Match Centre: Aston Villa vs Sunderland
Watkins 2′Watkins 36′Rogers 46′Abraham 90+3′
Rigg 9′Hume 86′Isidor 87′
Player of the match Ollie Watkins 8.8
GolVolt rating 9.8GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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90+3'
The winner came late: Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa).
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Watkins: two goals, winner at 90+3′.
- Dramaweight 50% Winner at 90+3′.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 7.5 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Watkins: two goals, Watkins: rated 8.8.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 9.9 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Race for the top places. Stakes: 7.1 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances, 7 goals.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 8.8 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 9.8more watchable than 98% of Premier League matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
7 goals4 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 2' Goal: Ollie Watkinsassist: McGinn1:0
- 9' Goal: Chris Riggassist: Sadiki1:1
- 36' Goal: Ollie Watkinsassist: Maatsen2:1
- Half-time · 2:1
- 46' Goal: Morgan Rogersassist: Watkins3:1
- 63' 3 substitutionsBallard for AldereteHume for MandavaTalbi for Rigg
- 66' Noah Sadikiyellow card
- 70' 2 substitutionsBuendía for BarkleyDigne for Maatsen
- 80' 2 substitutionsAbraham for WatkinsSancho for McGinn
- 84' SubstitutionIsidor for Brobbey
- 86' Goal: Trai HumeSunderland3:2
- 87' Goal: Wilson Isidorassist: Le Fée3:3
- 90+3' Goal: Tammy Abrahamassist: Digne4:3
- 90+5' Nordi Mukieleyellow card
- 90+8' Dan Ballardyellow card
- 90+8' Amadou Onanayellow card
- Full-time · 4:3
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Aston Villa
Sunderland
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Aston Villa
- 40 Marco Bizot GK —
- 3 Victor Lindelöf DEF —
- 12 Lucas Digne DEF on
- 10 Emiliano Buendía MID on
- 21 Douglas Luiz MID —
- 26 Lamare Bogarde MID —
- 18 Tammy Abraham ATT on
- 19 Jadon Sancho ATT on
- 31 Leon Bailey ATT —
Sunderland
- 31 Melker Ellborg GK —
- 3 Dennis Cirkin DEF —
- 5 Dan Ballard DEF on
- 6 Lutsharel Geertruida DEF —
- 32 Trai Hume DEF on
- 50 Harrison Jones MID —
- 7 Chemsdine Talbi ATT on
- 12 Eliezer Mayenda ATT —
- 18 Wilson Isidor ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Villa Park, Birmingham
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Aston Villa Ollie Watkins
- 2. place · Sunderland Enzo Le Fée
- 3. place · Aston Villa Morgan Rogers
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