Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Wolves vs Aston Villa – Lineups & Match Details

Wolves beat Aston Villa 2-0. Goals: João Gomes (61'), Rodrigo Gomes (90'). Wolves had 39% possession against Aston Villa's 61%. Shots on target: 2-5.

Premier League · Regular Season - 28

Friday, 27 February 2026

WolvesWolves

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Aston VillaAston Villa

Referee: Craig Pawson, England

Lineups

WolvesWolves3-4-2-1
J. Sa1J. SaG
Y. Mosquera15Y. MosqueraD
S. Bueno4S. BuenoD
Toti24TotiD
J. Tchatchoua38J. TchatchouaM
Andre7AndreM
Joao Gomes8Joao GomesM
H. Bueno3H. BuenoM
J. Bellegarde27J. BellegardeF
M. Mane36M. ManeF
A. Armstrong9A. ArmstrongF

Substitutes

31S. JohnstoneG
2M. DohertyD
6D. M. WolfeD
14T. ArokodareF
17Pedro LimaD
21R. GomesD
47A. GomesM
59S. OlagunjuD
74T. Edozie
Aston VillaAston Villa4-2-3-1
E. Martinez23E. MartinezG
M. Cash2M. CashD
E. Konsa4E. KonsaD
P. Torres14P. TorresD
L. Digne12L. DigneD
A. Onana24A. OnanaM
Douglas Luiz21Douglas LuizM
J. Sancho19J. SanchoM
M. Rogers27M. RogersM
E. Buendia10E. BuendiaM
O. Watkins11O. WatkinsF

Substitutes

40M. BizotG
3V. LindelofD
5T. MingsD
6R. BarkleyM
18T. AbrahamF
22I. MaatsenD
26L. BogardeM
31L. BaileyF
47AlyssonF

Match Events

45'+1Y

Y. Mosquera

51'Y

A. Armstrong

54'Y

E. Buendía

58'Y

J. Bellegarde

60'S

Douglas Luiz

Substitution 1

60'S

J. Sancho

Substitution 2

61'G

João Gomes

Assist: A. Armstrong

70'S

E. Buendía

Substitution 3

70'S

L. Digne

Substitution 4

75'Y

L. Bailey

81'S

J. Bellegarde

Substitution 1

86'S

O. Watkins

Substitution 5

89'S

André

Substitution 2

90'+2Y

M. Cash

90'+3S

A. Armstrong

Substitution 3

90'G

Rodrigo Gomes

Statistics

Wolves
39%61%
Aston Villa
0.92Expected Goals (xG)1.06
9Total Shots14
2Shots on Target5
0Corners5
12Fouls19
1Offsides0
79Pass Accuracy (%)88
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Wolves host Aston Villa on Friday, 27 February 2026 at Molineux Stadium. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Wolves go into the match 20th in the table; Aston Villa sit 5th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Wolves have taken 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Aston Villa have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 30 Nov 2025: Wolves 0-1 Aston Villa; 1 Feb 2025: Wolves 2-0 Aston Villa; 21 Sept 2024: Wolves 1-3 Aston Villa. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Wolves beat Aston Villa 2-0. Wolves scored through João Gomes 61', Rodrigo Gomes 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Wolves held 39% of the ball against 61% for Aston Villa. Shots on target finished 2-5. Expected goals read 0.92 for Wolves, 1.06 for Aston Villa.

Verdict

The win nudges Wolves forward and leaves Aston Villa with work to do. Wolves sat 20th and Aston Villa 5th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.