Aston Villa vs AZ Alkmaar 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage

61': Diego Carlos
81': Ollie Watkins

FT
2 - 1

52': Vangelis Pavlidis

Introduction

Aston Villa are hosting AZ Alkmaar at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

Match Commentary

45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, AZ 0.
45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, AZ 0.
52': Goal! Aston Villa 0, AZ 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riechedly Bazoer with a through ball.
61': Goal! Aston Villa 1, AZ 1. Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross following a corner.
69': Substitution, AZ. Ernest Poku replaces Ibrahim Sadiq.
69': Substitution, AZ. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Dani de Wit.
69': Substitution, AZ. Myron van Brederode replaces Ruben van Bommel.
74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Youri Tielemans.
74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Ezri Konsa.
74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Moussa Diaby.
81': Goal! Aston Villa 2, AZ 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a through ball.
88': Substitution, AZ. Jens Odgaard replaces Sven Mijnans.
88': Substitution, AZ. Tiago Dantas replaces Jordy Clasie.
90': Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces Diego Carlos because of an injury.
90': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Leon Bailey.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, AZ 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 40,000

UEFA Conference League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

AZ		AVL
12	Fouls	7
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
8	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	2
36.5	Possession	63.5
7	SHOTS	12
3	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
254	Accurate Passes	462
308	Passes	527
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	6
5	Crosses	24
0.4	Cross %	0.3
48	Long Balls	38
27	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	5
9	Effective Tackles	9
15	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
16	Interceptions	2
23	Effective Clearances	7
23	Clearances	7

Line-Ups

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
17	Clément Lenglet
3	Diego Carlos
12	Lucas Digne
4	Ezri Konsa
19	Moussa Diaby
44	Boubacar Kamara
8	Youri Tielemans
11	Ollie Watkins
7	John McGinn
31	Leon Bailey

Substitutes:

Pau Torres, Matty Cash, Calum Chambers, Douglas Luiz, Robin Olsen, Filip Marschall, Bertrand Traoré, Leander Dendoncker, Jhon Durán, Nicolò Zaniolo, Álex Moreno.

AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Mathew Ryan (GK)
4	Bruno Martins Indi
25	Riechedly Bazoer
18	David Wolfe
2	Yukinari Sugawara
10	Dani de Wit
16	Sven Mijnans
8	Jordy Clasie
9	Vangelis Pavlidis
15	Ruben Van Bommel
11	Ibrahim Sadiq

Substitutes:

Myron van Brederode, Tiago Dantas, Denso Kasius, Ernest Poku, Djordje Mihailovic, Jens Odgaard, Hobie Verhulst, Wouter Goes, Alexandre Penetra, Kenzo Goudmijn, Maxim Dekker, Daniel Deen.