Sunderland vs Aston Villa

Premier League 21 Sep 2025, 13:00
Sunderland
Sunderland
1–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
🏟 Stadium of Light Round 5

Match report

Sunderland were held to a 1-1 draw by Aston Villa in the Premier League on 21 September 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Sunderland had 14 shots to Aston Villa's 11.

R. Mandava was sent off in the 33th minute.

The match was played at Stadium of Light.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 14 - 11 On target 4 - 2 Corners 6 - 5 Fouls 14 - 8 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Wilson Isidor
Sunderland · 1 goal
8 Matty Cash 1 goal
7 Trai Hume captained the side
7 Nordi Mukiele captained the side
7 Omar Alderete captained the side
First half vs second half
Aston Villa came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–3 8–8
Shots On Goal 2–1 2–1
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 2–1 4–4
Attacks 42–54 22–52
Match statistics
6 Corners 5
15 Throw In 18
11 Free Kick 14
13 Goal Kick 8
5 Substitution 5
64 Attacks 106
22 Dangerous Attacks 70
4 On Target 2
10 Off Target 9
50% Ball Possession 50%
14 Shots Total 11
4 Shots On Goal 2
6 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 6
10 Shots Inside Box 5
4 Shots Outside Box 6
14 Fouls 8
6 Corners 5
0 Offsides 3
29% Ball Possession 71%
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 3
215 Passes Total 539
149 Passes Accurate 479
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sunderland · 4-3-3
22 R. Roefs
32 T. Hume 20 N. Mukiele 15 O. Alderete 17 R. Mandava
11 C. Rigg 34 G. Xhaka 27 N. Sadiki
7 C. Talbi 18 W. Isidor 28 E. Fée
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
23 E. Martínez
2 M. Cash 4 E. Konsa 5 T. Mings 12 L. Digne
7 J. McGinn 44 B. Kamara
29 E. Guessand 27 M. Rogers 10 E. Buendía
11 O. Watkins
Sunderland
Coach
Régis Le Bris
Substitutes
  • 5 Daniel Ballard
  • 26 Arthur Masuaku
  • 12 Eliezer Mayenda
  • 6 Lutsharel Geertruida
  • 4 Dan Neil
  • 1 Anthony Patterson
  • 24 Simon Adingra
  • 9 Brian Brobbey
  • 25 Bertrand Traoré
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery Etxegoien
Substitutes
  • 22 Ian Maatsen
  • 9 Harvey Elliott
  • 17 Donyell Malen
  • 26 Lamare Bogarde
  • 19 Jadon Sancho
  • 40 Marco Bizot
  • 14 Pau Torres
  • 3 Victor Lindelöf
  • 20 Jamaldeen Jimoh
Substitutions
  • 37' ↑ D. Ballard ↓ C. Rigg Sunderland
  • 58' ↑ I. Maatsen ↓ E. Buendia Aston Villa
  • 58' ↑ H. Elliott ↓ L. Digne Aston Villa
  • 73' ↑ D. Malen ↓ E. Guessand Aston Villa
  • 80' ↑ E. Mayenda ↓ W. Isidor Sunderland
  • 80' ↑ A. Masuaku ↓ C. Talbi Sunderland
  • 81' ↑ L. Geertruida ↓ E. Le Fee Sunderland
  • 82' ↑ L. Bogarde ↓ B. Kamara Aston Villa
  • 82' ↑ J. Sancho ↓ M. Rogers Aston Villa
  • 90+1' ↑ D. Neil ↓ N. Sadiki Sunderland
Cards
  • 33' R. Mandava Sunderland
  • 63' I. Maatsen Aston Villa
  • 74' N. Sadiki Sunderland
  • 88' G. Xhaka Sunderland
Head-to-head
Sunderland 0 2 draws 0 Aston Villa
2026-04-19 Aston Villa vs Sunderland 0 - 0
2025-09-21 Sunderland vs Aston Villa 1 - 1
Recent form
Sunderland D W D D D
Aston Villa W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sunderland vs Aston Villa?
Sunderland drew 1-1 against Aston Villa on 21 September 2025.
Who won Sunderland vs Aston Villa?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Sunderland vs Aston Villa played?
The match was played at Stadium of Light.
Who had more possession in Sunderland vs Aston Villa?
Sunderland had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.