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Villarreal vs Espanyol – Lineups & Match Details

Villarreal beat Espanyol 4-1. Goals: G. Mikautadze (35'), José Salinas (41' o.g.), N. Pépé (50'), Alberto Moleiro (55'), L. Cabrera (88'). Villarreal had 49% possession against Espanyol's 51%. Shots on target: 3-2.

La Liga · Regular Season - 23

Monday, 9 February 2026

VillarrealVillarreal

4 - 1

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

EspanyolEspanyol

Referee: Adrian Cordero Vega, Spain

Lineups

VillarrealVillarreal4-4-2
Luiz Junior1Luiz JuniorG
S. Mourino15S. MourinoD
P. Navarro6P. NavarroD
R. Veiga12R. VeigaD
S. Cardona23S. CardonaD
T. Buchanan17T. BuchananM
P. Gueye18P. GueyeM
D. Parejo10D. ParejoM
A. Moleiro20A. MoleiroM
N. Pepe19N. PepeF
G. Mikautadze9G. MikautadzeF

Substitutes

25A. TenasG
7G. Moreno
14S. ComesanaM
22A. PerezF
4R. MarinD
3A. FreemanD
21T. OluwaseyiF
32H. LopezF
EspanyolEspanyol4-2-3-1
M. Dmitrovic13M. DmitrovicG
O. El Hilali23O. El HilaliD
F. Calero5F. CaleroD
L. Cabrera6L. CabreraD
J. Salinas12J. SalinasD
U. Gonzalez4U. GonzalezM
P. Lozano10P. LozanoM
P. Milla11P. MillaM
Exposito8ExpositoM
T. Dolan24T. DolanM
R. Fernandez Jaen9R. Fernandez JaenF

Substitutes

1A. FortunoG
30P. TristanG
18C. PickelM
16C. NgongeF
17JofreF
20A. RocaF
19K. GarciaF
15M. RubioD
38C. RiedelD
2R. SanchezD

Match Events

6'Y

José Salinas

16'Y

T. Buchanan

35'G

G. Mikautadze

Assist: T. Buchanan

41'OG

José Salinas

46'S

Fernando Calero

Substitution 1

50'G

N. Pépé

Assist: Alberto Moleiro

53'Y

Edu Expósito

55'G

Alberto Moleiro

Assist: G. Mikautadze

57'Y

C. Riedel

59'S

Edu Expósito

Substitution 2

59'S

T. Dolan

Substitution 3

59'S

Roberto Fernández

Substitution 4

64'S

T. Buchanan

Substitution 1

65'S

Dani Parejo

Substitution 2

70'Y

P. Gueye

72'S

Pere Milla

Substitution 5

73'S

S. Mouriño

Substitution 3

73'S

G. Mikautadze

Substitution 4

80'S

Alberto Moleiro

Substitution 5

88'G

L. Cabrera

Assist: C. Ngonge

89'Y

Sergi Cardona

Statistics

Villarreal
49%51%
Espanyol
0.76Expected Goals (xG)0.43
10Total Shots9
3Shots on Target2
5Corners8
18Fouls11
1Offsides0
88Pass Accuracy (%)86
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Villarreal host Espanyol on Monday, 9 February 2026 at Estadio de la Cerámica. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Villarreal go into the match 3rd in the table; Espanyol sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Villarreal have taken 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Espanyol have collected 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 3 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 8 Nov 2025: Villarreal 2-0 Espanyol; 27 Apr 2025: Villarreal 1-0 Espanyol; 26 Sept 2024: Villarreal 2-1 Espanyol. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Villarreal beat Espanyol 4-1. Villarreal scored through G. Mikautadze 35', José Salinas 41' (o.g.), N. Pépé 50', Alberto Moleiro 55'. Espanyol replied with L. Cabrera 88'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 88 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Villarreal held 49% of the ball against 51% for Espanyol. Shots on target finished 3-2. Expected goals read 0.76 for Villarreal, 0.43 for Espanyol.

Verdict

The win nudges Villarreal forward and leaves Espanyol with work to do. Villarreal sat 3rd and Espanyol 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.