Europa League - League StageVilla Park, Sep 25
FTAston Villa
1 - 0
Bologna
Events:
13'John McGinn1 - 0
13'1 - 0John McGinn
42'Matty Cash
42'Matty Cash
HT
1 - 0
Events:
67'Martin Vitík
67'Martin Vitík
68'Ollie Watkins1 - 0
68'1 - 0Ollie Watkins
71'John McGinn
71'John McGinn
FT
1 - 0
Events:
Events:
Match Info:
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ()
Venue: Villa ParkSep 25
Spectators: 30,909
Stats:
Shots on target
4
Shots on target
7
Shots off target
5
Shots off target
7
Blocked Shots
3
Blocked Shots
3
Possession (%)
47
Possession (%)
53
Corner Kicks
8
Corner Kicks
3
Offsides
2
Offsides
9
Fouls
16
Fouls
14
Throw ins
13
Throw ins
20
Yellow cards
2
Yellow cards
2
Crosses
3
Crosses
10
Goalkeeper saves
7
Goalkeeper saves
3
Goal kicks
11
Goal kicks
4
Latest commentaries:
90+6'That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
83'Jens Odgaard is coming off and he is replaced by Giovanni Fabbian.
83'Santiago Castro is coming off and he is replaced by Thijs Dallinga.
74'Ian Maatsen is coming off and he is replaced by Lucas Digne.
71'Yellow card for John McGinn.
70'Federico Bernardeschi is coming off and he is replaced by Riccardo Orsolini.
70'Nadir Zortea is coming off and he is replaced by Emil Holm.
70'Nicolo Cambiaghi is coming off and he is replaced by Jonathan Rowe.
68'HE MISSES - Ollie Watkins takes the penalty, but he fails to score!
67'Yellow card for Martin Vitik.
58'Donyell Malen is coming off and he is replaced by Ollie Watkins.
58'Emiliano Buendia is coming off and he is replaced by Jadon Sancho.
46'The second half is underway.
45+2'It's over! The referee blows for half time
42'Yellow card for Matty Cash.
13'G O O O A A A L - John McGinn is on target!
The referee starts the match.
Line-ups are confirmed. Last update: Sat Sep 27 2025 17:03:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
40
Marco Bizot
2
Matty Cash
4
Ezri Konsa
14
Pau Torres
22
Ian Maatsen
7
John McGinn
44
Boubacar Kamara
29
Evann Guessand
27
Morgan Rogers
10
Emiliano Buendía
17
Donyell Malen
28
Nicolo Cambiaghi
9
Santiago Castro
10
Federico Bernardeschi
21
Jens Odgaard
8
Remo Freuler
19
Lewis Ferguson
22
Charalampos Lykogiannis
26
Jhon Lucumí
41
Martin Vitík
20
Nadir Zortea
1
Łukasz Skorupski
Bologna4-3-3
Substitutions:
58'
Emiliano BuendíaJadon Sancho
70'
Nicolo CambiaghiJonathan Rowe
58'
Donyell MalenOllie Watkins
70'
Nadir ZorteaEmil Holm
74'
Ian MaatsenLucas Digne
70'
Federico BernardeschiRiccardo Orsolini
83'
Santiago CastroThijs Dallinga
83'
Jens OdgaardGiovanni Fabbian
Substitute players:
Sam Proctor
Federico Ravaglia
Rhys Oakley
Massimo Pessina
Victor Lindelöf
Emil Holm
Tyrone Mings
Torbjorn Lysaker Heggem
Lucas Digne
Juan Miranda
Andres Garcia
Nikola Moro
Lamare Bogarde
Giovanni Fabbian
Harvey Elliott
Riccardo Orsolini
Bradley Burrowes
Jonathan Rowe
Ollie Watkins
Thijs Dallinga
Jadon Sancho
Coaches:
Unai Emery
Vincenzo Italiano
League Stage
#Team namePPlayedGDGoals DifferencePtsPointsWWinsDDrawsLLossesFGoals ForAGoals Against
1Qualification to 1/8 finalsLyon81321701185
2Qualification to 1/8 finalsAston Villa8821701146
3Qualification to 1/8 finalsFC Midtjylland81019611188
4Qualification to 1/8 finalsReal Betis8617521137
5Qualification to 1/8 finalsFC Porto8617521137
6Qualification to 1/8 finalsSC Braga8617521115
7Qualification to 1/8 finalsFreiburg8617521104
8Qualification to 1/8 finalsAS Roma8716512136
9Genk8416512117
10Bologna8715431147
11VfB Stuttgart8615503159
12Ferencvaros81154311211
13Nottingham Forest8814422157
14Viktoria Plzen851435083
15FK Crvena Zvezda811442276
16Celta Vigo84134131511
17PAOK FC83123321714
18Lille8312404129
19Fenerbahçe8312332107
20Panathinaikos8212332119
21Celtic8-2113231315
22Ludogorets Razgrad8-3103141215
23Dinamo Zagreb8-4103141216
24Brann8-29233911
25Young Boys8-693051016
26Sturm Graz8-67215511
27FCSB8-77215916
28Go Ahead Eagles8-87215614
29Feyenoord8-462061115
30Basel8-46206913
31FC Salzburg8-562061015
32Rangers8-94116514
33Nice8-83107715
34FC Utrecht8-101017515
35Malmo FF8-111017415
36Maccabi Tel Aviv8-201017222
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