Game #5684
Aston Villa
2-0-1, 6 PTS
Thursday, 26 October 2023
Won
1st= (=)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Europa Conference League
AZ Alkmaar
1-0-2, 3 PTS
AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,633
🟩 26 October 2023, ECL, Villa 4-1 AZ, AFAS Stadion
AZ Alkmaar
1-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s): John McGinn | 23' | Leon Bailey | 56' |
🟩 26 October 2023, ECL, Villa 4-1 AZ, AFAS Stadion
MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 26 October 2023
⚽ | 13’ Goal, 1-0, Leon Bailey
⚽ | 23’ Goal, 2-0, Youri Tielemans, Assist by John McGinn
🟨 | 45’+1 Booking, Clément Lenglet, Bad foul
🕒 | 45’+5 HT AZ Alkmaar 0-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 51’ Goal, 3-0, Ollie Watkins
⚽ | 56’ Goal, 4-0, John McGinn, Assist by Leon Bailey
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 4-1, (AZ Alkmaar), Ibrahim Sadiq
🔁 | 69’ Sub off, Douglas Luiz, Sub on, Nicolò Zaniolo
🔁 | 81’ Sub off, John McGinn, Sub on, Moussa Diaby
🔁 | 86’ Sub off, Ollie Watkins, Sub on, Jhon Durán
🟨 | 86’ Booking, Leon Bailey
🔁 | 86’ Sub off, Boubacar Kamara, Sub on, Leander Dendoncker
🔁 | 87’ Sub off, Leon Bailey, Sub on, Bertrand Traoré
🕒 | 90’+4 FT AZ Alkmaar 1-4 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Possession F | 53%
Possession A | 47%
Shots F | 5
Shots A | 11
Shots on Target F | 5
Shots on Target A | 3
Corners F | 1
Corners A | 4
Fouls F | 12
Fouls A | 12
🟩 26 October 2023, ECL, Villa 4-1 AZ, AFAS Stadion
ON THIS DAY
Thursday, 26 October 2023
Is this really happening? Unai Emery has transformed this team and club. Beating the second placed, Eredivisie title chasing AZ with consummate ease just adds to the utter insanity of the blooming fruition of the team that Dean Smith founded. What a time to be Villa.
Villa face AZ Alkmaar for the first time in competitive football, AZ become the 167th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s 46th continental European opponents and their second from the Netherlands following their victory over Ajax in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup.
Youri Tielemans scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 15th appearance (5 Starts) to make it W10 D1 L4, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.
John McGinn scores his 20th goal in a Villa shirt on his 198th appearance (190 Starts) to make it W82 D50 L76, 20 Goals, 24 Assists and 48 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Boubacar Kamara makes his 40th appearance in a Villa shirt (36 starts) to make it W22 D4 L14, 1 Goal, 1 Assist and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Leon Bailey collects his 10th booking in a Villa shirt on his 67th appearance (42 Starts) to make it W30 D7 L30, 12 Goals, 9 Assists and 10 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one every 2.00 starts so far in his Villa career.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
AZ Alkmaar
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
Eredivisie Champions: 🏆🏆
KNVB Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 2012-13
Aston Villa
AZ Alkmaar
🟩 26 October 2023, ECL, Villa 4-1 AZ, AFAS Stadion
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2023-24 |
Matchday | #15 |
European Game | #5 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Thursday, 26 October 2023
Attendance | 16,633 |
🟩 26 October 2023, ECL, Villa 4-1 AZ, AFAS Stadion
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | Hondarribia, 2022-
Referee: Sven Jablonski | 🇩🇪 | Bremen, 2008-
Kick off: 5.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | 2022-
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 42 | 🟩 | 25 🟨 | 5 🟥 12 | 1.90
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟩 26 October 2023, ECL, Villa 4-1 AZ, AFAS Stadion
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Sven Jablonski | 🇩🇪 | Bremen, 2008-
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Lasse Koslowski | 🇩🇪 | Eduard Beitinger | 🇩🇪 |
Fourth official: Tobias Reichel | 🇩🇪 |
VAR: Daniel Siebert | 🇩🇪 |
Assistant VAR: Benjamin Cortus | 🇩🇪 |
🟩 26 October 2023, ECL, Villa 4-1 AZ, AFAS Stadion
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Diego Carlos, Clément Lenglet, Youri Tielemans and Leon Bailey come in for the rested Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Nicolò Zaniolo and Moussa Diaby.
