Sunderland v Aston Villa result

Full-time · Sunderland 0–3 Aston Villa

Championship · Tue, 06 Mar 2018 19:45 GMT · Stadium of Light

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Sunderland 0–3 Aston Villa — Aston Villa won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Aston Villa won 3–0 at Stadium of Light in the Championship on Tuesday 6 March. Sunderland are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions. Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

Aston Villa led 2–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Aston Villa: L. Grabban (34’, assisted by Albert Adomah) and J. Chester (45’, assisted by R. Snodgrass); Sunderland: an own goal by B. Oviedo (66’).

Discipline

Andy Madley, England showed three yellow cards — against 3.0 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Sunderland: Donald Love (23’) and B. Oviedo (55’); Aston Villa: J. Chester (35’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, L. Grabban (Aston Villa) 6.5, O. Ejaria (Sunderland) 5.0 and J. Chester (Aston Villa) 5.0 led the match.

Next up

Sunderland next travel to Lech Poznan on 22 October 2026.

Aston Villa next host Viking on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Aston Villa: Aston Villa v Viking, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sunderland 0–3 Aston Villa · Championship
Venue: Stadium of Light · Sunderland
Referee: Andy Madley, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Sunderland 0 · draws 0 · Aston Villa 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Sunderland 0W 3D 2L · Aston Villa 3W 1D 1L

Sunderland 0–3 Aston Villa (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.88 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.33 / 4.6

Corners

against 4 / 5.8 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.83 / 5.2

Shots on target

against 4.17 / 6.2 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.67 / 1.4

Cards

against 2.17 / 2.6 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 March 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 March 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sunderland for / against	Line	Aston Villa for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.33 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.6 for · 5.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	11.5 for · 13 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11 for · 15.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3.83 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	5.2 for · 6.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 12.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10.4 for · 11.4 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.67 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.4 for · 2.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: Andy Madley, England.

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Fletcher n 8	59.1	3.6 7/6	1 5/0	—
E. Robson n 8	38.6	2.6 4/4	0 0/0	—
P. McNair n 8	56.1	2.2 6/5	1 3/2	—
Jonathan Williams n 8	34	2 6/0	2 4/2	—
G. Honeyman n 8	69.4	1.9 7/4	2.3 5/5	—

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. LuaLua n 8	25.6	4 6/2	1.8 4/0
A. McGeady n 8	44.9	3.5 6/4	1 4/0
Callum Henry McManaman n 8	36.8	2.8 4/2	1.5 3/1
J. Asoro n 8	76.5	2.6 6/5	0.9 3/3
A. Fletcher n 8	59.1	2.1 4/2	0.6 3/0

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Oviedo n 8	86.1	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
A. McGeady n 8	44.9	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
J. Asoro n 8	76.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
G. Honeyman n 8	69.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
Callum Henry McManaman n 8	36.8	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Cattermole n 8	90	0 0/0
J. O'Shea n 8	90	0 0/0
Lamine Koné n 8	90	0 0/0
O. Ejaria n 3	87.7	0 0/0
B. Oviedo n 8	86.1	0 0/0

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Jason Steele n 8	90	4.4 7/6
Robbin Ruiter n 8	90	2.8 7/4
L. Camp n 5	90	1.6 2/1

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Davis n 8	23.6	5.7 5/3	1.9 3/1	—
M. Jedinak n 8	55.6	2.2 4/3	1.2 3/3	—
B. Bjarnason n 8	65.1	1.9 6/4	1.4 5/2	—
J. Onomah n 8	44.1	1.5 5/1	1.3 4/1	—
C. Hourihane n 8	81.3	1.4 5/3	1.5 6/4	—

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Grabban n 8	61.3	2.8 6/4	1.5 6/2
K. Davis n 8	23.6	2.4 3/1	1 1/1
S. Hogan n 8	85.8	2.2 8/7	1.3 6/4
J. Grealish n 8	83.4	2 7/5	0.4 3/0
C. Hourihane n 8	81.3	1.9 7/5	0.7 4/1

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Snodgrass n 8	81.3	0.3 2/0	0.6 4/0
A. Adomah n 8	73.3	0.3 2/0	0.5 3/0
L. Grabban n 8	61.3	0.7 4/0	0 0/0
S. Hogan n 8	85.8	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
J. Grealish n 8	83.4	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Terry n 8	90	0 0/0
J. Chester n 8	90	0 0/0
S. Hogan n 8	85.8	0 0/0
A. Hutton n 8	85.1	0 0/0
J. Grealish n 8	83.4	0 0/0

Aston Villa — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Johnstone n 8	90	4.5 8/7

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sunderland		Aston Villa
50%	Possession	50%
9	Shots	12
3	Shots on target	5
4	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	4
5	Shots inside the box	11
3	Corners	8
1	Offsides	3
10	Fouls	11
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
460	Passes	460
81%	Pass accuracy	79%

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
Jason Steele	90	0	0	0	0	6.6
Lamine Koné	90	0	0	1	0	6.4
D. Love	90	1	0	0	Y	6.3
O. Ejaria	90	0	0	0	0	7.3
L. Cattermole	90	1	0	1	0	6.3
B. Oviedo	90	1	0	1	Y	6.9
Callum Henry McManaman	90	1	1	0	0	7
A. McGeady	90	1	0	1	0	7
A. Fletcher	63	0	0	0	0	6.4
J. O'Shea	45	0	0	0	0	6.4
Guangtai Jiang	30	0	0	0	0	7
B. Jones sub	60	1	1	0	0	6.8
J. Asoro sub	45	2	1	0	0	7.2
J. Maja sub	27	1	0	0	0	6.4

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
S. Johnstone	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Ahmed El Mohamady	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Chester	90	1	0	2	1	1	Y	8.1
J. Terry	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
N. Taylor	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
R. Snodgrass	90	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.3
C. Hourihane	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.4
A. Adomah	90	0	1	2	1	2	0	6.8
L. Grabban	76	1	0	2	1	0	0	7.3
S. Hogan	67	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.3
G. Whelan	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
M. Jedinak	30	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.8
J. Grealish	23	0	0	1	1	1	0	7
B. Bjarnason	14	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sunderland v Aston Villa — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SunderlandDLLDD

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 1.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

Aston VillaWWLDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Sunderland 0 · 0 draws · Aston Villa 1 · 3 goals/game

2017-11-21 Aston Villa 2–1 Sunderland

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sunderland#23 pos26 pts31 pl-21 GD

Aston Villa#2 pos59 pts31 pl+21 GD

Goals per game

Sunderland scored1.1

Aston Villa scored1.55

Sunderland conceded1.77

Aston Villa conceded0.87

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What is the head-to-head record between Sunderland and Aston Villa?: In their last 1 meetings, Sunderland won 0, Aston Villa won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
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