaïla Diabaté.
  16. 88' Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Maurits Kjærgaard replaces Sota Kitano.

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.