Aston Villa 3-1 Viking FK: result and goals
Aston Villa beat Viking FK 3-1 on Wednesday, 21 October 2026 in the Champions League.
Goals: Ross Barkley 23', Emiliano Buendía 37' (penalty), Henrik Heggheim 62' (own goal), Peter Christiansen 84'.
Aston Villa sit 2nd on 9 points.
Viking FK sit 33rd on 1 points.
Aston Villa have 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Viking FK have 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
- Competition
- UEFA Champions League
- Kick-off
- Wednesday, 21 October 2026, 20:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Villa Park, Birmingham
- 👥
- 33410
The match in numbers
- Aston Villa beat Viking FK 3-1.
- Ross Barkley opened the scoring for Aston Villa on 23'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
62'⚽Henrik HeggheimOwn goal
Live commentary
- Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Viking 1.
- 90'+4'Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Viking 1.
- 90'+4'Attempt blocked. Gianni Stensness (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Askildsen.
- 90'+3'Attempt blocked. Peter Christiansen (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simen Kvia-Egeskog.
- 90'+2'Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Foul by Amin Cosic (Viking).
- 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 88'Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 88'Attempt blocked. Amin Cosic (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Bell.
- 86'Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'Foul by Henrik Bjørdal (Viking).
- 86'Substitution, Viking. Essien Bassey replaces Herman Haugen.
- 86'VAR Decision: Goal Aston Villa 3-1 Viking (Kristoffer Askildsen).
- 84'Goal! Aston Villa 3, Viking 1. Peter Christiansen (Viking) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristoffer Askildsen.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 81'Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Leon Goretzka following a corner.
- 80'Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Herman Haugen.
- 79'Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arild Østbø (Viking). Assisted by Zion Suzuki.
- 78'Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía is caught offside.
- 77'Attempt blocked. Joe Bell (Viking) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrik Bjørdal.
- 75'Substitution, Viking. Vetle Auklend replaces Zlatko Tripic.
- 75'Substitution, Viking. Amin Cosic replaces Jesper Daland.
- 75'Substitution, Aston Villa. George Hemmings replaces Alysson.
- 72'Substitution, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Ibrahim Mbaye.
- 72'Offside, Viking. Zlatko Tripic is caught offside.
- 70'Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces João Gomes.
- 70'Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Nicolas Jackson.
- 70'Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Goretzka replaces Ross Barkley.
- 69'Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Simen Kvia-Egeskog.
- 67'Corner, Viking. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 67'Corner, Viking. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 65'Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alysson following a fast break.
- 65'Corner, Viking. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 64'Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arild Østbø (Viking). Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye.
- 63'Substitution, Viking. Simen Kvia-Egeskog replaces Erik Botheim.
- 63'Substitution, Viking. Henrik Bjørdal replaces Tobias Moi.
- 62'Own Goal by Henrik Heggheim, Viking. Aston Villa 3, Viking 0.
- 61'Attempt saved. Zlatko Tripic (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa). Assisted by Tobias Moi.
- 58'Foul by Alysson (Aston Villa).
- 58'Henrik Heggheim (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58'Attempt missed. Alysson (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn following a fast break.
- 57'Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 57'Gianni Stensness (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56'Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Arild Østbø (Viking). Assisted by Alysson.
- 55'Foul by Ibrahim Mbaye (Aston Villa).
- 55'Herman Haugen (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53'Offside, Viking. Peter Christiansen is caught offside.
- 53'Attempt blocked. Tobias Moi (Viking) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zlatko Tripic with a cross.
- 52'Offside, Aston Villa. Ibrahim Mbaye is caught offside.
- 51'Corner, Viking. Conceded by João Gomes.
- 49'Attempt saved. Tobias Moi (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa). Assisted by Herman Haugen.
- 48'Corner, Viking. Conceded by John McGinn.
- 47'Attempt blocked. Zlatko Tripic (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Christiansen.
- 45'Second Half begins Aston Villa 2, Viking 0.
- 45'+4'First Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Viking 0.
- 45'+4'Victor Lindelöf (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4'Foul by Gianni Stensness (Viking).