Squad Average Age: | 26.97 |
Starting XI Average Age: | 27.79 |
Subs Average Age: | 25.05 |
Bench Average Age: | 26.06 |
Oldest Starter: GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | 31.17 |
Youngest Starter: M Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 | 23.94 |
Oldest Squad Player: GK Robin Olsen | 🇸🇪 | 33.26 |
Youngest Squad Player: CF Jhon Durán | 🇨🇴 | 19.88 |
Oldest Substitute: M Leander Dendoncker | 🇧🇪 | 28.55 |
Youngest Substitute: CF Jhon Durán | 🇨🇴 | 19.88 |
🟩 26 October 2023, ECL, Villa 4-1 AZ, AFAS Stadion
MANAGER
Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | 2022-
Aston Villa
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 |
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 |
CB Diego Carlos | 🇧🇷 |
CB Clément Lenglet | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 |
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 |
M Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 | 🔁 |
M John McGinn | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ |
W Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | ⚽ | 🟨 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Pascal Jansen | 🏴 |
AZ Alkmaar
GK Mathew Ryan | 🇦🇺 |
RB Yukinari Sugawara | 🇯🇵 |
CB Alexandre Penetra | 🇵🇹 | 🔁 |
LB David Møller Wolfe | 🇳🇴 |
LB Mees de Wit | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
M Riechedly Bazoer | 🇳🇱 | 🟨 |
M Jordy Clasie | 🇳🇱 | 🟨 |
M Sven Mijnans | 🇳🇱 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
W Ibrahim Sadiq | 🇬🇭 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
W Myron van Brederode | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
CF Vangelis Pavlidis | 🇬🇷 |
🟩 26 October 2023, ECL, Villa 4-1 AZ, AFAS Stadion
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Nicolò Zaniolo | 🇮🇹 | for M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 | 69’ |
🔁 | W Moussa Diaby | 🇫🇷 | for M John McGinn | 🏴 | 81’ |
🔁 | M Leander Dendoncker | 🇧🇪 | for M Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 | 86’ |
🔁 | CF Jhon Durán | 🇨🇴 | for CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | 86’ |
🔁 | W Bertrand Traoré | 🇧🇫 | for W Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | 87’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Bruno Martins Indi | 🇳🇱 | for CB Alexandre Penetra | 🇵🇹 | 46’ |
🔁 | M Tiago Dantas | 🇵🇹 | for M Sven Mijnans | 🇳🇱 | 46’ |
🔁 | W Jens Odgaard | 🇩🇰 | for W Ibrahim Sadiq | 🇬🇭 | 67’ |
🔁 | W Ruben van Bommel | 🇳🇱 | for W Myron van Brederode | 🇳🇱 | 67’ |
🔁 | M Djordje Mihailovic | 🇺🇸 | for LB Mees de Wit | 🇳🇱 | 87’ |
🟩 26 October 2023, ECL, Villa 4-1 AZ, AFAS Stadion
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Robin Olsen | 🇸🇪 |
GK Filip Marschall | 🏴 |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 |
CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 |
CB Calum Chambers | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Hobie Verhulst | 🇳🇱 |
GK Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | 🇳🇱 |
RB Denso Kasius | 🇳🇱 |
CB Wouter Goes | 🇳🇱 |
M Kenzo Goudmijn | 🇳🇱 |
CF Ernest Poku | 🇳🇱 |
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 26 October 2023, ECL, Villa 4-1 AZ, AFAS Stadion
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Nicolò Zaniolo | 🇮🇹 | | 11 | 5* | 0 | 1 | 7* | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
GK Robin Olsen | 🇸🇪 | | 59* |
