On This Day
Villa play their 120th game in European competition
Villa score their 185th goal in European competition
Unai Emery 🇪🇸 leads Villa for the 33rd European game
Unai Emery 🇪🇸 secures his 22nd European win for Villa at a win rate of 66%, more than any previous Villa manager
Unai Emery 🇪🇸 leads Villa for the 85th Away game, winning for the 39th time on the road at a win rate of 46%, more than any previous Villa manager
Marco Bizot 🇳🇱 makes his 10th start for Villa.
Marco Bizot 🇳🇱 keeps his 5th clean sheet in 11 games for Villa.
Youri Tielemans 🇧🇪 makes his 120th appearance for Villa.
Emiliano Buendía 🇦🇷 makes his 70th start for Villa.
Emiliano Buendía 🇦🇷 makes his 75th appearance under Unai Emery 🇪🇸
Jadon Sancho 🏴 scores his first goal for Villa on his 19th appearance.
Jadon Sancho 🏴 makes his 5th European start for Villa.
Matty Cash 🇵🇱 secures his 100th win for Villa.
Lucas Digne 🇫🇷 makes his 25th European appearance for Villa.
Victor Lindelöf 🇸🇪 makes his 5th European start for Villa.
Lamare Bogarde 🇳🇱 secures his 25th win for Villa.
Lamare Bogarde 🇳🇱 makes his 10th European appearance for Villa.
Tyrone Mings 🏴 secures his 30th win under Unai Emery 🇪🇸 in 57 appearances.
Amadou Onana 🇧🇪 makes his 15th substitute appearance for Villa
Amadou Onana 🇧🇪 secures his 35th win in 53 appearances for Villa
Amadou Onana 🇧🇪 makes his 10th European appearance for Villa
George Hemmings 🏴 wins for the first time in a Villa shirt.
George Hemmings 🏴 makes his 1st European appearance for Villa
Andrés García 🇪🇸 makes his 1st European appearance for Villa
Ezri Konsa 🏴 makes his 25th unused substitute appearance for Villa
Kadan Young 🏴 makes his first squad appearance for Villa since January 2025
GK Marco Bizot | 🇳🇱 |
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 | 🔁
CB Victor Lindelöf | 🇸🇪 | 🟨
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 |
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | 🟨
DM Lamare Bogarde | 🇳🇱 | 🟨
CM Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 | 🟨 🔁
AM Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | 🔁
AM Morgan Rogers | 🏴 | 🔁
LW Jadon Sancho | 🏴 | ⚽ 🔁
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 |
Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | 2022-

Substitutes
🔁 | DM Amadou Onana | 🇧🇪 | for AM Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | 75’ |
🔁 | LB Ian Maatsen | 🇳🇱 | for RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 | 75’ |
🔁 | W Evann Guessand | 🇨🇮 | 🟨 for AM Morgan Rogers | 🏴 | 75’ |
🔁 | RB Andrés García | 🇪🇸 | for LW Jadon Sancho | 🏴 | 75’ |
🔁 | M George Hemmings | 🏴 | for CM Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 | 90’+2 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Sam Proctor | 🏴 |
GK James Wright | 🏴 |
CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 |
CM Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba | 🏴 |
LW Kadan Young | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Lucas Digne (26)
🟨 Victor Lindelöf (1)
🟨 Youri Tielemans (12)
🟨 Lamare Bogarde (9)
🟨 Evann Guessand (2)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Sam Proctor | 🏴 | €120k | 19 |
GK James Wright | 🏴 | Youth | 21 |
GK Marco Bizot | 🇳🇱 | Free | 34 |
Defenders
CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 | €33.00m | 29 |
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 | €22.30m | 32 |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 | €13.30m | 28 |
CB Victor Lindelöf | 🇸🇪 | Free | 31 |
Full Backs
LB Ian Maatsen | 🇳🇱 | €44.50m | 23 |
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | €30.00m | 32 |
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 | €15.75m | 28 |
RB Andrés García | 🇪🇸 | €7.00m | 22 |
Midfielders
DM Amadou Onana | 🇧🇪 | €59.35m | 24 |
AM Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | €38.40m | 29 |
AM Morgan Rogers | 🏴 | €9.40m | 23 |
CM Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba | 🏴 | Youth | 19 |
M George Hemmings | 🏴 | Youth | 18 |
DM Lamare Bogarde | 🇳🇱 | Youth | 22 |
CM Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 | Free | 28 |
Wingers
W Evann Guessand | 🇨🇮 | €30.00m | 24 |
LW Kadan Young | 🏴 | Youth | 19 |
LW Jadon Sancho | 🏴 | Loan | 25 |
Forwards
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | €34.00m | 30 |
Unavailable
Injury | 5 |
CM Ross Barkley | 🏴 |
Injury: Knee
Absent since: 3 Dec 25
Matches missed to date: 12
Update: 16 Jan 2026: “Barkley as well is ruled out. Both are progressing very well. In a few weeks, maybe Onana even next week, they can be training with us. Ross Barkley will need maybe some time more."
