Aston Villa 2
Adomah 10', Onomah 49'
Sunderland 1
Grabban 72'
Video
Reviews
- Villa Underground: Villa Player Ratings – Villa 2-1 Sunderland – HIGHS: Whelan & Adomah
- My Old Man Said: Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings For Sunderland Home
- 7500 to Holte: Recap: Aston Villa vs Sunderland
- The Boss: Bruce on Sunderland victory, maintaining momentum, Alan Hutton and targeting nine points from nine
- Sky Sports: Coleman’s Sunderland lose at Villa
- Villa News & Views: Villa 2 – 1 Sunderland; A dour game and is that good enough? AVTV is shocking
- Guardian: Aston Villa quell Sunderland optimism and show size of Chris Coleman’s task
- Claret Villans: Aston Villa, Albert Adomah down Sunderland at home
Timeline
- 10′ – GOAL: Adomah (Snodgrass) [1-0]
- 49′ – GOAL: Onomah (Snodgrass) [2-0]
- 63′ – SUB: Gooch off, Vaughan on
- 63′ – SUB: Whelan off, Jedinak on
- 72′ – GOAL: Grabban [2-1]
- 73′ – SUB: McManaman off, Asoro on
- 75′ – SUB: Davis off, Grealish on
- 86′ – SUB: Gibson off, Robson on
- 87′ – SUB: Adomah off, Elmohamady on
Teamsheets
Starting
| Aston Villa | |
| 1 | Sam Johnstone |
| 21 | Alan Hutton |
| 4 | Chris Samba |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 3 | Neil Taylor |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan (Jedinak 63') |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 7 | Robert Snodgrass |
| 18 | Josh Onomah |
| 37 | Albert Adomah (Elmohamady 87') |
| 39 | Keinan Davis (Grealish 75') |
| Sunderland | |
| 25 | Robbin Ruiter |
| 21 | Adam Matthews |
| 16 | John O'Shea |
| 18 | Tyias Browning |
| 3 | Bryan Oviedo |
| 24 | Darron Gibson (Robson 86') |
| 27 | Lynden Gooch (Vaughan 63') |
| 26 | George Honeyman |
| 13 | Callum McManaman (Asoro 73') |
| 19 | Aiden McGeady |
| 11 | Lewis Grabban |
Subs
| Aston Villa | |
| 13 | Jed Steer |
| 2 | Ritchie De Laet |
| 15 | Mile Jedinak |
| 20 | Birkir Bjarnason |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 8 | Henri Larnsbury |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| Sunderland | |
| 1 | Jason Steele |
| 22 | Donald Love |
| 15 | Brendan Galloway |
| 9 | James Vaughan |
| 29 | Joel Asoro |
| 28 | Ethan Robson |
| 31 | Tom Beadling |
Previews
- Villa News & Views: Villa – Sunderland; It has to be 3 points
- A Villa Fan: Aston Villa v Sunderland – Preview
- Sky Sports: Aston Villa v Sunderland preview
- 7500 to Holte: Aston Villa v Sunderland preview: Villa have a big chance to build momentum
- My Old Man Said: Sunderland’s Coleman Predicts Where Villa Will Finish & Match Preview
- Villa Underground: Match Preview: Villa v Sunderland – 23 Key Facts & Stats
- 7500 to Holte: Aston Villa shouldn’t have to worry about new Sunderland hire Chris Coleman