🟩 26 October 2023, ECL, Villa 4-1 AZ, AFAS Stadion
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £162.05m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 2/11
Homegrown: ⭕/11
Subs Cost: £86.84m
Team Cost: £248.89m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 2/16
Homegrown: ⭕/16
Matchday Squad Cost: £292.46m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/21
Homegrown: 1/21
Total Squad Cost: £380.20m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 16/35
Homegrown: 10/35
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £16.12m
Home Nation 🇳🇱 : 5/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £5.74m
Team Cost: £21.86m
Home Nation 🇳🇱 : 7/16
Homegrown: 1/16
Matchday Squad Cost: £24.47m
Home Nation 🇳🇱 : 13/20
Homegrown: 3/22
🟩 26 October 2023, ECL, Villa 4-1 AZ, AFAS Stadion
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | £15.66m |
GK Robin Olsen | 🇸🇪 | £3.00m |
GK Filip Marschall | 🏴 | Youth |
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | £27.00m |
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 | £14.18m |
CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 | £28.60m |
CB Diego Carlos | 🇧🇷 | £27.90m |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 | £11.97m |
CB Calum Chambers | 🏴 | Free |
CB Clément Lenglet | 🇫🇷 | Loan |
M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 | £15.12m |
M Leander Dendoncker | 🇧🇪 | £12.88m |
M John McGinn | 🏴 | £2.79m |
M Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 | Free |
M Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 | Free |
M Nicolò Zaniolo | 🇮🇹 | Loan |
W Moussa Diaby | 🇫🇷 | £47.66m |
W Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | £28.80m |
W Bertrand Traoré | 🇧🇫 | £12.02m |
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | £30.60m |
CF Jhon Durán | 🇨🇴 | £14.28m |
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Mathew Ryan | 🇦🇺 | £0.44m |
GK Hobie Verhulst | 🇳🇱 | Free |
GK Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | 🇳🇱 | Free |
CB Alexandre Penetra | 🇵🇹 | £3.66m |
CB Wouter Goes | 🇳🇱 | Youth |
CB Bruno Martins Indi | 🇳🇱 | Free |
RB Denso Kasius | 🇳🇱 | £2.61m |
LB David Møller Wolfe | 🇳🇴 | £2.18m |
LB Mees de Wit | 🇳🇱 | £2.00m |
RB Yukinari Sugawara | 🇯🇵 | Free |
M Djordje Mihailovic | 🇺🇸 | £2.61m |
M Sven Mijnans | 🇳🇱 | £2.18m |
M Kenzo Goudmijn | 🇳🇱 | Youth |
M Riechedly Bazoer | 🇳🇱 | Free |
M Jordy Clasie | 🇳🇱 | Free |
M Tiago Dantas | 🇵🇹 | Loan |
W Ibrahim Sadiq | 🇬🇭 | £3.48m |
W Jens Odgaard | 🇩🇰 | £3.13m |
W Myron van Brederode | 🇳🇱 | Youth |
W Ruben van Bommel | 🇳🇱 | Free |
CF Vangelis Pavlidis | 🇬🇷 | £2.18m |
CF Ernest Poku | 🇳🇱 | Free |
🟩 26 October 2023, ECL, Villa 4-1 AZ, AFAS Stadion
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 5 |
W Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | ACL, 12 Aug 2023 [15]
M Tim Iroegbunam | 🏴 | 12 Aug 2023 [15]
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 | ACL, 20 Aug 2023 [14]
LB Álex Moreno | 🇪🇸 | Thigh, 24 Sep 2023 [7]
M Jacob Ramsey | 🏴 | Ankle / Foot, 5 Oct 2023 [4]
Out On Loan | 7 |
RB Kaine Kesler-Hayden | 🏴 | Plymouth
CF Louie Barry | 🏴 | Stockport
GK Viljami Sinisalo | 🇫🇮 | Exeter
M Morgan Sanson | 🇫🇷 | Nice
M Finn Azaz | 🏴 | Plymouth
CB Lamare Bogarde | 🇳🇱 | Bristol Rovers
M Philippe Coutinho | 🇧🇷 | Al-Duhail
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded