Aston Villa 6-0 Fenerbahçe: result and report

Report

Aston Villa won 6-0. A home win was the expected result, but few would have pictured a margin this wide. Villa were clearly the better side, though the scoreline makes the gap look bigger than the chances suggest. The defeat also ended Fenerbahçe's run of seven games without defeat.

Johan Manzambi opened the scoring on 12 minutes. Nicolas Jackson then struck twice before the break, first from Boubacar Kamara's pass on 31 minutes and again on 39 minutes after Ross Barkley set him up. At 3-0 by half-time, the contest was largely settled.

Barkley then took over the second half. He scored a penalty on 68 minutes and added a fifth four minutes later from Ibrahim Mbaye's pass. Villa still found another goal at the end, when Tammy Abraham finished Alysson's assist in the 90th minute. Barkley finished with two goals and an assist, so he was the obvious standout.

Where the gap came from

Villa deserved the win because they made far more of their attacks count. They finished with 3.10 xG to Fenerbahçe's 1.45. They also had 16 shots to nine and put 11 on target to Fenerbahçe's four.

That is a clear edge in chance quality, and Fenerbahçe's goalkeepers were kept busy. Villa also had the higher average attacking pressure across the match, which fits the shot count.

Fenerbahçe: more ball, fewer goals

Fenerbahçe were not as far behind as 6-0 suggests. They had 55% of the ball and more dangerous attacks than Villa. They also created three big chances, the same number as Villa.

The difference was what happened next. Fenerbahçe missed all three of their big chances and hit the woodwork, while Villa missed only one of theirs. On another night, Fenerbahçe could have had goals of their own despite the heavy defeat.