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UEFA Europa League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Europa League

Lille vs Aston Villa – Lineups & Match Details

Aston Villa beat Lille 1-0. Goals: O. Watkins (61'). Lille had 49% possession against Aston Villa's 51%. Shots on target: 3-1.

UEFA Europa League · Round of 16

Thursday, 12 March 2026

LilleLille

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Aston VillaAston Villa

Referee: J. Sanchez

Lineups

LilleLille4-2-3-1
B. Ozer1B. OzerG
T. Santos22T. SantosD
C. Mbemba18C. MbembaD
A. Mandi23A. MandiD
R. Perraud15R. PerraudD
B. Andre21B. AndreM
N. Bentaleb6N. BentalebM
N. Mukau17N. MukauM
H. Haraldsson10H. HaraldssonM
G. Perrin28G. PerrinM
O. Giroud9O. GiroudF

Substitutes

16A. BodartG
60Z. LanssadeG
4AlexsandroD
3N. NgoyD
7M. Fernandez-PardoF
20N. EdjoumaF
35S. DiaouneF
12T. MeunierD
24C. VerdonkD
27F. CorreiaF
32A. BouaddiM
42S. BoussadiaM
Aston VillaAston Villa4-2-3-1
E. Martinez23E. MartinezG
L. Bogarde26L. BogardeD
E. Konsa4E. KonsaD
P. Torres14P. TorresD
L. Digne12L. DigneD
Douglas Luiz21Douglas LuizM
A. Onana24A. OnanaM
J. Sancho19J. SanchoM
M. Rogers27M. RogersM
E. Buendia10E. BuendiaM
O. Watkins11O. WatkinsF

Substitutes

40M. BizotG
64J. WrightG
3V. LindelofD
5T. MingsD
31L. BaileyF
22I. MaatsenD
9H. ElliottM
7J. McGinnM
18T. AbrahamF
16A. GarciaD

Match Events

46'S

B. André

Substitution 1

52'S

G. Perrin

Substitution 2

61'G

O. Watkins

Assist: E. Buendía

66'S

Tiago Santos

Substitution 3

66'S

N. Mukau

Substitution 4

77'S

Douglas Luiz

Substitution 1

77'S

O. Watkins

Substitution 2

83'S

H. Haraldsson

Substitution 5

83'S

E. Buendía

Substitution 3

83'S

J. Sancho

Substitution 4

88'Y

E. Martínez

90'+2Y

L. Digne

90'S

M. Rogers

Substitution 5

Statistics

Lille
49%51%
Aston Villa
0.32Expected Goals (xG)0.51
7Total Shots9
3Shots on Target1
3Corners2
11Fouls12
5Offsides1
86Pass Accuracy (%)86
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Lille host Aston Villa on Thursday, 12 March 2026. The kick-off time is 17:45 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Europa League schedule. Lille go into the match 18th in the table; Aston Villa sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Lille have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Aston Villa have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Match recap

Aston Villa beat Lille 1-0. Aston Villa replied with O. Watkins 61'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 61 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Lille held 49% of the ball against 51% for Aston Villa. Shots on target finished 3-1. Expected goals read 0.32 for Lille, 0.51 for Aston Villa.

Verdict

Aston Villa take the three points; Lille look at a thin night for the home crowd. Lille sat 18th and Aston Villa 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.