Premier League · Matchweek 33
Ollie Watkins 2'
Ollie Watkins 36'
Morgan Rogers 46'
Tammy Abraham 90'
HT 2:1
Chris Rigg 9'
Trai Hume 86'
Wilson Isidor 87'
Sun, 19 Apr 2026, 14:00 (UK) · Villa Park, Birmingham
Aston Villa 4th · 58 pts|Sunderland 11th · 46 pts

Aston Villa won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.84–1.73).

Player of the matchOllie Watkins8.8Decisive moment90' Tammy Abraham+1.7

Aston Villa 4-3 Sunderland

Key numbers

  • Possession 50% – 50%
  • Shots 15 (7 on target) – 10 (7)
  • Decisive moment: 90' Tammy Abraham, FN xPts +1.7
Player of the match
Ollie Watkins 8.8Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.8 (Dominant)

Game state

1-01-12-13-13-23-34-3
Aston Villa ahead 58 min · level 32 min · Sunderland ahead 0 min
  • Lucas Digne — off the bench 20 min · 0G 1A
  • Tammy Abraham — off the bench 10 min · 1G 0A
  • Trai Hume — off the bench 27 min · 1G 0A
  • Wilson Isidor — off the bench 14 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

2' Ollie Watkins Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist John McGinn +0.2 +0.6
9' Chris Rigg Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Noah Sadiki +0.2 +0.5
36' Ollie Watkins Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Ian Maatsen +0.2 +0.8
46' Morgan Rogers Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Ollie Watkins +0.1 +0.3
86' Trai Hume Goal +0.1
87' Wilson Isidor Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Enzo Le Fée +0.3 +0.9
90' Tammy Abraham Goal · scorer +1.2 · assist Lucas Digne +0.5 +1.7
Aston Villa Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +3.4Opponent moments −2.4Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Sunderland Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +1.5Opponent moments −2.2Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

Aston VillaSunderland
50%Possession50%
2.84Expected goals (xG)1.73
0.19xG per shot0.17
15Shots10
7Shots on target7
47%Shots on target %70%
10Shots in box8
403Passes406
85%Pass accuracy84%
4Corners5
4Saves3
11Fouls11
1Yellow cards3
0Offsides3

Compared with usual

Aston Villa

47 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals41.5
Conceded31.1
xG2.841.3high
xG against1.731.3
Shots1512.5
On target74.6
Shots faced1012.4
xG per shot0.190.1
Possession50%53.8%
Passes403457.8
Pass accuracy85%84.8%
Corners45.1
Fouls1110.1

Sunderland

36 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals31
Conceded41.1high
xG1.731
xG against2.841.4
Shots1010.8
On target73.6
Shots faced1514.2
xG per shot0.170.1
Possession50%45.9%
Passes406386.8
Pass accuracy84%78.5%
Corners54
Fouls1110.8

Timeline

  • 2' Goal Ollie Watkins league goal #10 assist John McGinn
  • 9' Goal Chris Rigg league goal #1 assist Noah Sadiki
  • 36' Goal Ollie Watkins league goal #11 assist Ian Maatsen
  • 46' Goal Morgan Rogers league goal #9 assist Ollie Watkins
  • 63' Sub Chris Rigg → Chemsdine Talbi
  • 63' Sub Omar Alderete → Daniel Ballard
  • 63' Sub Reinildo Mandava → Trai Hume
  • 66' Yellow Noah Sadiki
  • 70' Sub Ian Maatsen → Lucas Digne
  • 70' Sub Ross Barkley → Emiliano Buendía
  • 80' Sub Ollie Watkins → Tammy Abraham
  • 80' Sub John McGinn → Jadon Sancho
  • 84' Sub Brian Brobbey → Wilson Isidor
  • 86' Goal Trai Hume league goal #1
  • 87' Goal Wilson Isidor league goal #5 assist Enzo Le Fée
  • 90' Goal Tammy Abraham league goal #2 assist Lucas Digne
  • 90+5' Yellow Nordi Mukiele
  • 90+8' Yellow Amadou Onana
  • 90+8' Yellow Daniel Ballard

Category leaders

  • Key passesJohn McGinn4
  • Duels wonTyrone Mings6/7
  • DribblesJohn McGinn2/4
  • Defensive actionsYouri Tielemans5
  • ShotsOllie Watkins3 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonHabib Diarra3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.