Aston Villa 3-1 Viking — Champions League, 21 Oct 2026
Aston Villa beat Viking 3-1 in the Champions League on 21 October 2026 at Villa Park, Birmingham. Ross Barkley and Emiliano Buendía scored for Aston Villa; Peter Christiansen for Viking. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
Match timeline
- 1-023'assist: Ibrahim Mbaye
- 35'VARPenalty confirmed
- 2-037'Penalty
- Half-time2-0
- 2-162'Own Goal
- 63'
- 63'
- 70'
- 70'
- 70'
- 72'
- 75'
- 75'
- 75'
- 2-284'
- 86'VARGoal confirmed
- 86'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Aston Villa
- 8.2Ross BarkleyM
- 7.7Ibrahim MbayeM
- 7.3Pau TorresD
- 7.2Victor LindelöfD
- 7.2Alysson EdwardM
- 7.0João GomesD
- 6.9John McGinnM
- 6.8Alejandro GarnachoF
- 6.7Zion SuzukiG
- 6.6Leon GoretzkaM
- 6.6Matthew CashD
- 6.5Tammy AbrahamF
- 6.5George HemmingsM
- 6.4Emiliano BuendíaM
- 6.3Nicolas JacksonF
- 6.2Tyrone MingsD
- 6.6James WrightG
- 6.6Lamare BogardeM
- 6.6Taylor Harwood-BellisD
- 6.6Ian MaatsenD
- 6.6Marco BizotG
- 6.6Boubacar KamaraM
Viking
- 7.1Peter ChristiansenF
- 7.0Arild ØstbøG
- 6.8Kristoffer AskildsenM
- 6.7Erik BotheimF
- 6.5Herman HaugenD
- 6.4Gianni StensnessD
- 6.4Jesper DalandD
- 6.3A. CosicF
- 6.3Tobias MoiM
- 6.1Joe BellM
- 5.9Vetle AuklendD
- 5.9Essien BasseyD
- 5.8Simen Kvia-EgeskogM
- 5.8Henrik BjørdalM
- 5.5Zlatko TripićF
- 5.3Henrik HeggheimD
- 6.6Ľ. BelkoG
- 6.6Henrik FalchenerD
- 6.6Romano PostemaF
- 6.6Viljar VevatneD
- 6.6Kristoffer HaugenD
- 6.6Jakob HansenM
- 6.6Niklas FuglestadF
Line-ups
Viking4-3-3
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 27Leon Goretzka70'M6.6
- 8Boubacar KamaraM6.6
- 18Tammy Abraham70'F6.5
- 2Matthew Cash70'D6.6
- 40Marco BizotG6.6
- 22Ian MaatsenD6.6
- 4Taylor Harwood-BellisD6.6
- 17Alejandro Garnacho72'F6.8
- 42James WrightG6.6
- 26Lamare BogardeM6.6
- 53George Hemmings75'M6.5
VikingB. Aarsheim
Substitutes
- 16Henrik Bjørdal63'M5.8
- 28Kristoffer HaugenD6.6
- 3Viljar VevatneD6.6
- 11Romano PostemaF6.6
- 25Henrik FalchenerD6.6
- 30Ľ. BelkoG6.6
- 26Simen Kvia-Egeskog63'M5.8
- 19A. CosicF6.3
- 17Essien Bassey86'D5.9
- 24Vetle Auklend75'D5.9
- 33Jakob HansenM6.6
- 23Niklas FuglestadF6.6
Team statistics
54%Possession46%
2.78Expected goals (xG)0.8
21Total shots10
10Shots on target3
7Shots off target0
4Blocked shots7
8Corners6
2Offsides3
7Fouls14
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves8
529Total passes433
471Accurate passes377
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Barkley | 70 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| Ibrahim Mbaye | 72 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Pau Torres | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Victor Lindelöf | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Alysson Edward | 75 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7.2 |
| João Gomes | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| John McGinn | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Alejandro Garnacho | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Zion Suzuki | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Leon Goretzka | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Matthew Cash | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Tammy Abraham | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| George Hemmings | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 90 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Nicolas Jackson | 70 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Tyrone Mings | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| James Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Lamare Bogarde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ian Maatsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Marco Bizot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Boubacar Kamara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Viking
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Christiansen | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Arild Østbø | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Kristoffer Askildsen | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Erik Botheim | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Herman Haugen | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Gianni Stensness | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jesper Daland | 75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.4 |
| A. Cosic | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Tobias Moi | 63 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Joe Bell | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Vetle Auklend | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Essien Bassey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Simen Kvia-Egeskog | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.8 |
| Henrik Bjørdal | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Zlatko Tripić | 75 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 |
| Henrik Heggheim | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Ľ. Belko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Henrik Falchener | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Romano Postema | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Viljar Vevatne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Kristoffer Haugen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jakob Hansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Niklas Fuglestad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Recent Form
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VikingWDWWW
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Before and after
Aston Villa
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Viking
- Previous: Viking 3-2 Fredrikstad, 17 Oct 2026 · Eliteserien
- Next: Viking vs Tromso, 25 Oct 2026 · Eliteserien
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