Aston Villa vs Viking 3-1
Aston Villa beat Viking 3-1 at Villa Park in the UEFA Champions League league stage on 21 October 2026. Ross Barkley opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, Emiliano Buendía converted a penalty in the 37th, and Henrik Heggheim put through his own goal in the 62nd, with Peter Christiansen scoring for Viking in the 84th. Villa had 21 shots to Viking's 10.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- Ross Barkley assist Ibrahim Mbaye23'
- Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha · VAR check35'
- Emiliano Buendía · Penalty goal37'
- Henrik Heggheim · Own goal62'
- 63'Tobias Moi for Henrik Bjørdal
- 63'Erik Botheim for Simen Kvia Egeskog
- Ross Barkley for Leon Goretzka70'
- Nicolas Jackson for Tammy Abraham70'
- João Gomes for Matty Cash70'
- Ibrahim Mbaye for Alejandro Garnacho72'
- Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha for George Hemmings75'
- 75'Jesper Daland for Amin Cosic
- 75'Zlatko Tripić for Vetle Auklend
- 84'Peter Christiansen assist Kristoffer Askildsen
- 86'Kristoffer Askildsen · VAR check
- 86'Herman Haugen for Essien Bassey
Match stats
Line-ups
Aston Villa starting XI
- 1Z. Suzuki
- 35João Gomes
- 3V. Lindelöf
- 14Pau Torres
- 5T. Mings
- 7J. McGinn
- 6R. Barkley
- 47Alysson Edward
- 10E. Buendía
- 19I. Mbaye
- 11N. Jackson
Aston Villa bench · coach Unai Emery
Viking starting XI
- 1A. Østbø
- 2H. Haugen
- 6G. Stensness
- 27J. Daland
- 5H. Heggheim
- 29T. Moi
- 8J. Bell
- 7K. Askildsen
- 20P. Christiansen
- 22E. Botheim
- 10Z. Tripić
Viking bench · coach B. Aarsheim
Player ratings VIP
Aston Villa formlast ten
Viking formlast ten
Head-to-headlast 1 meetings
1Aston Villa wins
0Draws
0Viking wins
3 - 1
VikingUEFA Champions League table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 4 | +6 | 12 |
| 3 |  Barcelona | 4 | +8 | 9 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 4 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 4 | +4 | 9 |
| 6 |  Sporting CP | 4 | +4 | 9 |
| 7 |  Real Betis | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| 8 |  Bayern München | 4 | +7 | 8 |
| 9 |  Arsenal | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 10 |  VfB Stuttgart | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| 11 |  Como | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| 12 |  Manchester City | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| 13 |  Club Brugge KV | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 14 |  Inter | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 15 |  Lask Linz | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 16 |  Borussia Dortmund | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 17 |  Manchester United | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 |  Galatasaray | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 19 |  Fenerbahçe | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 20 |  AS Roma | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| 21 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 |  PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 |  Atletico Madrid | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 24 |  Bodo/Glimt | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 25 |  Napoli | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 26 |  Sabah FA | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 27 |  Lens | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 28 |  RB Leipzig | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 29 |  Villarreal | 4 | -6 | 3 |
| 30 |  AEK Athens FC | 4 | -6 | 3 |
| 31 |  Feyenoord | 4 | -7 | 3 |
| 32 |  Slavia Praha | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 33 | Viking | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 34 |  Lille | 4 | -6 | 1 |
| 35 |  FC Porto | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Match info
CompetitionUEFA Champions League
RoundLeague phase, matchday 3
Kick-off
VenueVilla Park, Birmingham
RefereeSebastian Gishamer