Update: 21 Jan 2026: “Emi Martínez is not (available), Kamara is not, John McGinn is not, Alysson is not, Barkley is not,”
Expected return: 21 Feb 2026
DM Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 |
Injury: Knee
Absent since: 18 Jan 26
Matches missed to date: 2
Update: 16 Jan 2026: “Kamara, of course, is out. It’s his knee. We’re checking him, he’s visiting some doctors as well. We’re going to know about him in a few days Now, he’s not available, and maybe for a long time, hopefully not so, so long time but we’re checking him.”
Update: 21 Jan 2026: “Emi Martínez is not (available), Kamara is not, John McGinn is not, Alysson is not, Barkley is not.”
Expected return: 2026-27 Season
CM John McGinn | 🏴 |
Injury: Unknown
Absent since: 21 Jan 26
Matches missed to date: 1
Update: 21 Jan 2026: "We are still waiting because he is still visiting some doctors to have a decision what to do. It could be some weeks. It depends on the doctor and for him, how he feels."
Expected return: Unknown
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 |
Injury: Unknown
Absent since: 21 Jan 26
Matches missed to date: 1
Update: 21 Jan 2026: “Emi Martínez is not (available), Kamara is not, John McGinn is not, Alysson is not, Barkley is not.”
Expected return: Unknown
RW Alysson 🇧🇷
Injury: Unknown
Absent since: n/a
Matches missed to date: n/a
Update: 16 Jan 2026: “Alysson is still being a little bit in pain and is not ready for Sunday."
Update: 21 Jan 2026: “Emi Martínez is not (available), Kamara is not, John McGinn is not, Alysson is not, Barkley is not.”
Expected return: Unknown
Not Registered | 1 |
1. W Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 |
Other | 4 |
1. AM Harvey Elliott | 🏴 | Not currently being considered for selection
2. CF Louie Barry 🏴 Returned from loan with injury.
3. CF Zépiqueno Redmond 🇳🇱 Returned from loan with injury.
4. CF Brian Madjo 🏴 Acclimatising
Out on Loan | 19 |
1. Josh Feeney 🏴 Youth | 20 | Huddersfield Town 🏴
2. Kosta Nedeljkovic 🇷🇸 €7.60m | 20 | RB Leipzig 🇩🇪
3. Oliwier Zych 🇵🇱 Youth | 21 | Raków Częstochowa 🇵🇱
4. Tommi O'Reilly 🏴 Youth | 22 | Crewe Alexandra 🏴
5. Enzo Barrenechea 🇦🇷 €8.00m | 24 | Benfica 🇵🇹
6. Yasin Özcan 🇹🇷 €7.00m | 19 | Anderlecht 🇧🇪
7. Joe Gauci 🇦🇺 €1.50m | 25 | Port Vale 🏴
8. Lewis Dobbin 🏴 €11.80m | 23 | Preston North End 🏴
9. Ewan Simpson 🏴 €290k | 19 | Hamilton Academical 🏴
10. Samuel Iling-Junior 🏴 €14.00m | 22 | West Bromwich Albion 🏴
11. Triston Rowe 🏴 Youth | 19 | FC Annecy 🇫🇷
12. Thierry Katsukunya 🏴 Youth | 20 | Real Unión 🇪🇸
13. Max Lott 🏴 Youth | 18 | Stratford Town 🏴
14. Sil Swinkels 🇳🇱 Youth | 22 | Chesterfield 🏴
15. Aidan Borland 🏴 Youth | 18 | Swindon Town 🏴
16. Sam Lewis 🏴 Youth | 19 | Oxford City 🏴
17. Ashton McWilliams 🏴 Youth | 18 | Morecambe 🏴
18. Kane Taylor 🏴 Youth | 20 | Oldham 🏴
19. RW Donyell Malen | 🇳🇱 | €25.00m | 26 | AS Roma 🇮🇹
Youth | 7 |
Goalkeepers
GK Rhys Oakley | 🏴 | Youth | 18 |
GK Ronnie Hollingshead | 🏴 | Free | 20 |
Defenders
CB Leon Routh | 🏴 | Youth | 18 |
CB TJ Carroll | 🏴 | Youth | 19 |
Full Backs
LB Travis Patterson | 🏴 | Youth | 19 |
Midfielders
AM Bradley Burrowes | 🏴 | Youth | 17 |
Wingers
LW Ben Broggio | 🏴 | Youth | 18 |
Team News
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Scorer(s): Jadon Sancho | 25’ |
Assist(s): None
Match Timeline
⚽ 25’ Goal!, 1-0, Jadon Sancho
[🟨] 44’ Booking, (Fenerbahçe) Dorgeles Nene
