Aston Villa
Sunderland
Match summary
Aston Villa saw off Sunderland 4-3, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Aston Villa led 2-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Ollie Watkins put Aston Villa ahead with a header in the 2nd minute, set up by John McGinn, Chris Rigg equalised in the 9th minute, set up by Noah Sadiki, and Watkins put Aston Villa back in front with a header in the 36th minute, set up by Ian Maatsen. In the second half, Morgan Rogers made it 3-1 in the 47th minute, set up by Ollie Watkins, Trai Hume pulled one back to make it 3-2 in the 86th minute, Wilson Isidor equalised in the 87th minute, set up by Enzo Le Fée, and Tammy Abraham won it in stoppage time, set up by Lucas Digne.
The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 3.94 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Sunderland's 1.56 from 10.
