Villa vs.
Celtic
๐ฉ 29 Jan 2025, Villa 4-2 Celtic, Villa Park
Game #5759
Manager: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | Hondarribia, 2022-
Referee: Clรฉment Turpin | ๐ซ๐ท | Oullins, 2010-
Kick off: 8.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 2-2
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Season: 2024-25
Matchday: #34
European Game: #8
Manager Game: #117
Date: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Attendance: 42,824
Scorer(s): Morgan Rogers | 3โ | 5โ | 90โ+1 | Ollie Watkins | 60โ |
Assist(s): Jacob Ramsey | 3โ | 60โ | Ollie Watkins | 5โ |
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK Emiliano Martรญnez | ๐ฆ๐ท |
RB Matty Cash | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ต๐ฑ | ๐ | ๐ |
CB Ezri Konsa | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Boubacar Kamara | ๐ซ๐ท |
LB Lucas Digne | ๐ซ๐ท | ๐ |
M Lamare Bogarde | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
M Youri Tielemans | ๐ง๐ช |
M Morgan Rogers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
M Jacob Ramsey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
W Leon Bailey | ๐ฏ๐ฒ |
CF Ollie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |๐ฅ |
Substitutes
๐ | M John McGinn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | for RB Matty Cash | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ต๐ฑ | 30โ | ๐ |
๐ | LB Ian Maatsen | ๐ณ๐ฑ | for LB Lucas Digne | ๐ซ๐ท | 74โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Robin Olsen | ๐ธ๐ช |
GK Oliwier Zych | ๐ต๐ฑ
CB Sil Swinkels | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
RB Kosta Nedeljkovic | ๐ท๐ธ |
W Kadan Young | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Jhon Durรกn | ๐จ๐ด |
F Travis Patterson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Starting XI
GK Kasper Schmeichel | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
RB Alistair Johnston | ๐จ๐ฆ |
CB Auston Trusty | ๐บ๐ธ |
CB Liam Scales | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ |
LB Greg Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Arne Engels | ๐ง๐ช | ๐ |
M Callum McGregor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Reo Hatate | ๐ฏ๐ต | ๐ |
W Nicolas Kรผhn | ๐ฉ๐ช |
W Hyun-jun Yang | ๐ฐ๐ท | ๐ |
CF Adam Idah | ๐ฎ๐ช | โฝ | โฝ | ๐ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Paulo Bernardo | ๐ต๐น | for M Arne Engels | ๐ง๐ช | 73โ |
๐ | W Luis Palma | ๐ญ๐ณ | for W Hyun-jun Yang | ๐ฐ๐ท | 73โ |
๐ | CF Daniel Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | for CF Adam Idah | ๐ฎ๐ช | 79โ |
๐ | CB Dane Murray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | for CB Liam Scales | ๐ฎ๐ช | 83โ |
๐ | M Luke McCowan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | for M Reo Hatate | ๐ฏ๐ต | 83โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Viljami Sinisalo (ex) | ๐ซ๐ฎ |
GK Scott Bain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Maik Nawrocki | ๐ต๐ฑ |
LB Adam Montgomery | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Anthony Ralston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 3โ Goal!, 1-0, Morgan Rogers, Assist by Jacob Ramsey
โฝ | 5โ Goal!, 2-0, Morgan Rogers, Assist by Ollie Watkins
โ | Chance! Matty Cash shot from Morgan Rogers pass is blocked
โ | Chance! Matty Cash long range shot is blocked
๐ฅ | Backpass letโs in Celtic for a weak shot
โ | Huge Chance!! Jacob Ramsey hits the post, hits the โkeeper, bounces kindly for Celtic
๐ | Player injured on field of play, Matty Cash
๐ | 30โ Sub off, Matty Cash, Sub on, John McGinn
โ | Huge Chance!! Ollie Watkins shot from Leon Bailey pass cleared off the line
๐ฅ
| 36โ Goal, 2-1, (Celtic), Adam Idah
๐๏ธ | First attack, goal
๐ฅ
| 38โ Goal, 2-2, (Celtic), Adam Idah
๐๏ธ | Second attack, goal
๐ | 45โ+5 HT Aston Villa 2-2 Celtic
โ | 51โ Chance! Morgan Rogers & Jacob Ramsey combination cleared
โ | 54โ Chance! Ollie Watkins snuffed out in the box
โ | 54โ Chance! Morgan Rogers just wide from range
โฝ | 60โ Goal!, 3-2, Ollie Watkins, Assist by Jacob Ramsey
โ | 64โ Huge Chance!! Ollie Watkins shot from John McGinn pass, huge save by Schmeichel
โ | 64โ Ollie Watkins fouled in box, referee awards a pen
๐ฅ | 66โ Pen confirmed by VAR
โ | 67โ Missed penalty, Ollie Watkins 28
โ | 71โ Huge Chance!! Ollie Watkins, huge save by Schmeichel foot
๐ฅ | Celtic wide
๐๏ธ | Third attack
โ | 54โ Chance! Ollie Watkins snuffed out in the box
โ | 77โ Chance! Ollie Watkins wide
โ | 81โ Huge Chance!! Morgan Rogers from Leon Bailey throughball, huge save from Schmeichel
โฝ | 90โ+1 Goal!, 4-2, Morgan Rogers, Assist by Ollie Watkins
