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: Jesus Gil Manzano (Spain)
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 10:03:00 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
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2Qualification to 1/8 finalsFC Midtjylland5712401125
3Qualification to 1/8 finalsAston Villa551240183
4Qualification to 1/8 finalsFreiburg551132083
5Qualification to 1/8 finalsReal Betis551132083
6Qualification to 1/8 finalsFerencvaros541132095
7Qualification to 1/8 finalsSC Braga541031195
8Qualification to 1/8 finalsFC Porto531031174
9Qualification to 1/16 finalsGenk521031175
10Qualification to 1/16 finalsCelta Vigo549302117
11Qualification to 1/16 finalsLille549302106
12Qualification to 1/16 finalsVfB Stuttgart54930284
13Qualification to 1/16 finalsViktoria Plzen54923062
14Qualification to 1/16 finalsPanathinaikos52930297
15Qualification to 1/16 finalsAS Roma52930275
16Qualification to 1/16 finalsNottingham Forest54822195
17Qualification to 1/16 finalsPAOK FC538221107
18Qualification to 1/16 finalsBologna53822174
19Qualification to 1/16 finalsBrann53822163
20Qualification to 1/16 finalsFenerbahçe50822155
21Qualification to 1/16 finalsCeltic5-1721278
22Qualification to 1/16 finalsFK Crvena Zvezda5-1721245
23Qualification to 1/16 finalsDinamo Zagreb5-37212710
24Qualification to 1/16 finalsBasel50620377
25Ludogorets Razgrad5-36203811
26Young Boys5-56203712
27Go Ahead Eagles5-5620349
28Sturm Graz5-3411347
29FC Salzburg5-53104510
30Feyenoord5-5310449
31FCSB5-5310438
32FC Utrecht5-5101427
33Rangers5-7101429
34Malmo FF5-81014210
35Maccabi Tel Aviv5-131014114
36Nice5-80005412
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