[🟨] 45’ Booking, (Fenerbahçe) Jayden Oosterwolde, Bad Foul
🕒 45’+2 HT Fenerbahçe S.K. 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 51’ Booking, Lucas Digne, Bad Foul
🪵 63’ Matty Cash hits the woodwork
⚽ 65’ Goal! 2-0, Ismail Yüksek o.g. Jadon Sancho ball in
🎥 67 VAR disallows goal for offside against Jadon Sancho
🚑 69’ Marco Bizot injured on field of play, receives treatment
🕒 70’ Play restarts
🥅 75’ Goal, 1-1, (Fenerbahçe), Kerem Aktürkoğlu
🎥 77 VAR disallows goal for offside against Jhon Durán
🔁 75, Sub off, Emiliano Buendía, Sub on, Amadou Onana
🔁 75, Sub off, Matty Cash, Sub on, Ian Maatsen
🔁 75, Sub off, Morgan Rogers, Sub on, Evann Guessand
🔁 75, Sub off, Jadon Sancho, Sub on, Andrés García
🟨 77’ Booking, Victor Lindelöf, Bad Foul
[🟨] 79’ Booking, (Fenerbahçe) Mert Müldür, Bad Foul
[🟨] 88’ Booking, (Fenerbahçe) Milan Škrinia, Bad Foul
🟨 90’ Booking, Youri Tielemans, Timewasting
🔁 90’+2, Sub off, Youri Tielemans, Sub on, George Hemmings
🟨 90’+5 Booking, Lamare Bogarde
🟨 90’+8 Booking, Evann Guessand
🕒 90’+8 HT Fenerbahçe S.K. 0-1 Aston Villa
Season: 2025-26
Matchday: #31
European Game: #7
Manager Game: #171
Date: Thursday, 22 January 2026
Attendance:
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | Hondarribia, 2022-
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho 🇵🇹 Borba, 2023-
Kick off: 5.45 pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho 🇵🇹 Borba, 2023-
Assistants: Rui Teixeira 🇵🇹 Pedro Almeida 🇵🇹
Fourth Official: Fabio Verissimo 🇵🇹
VAR: Jérôme Brisard 🇫🇷 2026-
Assistant VAR: André Narciso 🇵🇹
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho 🇵🇹 Borba, 2023-
🕒 2 | 🟩 W2 | 🟨 D0 | 🟥 L0 |
🕒 2 | 🟩 100% | 🟨 0% | 🟥 0% |
Cards: 🟨 5 | 🟥 0 | 2.50 |
Opposition Cards: 🟨 4 | 🟥 0 | 2.00 |
Penalty ⚽ 0 | 🥅 0 |
Last 5: 🟩 🟩
VAR: Jérôme Brisard 🇫🇷 2026-
🕒 1 | 🟩 W1 | 🟨 D0 | 🟥 L0 |
🕒 1 | 🟩 100% | 🟨 0% | 🟥 0% |
Cards: 🟨 5 | 🟥 0 | 5.00 |
Opposition Cards: 🟨 4 | 🟥 0 | 4.00 |
Penalty ⚽ 0 | 🥅 0 |
Last 5: 🟩 🟩
Match Stats
Villa Possession 37%
Opposition Possession 63%
Villa Shots 12
Opposition Shots 13
Villa Shots on Target 4
Opposition Shots on Target 8
Villa Shots off Target 5
Opposition Shots off Target 3
Villa Touches in Box 28
Opposition Touches in Box 15
Villa Fouls 15
Opposition Fouls 13
Villa Corners 5
Opposition Corners 5
Villa Saves 8
Opposition Saves 2
Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | 2022-
🕒 171 | 🟩 | 96 🟨 | 30 🟥 45 | 1.86
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
What they Said
"I think it is. I know I scored a few [headers] in my youth days. But I'm just happy to get my first goal for Aston Villa, and to top it off with that, it's a win.
"I was pointing at Ezri [Konsa] and Ian [Maatsen] because in training we've been practising some headers, so it was kind of funny that obviously I scored a header today."
"I just take it day by day in training. Obviously, the manager and the team are helping me to get to my best. Honestly, I know I can do a lot more. I'm very hard on myself in that aspect. But again, I'm very grateful that I got my first goal for Aston Villa, and I hope it continues.
"He just keeps on telling me to be positive every time I play. It's nice to have a manager who backs you and obviously believes in you. Again, every opportunity I get, I'm going to try to do 100%, and hopefully, I can deliver goals more.
