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Aston Villa vs Viking FK: match report

Aston Villa hosted Viking FK at Villa Park on Wednesday 21 October 2026, in the Champions League. Aston Villa are without 5 players (Johan Manzambi, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Matteo Ruggeri and others); Viking FK are missing 5 (Sondre Bjørshol, Nicholas D'Agostino, Anders Bærtelsen and others). Sebastian Gishamer is the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.2.

Result and scorers

Aston Villa 3-1 Viking FK. Goals: Ross Barkley 23' for Aston Villa; Emiliano Buendía 37' (pen) for Aston Villa; Henrik Heggheim 62' (own goal) for Aston Villa; Peter Christiansen 84' for Viking FK. Attendance: 33,410.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 23' Goal: Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) 1-0
  • 37' Penalty: Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) 2-0
  • 62' Own goal: Henrik Heggheim (Aston Villa) 3-0
  • 84' Goal: Peter Christiansen (Viking FK) 3-1
Match stats (contains the result)
54.4%Possession45.6%
21Shots10
10Shots on target3
8Corners6
7Fouls14
2Offsides3
2Saves8
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

Coach: Unai Emery

  1. 1 Zion Suzuki GK
  2. 35 João Gomes DEF
  3. 3 Victor Nilsson Lindelöf DEF
  4. 14 Pau Torres DEF
  5. 5 Tyrone Mings DEF
  6. 7 John McGinn MID
  7. 6 Ross Barkley MID
  8. 47 Alysson FWD
  9. 10 Emiliano Buendía MID
  10. 19 Ibrahim Mbaye FWD
  11. 11 Nicolas Jackson FWD

Bench

  • 2 Matty Cash DEF
  • 27 Leon Goretzka MID
  • 18 Tammy Abraham FWD
  • 17 Alejandro Garnacho FWD
  • 53 George Hemmings MID
  • 40 Marco Bizot GK
  • 42 James Wright GK
  • 4 Taylor Harwood-Bellis DEF
  • 22 Ian Maatsen DEF
  • 26 Lamare Bogarde MID
  • 8 Boubacar Kamara MID

Viking FK 4-5-1

Coach: Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim

  1. 1 Arild Østbø GK
  2. 2 Herman Haugen DEF
  3. 6 Gianni Stensness DEF
  4. 27 Jesper Daland DEF
  5. 5 Henrik Heggheim DEF
  6. 20 Peter Christiansen MID
  7. 29 Tobias Moi MID
  8. 8 Joe Bell MID
  9. 7 Kristoffer Askildsen MID
  10. 10 Zlatko Tripić MID
  11. 22 Erik Botheim FWD

Bench

  • 26 Simen Kvia-Egeskog MID
  • 16 Henrik Rørvik Bjørdal MID
  • 24 Vetle Auklend DEF
  • 19 Amin Cosic FWD
  • 17 Essien Bassey DEF
  • 30 Lubomír Belko GK
  • 28 Kristoffer Haugen DEF
  • 3 Viljar Vevatne DEF
  • 25 Henrik Falchener DEF
  • 33 Jakob Segadal Hansen MID
  • 23 Niklas Fuglestad FWD
  • 11 Romano Postema FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Aston Villa

  • Johan Manzambi injury, back Late October 2026
  • Aaron Wan-Bissaka injury, back Mid November 2026
  • Matteo Ruggeri injury, back Late October 2026
  • Modou Kéba Cissé injury, back Back in training
  • Amadou Onana injury, back Mid April 2027

Viking FK

  • Sondre Bjørshol injury, back Late October 2026
  • Nicholas D'Agostino injury, back Mid October 2026
  • Anders Bærtelsen injury, back Early November 2026
  • Veton Berisha injury, back Mid October 2026
  • Martin Roseth injury, back Late October 2026