๐ | 90โ+4 FT Aston Villa 4-2 Celtic
On This Day
Villa face Celtic | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | for the first time in competitive football, Celtic | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | become the 174th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Celtic | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | are the fourth Scottish | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | club Villa have faced after Hibs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | in 2023, Rangers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | in 1887 & Queenโs Park | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | in 1899 and 1884
Celtic | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | are the second Scottish club to face Villa at Villa Park.
Villaโs only other game at home to Scottish | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | opposition ended in a 3-0 victory over Hibs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | in 2023.
Villa have scored 16 goals in 6 games against Scottish | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | opposition and conceded 9, 6 of those goals came in a single match - Villaโs FA Cup defeat to Queenโs Park | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | in 1884.
Ollie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | makes his 20th appearance in European competition for Villa
John McGinn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | makes his 20th appearance in European competition for Villa
Both are 3rd in the all time list behind Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (28) & Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (27) for outfield players
Boubacar Kamara | ๐ซ๐ท | plays at centre back on his 70th start in a Villa shirt
Lamare Bogarde | ๐ณ๐ฑ | plays in midfield on his 10th start in a Villa shirt
Morgan Rogers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | scores Villaโs first hat-trick in the European Cup / Champions League since Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | in 1982
Jacob Ramsey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | contributes 2 assists in a game for the first time since May 2023 vs. Brighton and for the first time ever in European competition
Morgan Rogers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | contributes his 20th goal involvement - 13 โฝ Goals and ๐ฅ 7 Assists - on his 47th appearance in a Villa shirt. Doing so at a goal contribution rate of one for every 2.35 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Morgan Rogers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | becomes the 5th Villa player to score a hat-trick in Europe after Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | vs. Dinamo in 1982, Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | vs. Vitรณria in 1983, Stan Collymore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | vs. Strรธmsgodset in 1998 and Ollie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | v Hibs in 2023
Ollie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | scores his first goal in the Champions League on his 8th appearance.
Ollie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | contributes his 116th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 201st appearance at a rate of one for every 1.73 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Ollie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | contributes his 12th goal involvement (9 โฝ Goals and ๐ฅ 3 Assists) in European competition on his 20th European appearance at a rate of one for every 1.67 games he has played in European so far in his Villa career.
Matty Cash | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ต๐ฑ | secures his 70th win on his 163rd appearance
Boubacar Kamara | ๐ซ๐ท | makes his 70th appearance under Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ |
Jacob Ramsey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | secures his 40th win under Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ |
Ollie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | makes his 100th start under Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ |
Ollie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | contributes his 80th goal involvement in 111 appearances under Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ |
After 117 Games Unai Emery has rhe best record of any Villa manager in history: ๐ฅ Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 2022- 1.76 PPG