"We're doing well in the league, and we're doing well in the Europa League. But we've got to take it game by game; you can never get too ahead of yourself. Fenerbahce were a hard opponent today; we knew the crowd were going to be with them. It was a tough environment, but we stuck to the game plan and got the three points in the end."
Jadon Sancho.
“I’m here to contribute to the team
“The team was doing very well when I was out, so it’s important to come back to maintain the same level.
“We’ve got a few injuries, so every person in the squad is important. We’re going to be as successful as the strength of our group.
“So, I’m very proud of my performance, but even more proud of how we stood up and showed a lot of character today in a very difficult place to come.
“The team is the most important thing, and I’m glad that we came through it and got three points.
“Everybody has a very busy calendar in terms of games and schedules, so I think it was important for us to try and finish as high as possible and be in the top eight.
“We look forward to obviously finishing this stage, and we will see what comes after.”
Tyrone Mings.
"We had to defend quite deep occasionally, but we did a fantastic job. They had the momentum in the second half and got close to finding an equaliser, but we held on for all three points.
“I’m thankful to our 2,000 supporters who were helping us here from Birmingham, Aston Villa supporters.
“In this stadium, how they are pushing here with the supporters, really huge atmosphere.
“How we were feeling, our supporters supporting us and helping us, it was really fantastic.
“And then we played the match with discipline.
“We were defensively getting a huge responsibility to stop them, to avoid getting in our box, creating chances, and we did.
“We had a lot of transition to score one more, one goal like we did and more.
“And when we could dominate with the ball as well, we were really getting good positions on the field with the players.
“Every player did a really huge effort and playing in the commitment we need, fantastic in our gameplan.
“We suffered a little bit in the second half for 15 mins, they scored one goal and were refused by VAR.
“But it was circumstantial because overall we created more chances, we had another goal as well, refused by VAR, and we deserved to win.”
Unai Emery, post-match.
GK Ederson 🇧🇷
RB Mert Müldür 🇹🇷 🟨
CB Jayden Oosterwolde 🇳🇱 🟨
CB Milan Škrinia 🇸🇰 🟨
RB Nélson Semedo 🇵🇹 🔁
M İsmail Yüksek 🇹🇷 🔁
M Fred 🇧🇷
W Kerem Aktürkoğlu 🇹🇷
M Marco Asensio (ex) 🇪🇸
W Dorgeles Nene 🇲🇱 🟨 🔁
CF Jhon Durán (ex) 🇨🇴
Domenico Tedesco 🇮🇹
Substitutes
🔁 M Talisca 🇧🇷 for W Dorgeles Nene 🇲🇱 56’
🔁 CB Yiğit Efe Demir 🇹🇷 for RB Nélson Semedo 🇵🇹 56’
🔁 M Edson Álvarez 🇲🇽 for M İsmail Yüksek 🇹🇷 73’
Unused Substitutes
GK Engin Can Biterge 🇹🇷
GK Tarık Çetin 🇹🇷
CB Çağlar Söyüncü 🇹🇷
W Haydar Karataş 🇹🇷
W Oğuz Aydın 🇹🇷
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Dorgeles Nene
🟨 Jayden Oosterwolde
🟨 Mert Müldür
🟨 Milan Škrinia
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Ederson 🇧🇷 €11.00m | 32 |
GK Engin Can Biterge 🇹🇷 Free | 19 |
GK Tarık Çetin 🇹🇷 Free | 29 |
Defenders
CB Çağlar Söyüncü 🇹🇷 €8.50m | 29 |
CB Jayden Oosterwolde 🇳🇱 €6.00m | 24 |
CB Milan Škrinia 🇸🇰 €6.00m | 30 |
CB Yiğit Efe Demir 🇹🇷 Free | 21 |
Full Backs
RB Mert Müldür 🇹🇷 €3.00m | 26 |
RB Nélson Semedo 🇵🇹 Free | 32 |
Midfielders
M Fred 🇧🇷 €9.74m | 32 |
M Marco Asensio (ex) 🇪🇸 €7.50m | 30 |
M İsmail Yüksek 🇹🇷 €65k | 26 |
M Talisca 🇧🇷 Free | 31 |
M Edson Álvarez 🇲🇽 Loan | 28 |
Wingers
W Kerem Aktürkoğlu 🇹🇷 €22.50m | 27 |
W Dorgeles Nene 🇲🇱 €18.00m | 23 |
W Oğuz Aydın 🇹🇷 €6.00m | 25 |
W Haydar Karataş 🇹🇷 Free | 18 |
Forwards
CF Jhon Durán (ex) 🇨🇴 Loan | 22 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
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