Aston Villa vs VIKING FK Highlights - October 21, 2026

Aston Villa beat Viking FK 3-1 in Champions League on October 21, 2026. The match was played at Villa Park.

Ross Barkley (23'), Emiliano Buendía (37') scored for Aston Villa. Peter Christiansen (84') scored for Viking FK.

An own goal from Henrik Heggheim also went down on the scoresheet.

Aston Villa went into the game in position 4, on 6 points. They had won 4, drawn 1 and lost 0 in their previous five.

Aston Villa arrived unbeaten in 5. At kick-off Viking FK stood in position 30 with 1 points.

Their previous five had brought 4 wins, 1 draws and 0 defeats. That run had left Viking FK 5 games without defeat.

Nicolas Jackson tested the goalkeeper for Aston Villa (4'). Moments later, Nicolas Jackson forced a save for Aston Villa on 7 minutes.

John McGinn saw a shot blocked (15'). Emiliano Buendía sent an effort off target for Aston Villa (22').

Soon after, Ibrahim Mbaye picked out Ross Barkley, who scored for Aston Villa (23'). The keeper had to be alert to keep out Ibrahim Mbaye’s effort (24').

Shortly afterwards, Alysson tested the goalkeeper for Aston Villa (26'). Emiliano Buendía shot wide for Aston Villa on 26 minutes.

Emiliano Buendía converted a penalty for Aston Villa (37').

After the break, a block denied Zlatko Tripic on 47 minutes. Tobias Moi forced a save for Viking FK on 49 minutes.

Moments later, Tobias Moi saw a shot blocked (53'). The keeper had to be alert to keep out Emiliano Buendía’s effort (56').

Soon after, Alysson could not find the target for Aston Villa (58'). Zlatko Tripic tested the goalkeeper for Viking FK (61').

Shortly afterwards, Henrik Heggheim turned the ball into his own net (62'). Nicolas Jackson forced a save for Aston Villa on 64 minutes.

Peter Christiansen scored for Viking FK on 84 minutes after a pass from Kristoffer Askildsen.

Substitutions: Aston Villa 5, Viking FK 5.

Aston Villa controlled 54.4% of possession. Aston Villa had 21 shots with 10 on target, while Viking FK had 10 and 3.

Goalkeeper saves: Aston Villa 2, Viking FK 8. Corners: Aston Villa 8, Viking FK 6.

Aston Villa completed the most passes, 527 in total at 89% accuracy.