Lille 0-1 Aston Villa
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Aston Villa won: Lille 0-1 Aston Villa in the Europa League (Round 1/8) on Thu, 12 Mar 2026 at Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq. Aston Villa goals: Ollie Watkins 61'. Expected goals: 0.43-0.51. Possession: 49-51. Player of the match: Amadou Onana (8.2).
Match report
Aston Villa beat Lille 1-0
Aston Villa edged Lille 1-0 away from home at Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Thursday 12 March in the Europa League.
Ollie Watkins put Aston Villa ahead on 61' (0-1).
Lille had 49% of the ball, shots were 7-9 (3-1 on target) and expected goals finished 0.43-0.51.
Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) was player of the match with an 8.2 rating.
Attendance: 40,187. Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez.
Match stats
| Lille | Aston Villa | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 49 | 51 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.43 | 0.51 |
| Total shots | 7 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 1 |
| Touches in opposition box | 9 | 21 |
| Big chances | 2 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 381 (86%) | 405 (86%) |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Corners | 3 | 2 |
| Total shots | 7 | 9 |
| Shots off target | 2 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 1 |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 3 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 3 | 7 |
Lineups
Lille (4-2-3-1): Berke Özer, Tiago Santos, Chancel Mbemba, Aïssa Mandi, Romain Perraud, Benjamin André, Nabil Bentaleb, Hákon Arnar Haraldsson, Ngal Ayel Mukau, Gaëtan Perrin, Olivier Giroud
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martínez, Lamare Bogarde, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Douglas Luiz, Amadou Onana, Jadon Sancho, Morgan Rogers, Emiliano Buendía, Ollie Watkins
Key events
- 46' · Substitution · Ayyoub Bouaddi for Benjamin André (Lille)
- 52' · Substitution · Matias Fernandez-Pardo for Gaëtan Perrin (Lille)
- 61' · Goal · Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
- 66' · Substitution · Thomas Meunier for Tiago Santos (Lille)
- 66' · Substitution · Félix Correia for Ngal Ayel Mukau (Lille)
- 77' · Substitution · Tammy Abraham for Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
- 77' · Substitution · John McGinn for Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa)
- 83' · Substitution · Ian Maatsen for Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa)
- 83' · Substitution · Leon Bailey for Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa)
- 83' · Substitution · Soriba Diaoune for Hákon Arnar Haraldsson (Lille)
- 88' · Yellow card · Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa)
- 90' · Substitution · Harvey Elliott for Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)
- 90'+2 · Yellow card · Lucas Digne (Aston Villa)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Lille vs Aston Villa?
Aston Villa won, 0-1 (Europa League) on Thu, 12 Mar 2026.
When and where is Lille vs Aston Villa?
Thu, 12 Mar 2026, 17:45 UTC at Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Europa League.