- 45'+4'Attempt blocked. Jesper Daland (Viking) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zlatko Tripic with a cross.
- 45'+4'Corner, Viking. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 45'+2'Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jesper Daland.
- 45'+2'Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alysson.
- 45'+2'Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joe Bell.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Offside, Viking. Peter Christiansen is caught offside.
- 44'João Gomes (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44'Foul by Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking).
- 42'Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42'Foul by Joe Bell (Viking).
- 41'Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 40'Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40'Foul by Jesper Daland (Viking).
- 37'Goal! Aston Villa 2, Viking 0. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 35'VAR Decision: Penalty Aston Villa.
- 34'Penalty Aston Villa. Alysson draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 34'Penalty conceded by Zlatko Tripic (Viking) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 32'Foul by Alysson (Aston Villa).
- 32'Erik Botheim (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31'Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Henrik Heggheim.
- 31'Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 31'Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arild Østbø (Viking). Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
- 30'Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jesper Daland.
- 30'Attempt blocked. Alysson (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pau Torres.
- 28'John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28'Foul by Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking).
- 27'João Gomes (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'Foul by Henrik Heggheim (Viking).
- 26'Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 26'Attempt saved. Alysson (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Arild Østbø (Viking). Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
- 24'Attempt saved. Ibrahim Mbaye (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Arild Østbø (Viking). Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 23'Goal! Aston Villa 1, Viking 0. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye with a cross following a corner.
- 22'Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tobias Moi.
- 22'Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye with a cross following a corner.
- 22'Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Gianni Stensness.
- 19'Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19'Foul by Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking).
- 18'Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
- 18'Tobias Moi (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16'Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
- 16'Peter Christiansen (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15'Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
- 15'Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 15'Peter Christiansen (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14'John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14'Foul by Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking).
- 12'Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12'Foul by Tobias Moi (Viking).
- 11'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9'Delay in match because of an injury João Gomes (Aston Villa).
- 7'Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arild Østbø (Viking). Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a cross.
- 6'Alysson (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6'Foul by Peter Christiansen (Viking).
- 4'Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arild Østbø (Viking). Assisted by John McGinn.
- 2'Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2'Foul by Joe Bell (Viking).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
47AlyssonAM-R
Substitutes
42James WrightSUB
Viking FK · 4-5-1
1Arild ØstbøG
27Jesper DalandCD-L
2Herman HaugenRB
29Tobias MoiCM-R
8Joe BellAM
22Erik BotheimF
Substitutes
11Romano PostemaSUB
3Viljar VevatneSUB
23Niklas FuglestadSUB
17Essien BasseySUB
25Henrik FalchenerSUB
30Lubomir BelkoSUB
28Kristoffer HaugenSUB
33Jakob Segadal HansenSUB
19Amin CosicSUB
24Vetle AuklendSUB
Match stats
AVLVFK
54.4Possession (%)45.6
21Shots10
10Shots on target3
8Corners6
7Fouls14
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
2Offsides3
2Saves8
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| 19 |  Villarreal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LWL |
| 20 |  Inter Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LLW |
| 21 |  Man United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | WLL |
| 22 |  Napoli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 | LLW |
| 23 |  Galatasaray | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 | LLW |
| 24 |  LASK Linz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 | LLW |
| 25 |  Sabah | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 | LWL |
| 26 |  Feyenoord | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 | LWL |
| 27 |  Lens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 | WLL |
| 28 |  Bodo/Glimt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 | LWL |
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Bodo/GlimtLille10/1129/1027/11FAQ
What was the score in Aston Villa v Viking FK?
Aston Villa beat Viking FK 3-1 on Wednesday 21 October (Champions League).
Who scored in Aston Villa v Viking FK?
Goals: Ross Barkley 23', Emiliano Buendía 37', Henrik Heggheim 62' (og) and Peter Christiansen 84'.
When do Aston Villa play next?
Aston Villa play AFC Bournemouth on Wednesday 28 October at 19:45 (UK time).
When do Viking FK play next?
Viking FK play Tromso on Sunday 25 October at 13:30 (UK time).
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