Aston Villa beat Lille 1-0 on Thursday, 12 March 2026 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez. It was played at Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.
Second half: Lille made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. André replacing A. Bouaddi. Lille made their 2nd substitution at 52', with G. Perrin replacing M. Fernandez-Pardo. Aston Villa took the lead at 61' when O. Watkins scored, with the assist credited to E. Buendía, making the score 0-1. Lille made their 3rd substitution at 66', with Tiago Santos replacing T. Meunier. Lille made their 4th substitution at 66', with N. Mukau replacing Félix Correia. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 77', with O. Watkins replacing T. Abraham. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 77', with Douglas Luiz replacing J. McGinn. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 77', with O. Watkins replacing T. Abraham. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 77', with Douglas Luiz replacing J. McGinn. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 83', with J. Sancho replacing I. Maatsen. Aston Villa made their 6th substitution at 83', with E. Buendía replacing L. Bailey. Lille made their 5th substitution at 83', with H. Haraldsson replacing S. Diaoune. Aston Villa made their 7th substitution at 83', with E. Buendía replacing L. Bailey. Aston Villa made their 8th substitution at 83', with J. Sancho replacing I. Maatsen. E. Martínez received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 88'. Aston Villa made their 9th substitution at 90', with M. Rogers replacing H. Elliott. L. Digne received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 90+2'.
Lille used 5 substitutions while Aston Villa used 9 substitutions. Aston Villa got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (7-9).
- Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
- Lille had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).
