Villarreal vs Espanyol Highlights - October 30, 2026

Espanyol beat Villarreal 1-0 in La Liga on October 30, 2026. The match was played at Estadio de la Cerámica.

Leandro Cabrera (60') scored for Espanyol.

At kick-off Villarreal stood in position 10 with 12 points. Their previous five had brought 3 wins, 1 draws and 1 defeats.

That run had left Villarreal 2 games without defeat. Espanyol went into the game in position 18, on 8 points.

They had won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 in their previous five.

Carlos Macià sent an effort off target for Villarreal (11'). Moments later, Santiago Mouriño shot wide for Villarreal on 13 minutes.

The referee cautioned Rafael Bauza of Espanyol on 21 minutes. Soon after, a block denied Tajon Buchanan on 22 minutes.

Georges Mikautadze tested the goalkeeper for Villarreal (26'). Shortly afterwards, Bryan Zaragoza forced a save for Espanyol on 29 minutes.

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Sergi Cardona’s effort (34'). Roger Hinojo was booked for Espanyol (41').

Substitutions: Villarreal 1, Espanyol 0.

After the break, Tajon Buchanan saw a shot blocked (53'). The referee cautioned Sergi Cardona of Villarreal on 53 minutes.

Moments later, Georges Mikautadze tested the goalkeeper for Villarreal (55'). Nicolas Pépé forced a save for Villarreal on 55 minutes.

Soon after, Santi Comesaña was booked for Villarreal (56'). Leandro Cabrera scored for Espanyol on 60 minutes after a pass from Bryan Zaragoza.

Shortly afterwards, a block denied Tajon Buchanan on 63 minutes. Tajon Buchanan could not find the target for Villarreal (66').

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Javier Puado’s effort (87'). Substitutions: Villarreal 4, Espanyol 5.

Villarreal controlled 62.8% of possession. Villarreal had 14 shots with 4 on target, while Espanyol had 5 and 3.

Goalkeeper saves: Villarreal 2, Espanyol 5. Corners: Villarreal 7, Espanyol 3.

Villarreal completed the most passes, 564 in total at 89.2% accuracy. The referee produced 6 yellow cards.