Aston Villa beat Viking FK 3–1 — 2026 UEFA Champions League League Phase

Aston Villa beat Viking FK 3–1 at Villa Park on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.

The goals

• 23' — Ross Barkley (Aston Villa)
• 37' — Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa)
• 62' — Own Goal by Henrik Heggheim, Viking. Aston Villa 3, Viking 0.
• 84' — Peter Christiansen (Viking FK)

How it unfolded

1. —•First Half begins.
2. 9'•Delay in match because of an injury João Gomes (Aston Villa).
3. 11'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
4. 23'⚽Goal! Aston Villa 1, Viking 0. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye with a cross following a corner.
5. 37'⚽Goal! Aston Villa 2, Viking 0. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
6. 62'⚽Own Goal by Henrik Heggheim, Viking. Aston Villa 3, Viking 0.
7. 63'•Substitution, Viking. Henrik Bjørdal replaces Tobias Moi.
8. 63'•Substitution, Viking. Simen Kvia-Egeskog replaces Erik Botheim.
9. 70'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Goretzka replaces Ross Barkley.
10. 70'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Nicolas Jackson.
11. 70'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces João Gomes.
12. 72'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Ibrahim Mbaye.
13. 75'•Substitution, Aston Villa. George Hemmings replaces Alysson.
14. 75'•Substitution, Viking. Amin Cosic replaces Jesper Daland.
15. 75'•Substitution, Viking. Vetle Auklend replaces Zlatko Tripic.
16. 84'⚽Goal! Aston Villa 3, Viking 1. Peter Christiansen (Viking) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristoffer Askildsen.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
17. 86'•Substitution, Viking. Essien Bassey replaces Herman Haugen.

How they arrived

• Aston Villa: 6W 2D 2L in their last 10 — 60% win rate, 22 scored and 11 conceded.
• Viking FK: 6W 3D 1L in their last 10 — 60% win rate, 28 scored and 14 conceded.

Full match statistics

Team records

Sources

• 2026 UEFA Champions League League Phase — live match data

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