Villarreal 4-1 Espanyol (Feb 9, 2026)

VIL

ESP

6'

José Salinas

16'

Tajon Buchanan

35'

Georges Mikautadze

Assist: Tajon Buchanan

41'

José Salinas (OG)

HT 2-0

45'

Clemens Riedel

Fernando Calero

50'

Nicolas Pépé

Assist: Alberto Moleiro

53'

Edu Expósito

55'

Alberto Moleiro

Assist: Georges Mikautadze

57'

Clemens Riedel

59'

Cyril Ngonge

Tyrhys Dolan

59'

Charles Pickel

Edu Expósito

59'

Kike García

Roberto Férnandez

64'

Ayoze Pérez

Tajon Buchanan

65'

Santiago Comesaña

Dani Parejo

70'

Pape Guèye

72'

Antoniu

Pere Milla

73'

Tani Oluwaseyi

Georges Mikautadze

73'

Alex Freeman

Santiago Mouriño

80'

Hugo López

Alberto Moleiro

88'

Leandro Cabrera

Assist: Cyril Ngonge

89'

Sergi Cardona

FT 4-1

VIL

Team Stats

ESP

Possession

49%

51%

0.77

xG

0.45

10 (3)

Shots (On Target)

9 (2)

22

Touches in Opp Box

14

5

Corners

8

Top Performers

Rating

8.9

Moleiro

VIL

xG

0.28

Mikautadze

VIL

Chances Created

3

Milla

ESP

Take-ons

4

Pépé

VIL

LaLiga Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	27	22	1	4	46	67
2	Real Madrid	27	20	3	4	33	63
3	Atlético Madrid	27	16	6	5	21	54
4	Villarreal	27	17	3	7	18	54
5	Real Betis	27	11	10	6	8	43
6	Celta Vigo	27	10	10	7	7	40
7	Espanyol	26	10	6	10	-6	36
8	Real Sociedad	27	9	8	10	-1	35
9	Getafe	27	10	5	12	-6	35
10	Athletic Club	27	10	5	12	-7	35
11	Osasuna	27	9	7	11	0	34
12	Valencia	27	8	8	11	-11	32
13	Rayo	27	7	10	10	-6	31
14	Sevilla	27	8	7	12	-7	31
15	Girona	27	7	10	10	-15	31
16	Alavés	27	7	6	14	-12	27
17	Elche	27	5	11	11	-6	26
18	Mallorca	27	6	7	14	-13	25
19	Levante	27	5	7	15	-16	22
20	Oviedo	26	3	8	15	-27	17

Game Summary

Villarreal emerged victorious over Espanyol, 4 to 1, in LaLiga on February 9.

Game Info

LaLiga Matchweek 23

February 9, 2026

Estadio de la Cerámica

Villarreal, Spain

12° C

Referee Adrián Cordero

Assistant Ref Israel Bárcena

Assistant Ref Judit Romano

Fourth Official Juan Roca

Video Referee Valentín Pizarro

VIL

4-4-2

1

6.2

Lúcio Reis Júnior

23

6.8

Cardona

12

7.5

Veiga

6

7.2

Navarro

15

73'

7.0

Mouriño

80'

8.9

Moleiro

10

65'

7.1

Parejo

18

5.8

Guèye

17

64'

6.9

Buchanan

73'

8.8

Mikautadze

8.7

Pépé

13

5.1

Dmitrović

12

5.1

Salinas

6

6.8

Cabrera

5

45'

6.3

Calero

23

6.1

El Hilali

10

7.1

Lozano

4

6.9

González

24

59'

6.4

Dolan

8

59'

5.2

Expósito

11

72'

7.3

Milla

9

59'

6.3

Férnandez

ESP

4-2-3-1

VIL

Managers

ESP

Marcelino

Manolo González

VIL

Substitutes

ESP

6.6

22

Pérez

64'

6.6

38

Riedel

45'

5.9

14

Comesaña

65'

6.6

16

Ngonge

59'

6.7

3

Freeman

73'

6.3

18

Pickel

59'

6.4

21

Oluwaseyi

73'

6.1

19

García

59'

6.6

32

López

80'

6.6

20

Antoniu

72'

25

Tenas

1

Fortuño

4

Marín

30

Tristán

2

Rubén

15

Rubio

17

Jofre

5'

E. Expósito takes a corner.

5'

J. Salinas commits a foul.

6'

J. Salinas receives a yellow card.

6'

T. Buchanan made a shot on target.

7'

D. Parejo takes a corner.

7'

T. Buchanan misses the shot.

9'

N. Pépé takes a corner.

9'

G. Mikautadze misses the shot.

11'

S. Mouriño commits a foul.

11'

R. Férnandez commits a foul.

15'

P. Milla commits a foul.

16'

T. Buchanan commits a foul.

16'

T. Buchanan receives a yellow card.

17'

D. Parejo commits a foul.

18'

E. Expósito takes a corner.

22'

E. Expósito takes a corner.

23'

A. Moleiro made a shot on target.

23'

P. Lozano commits a foul.

24'

T. Buchanan misses the shot.

24'

P. Guèye commits a foul.

25'

P. Guèye commits a foul.

26'

L. Cabrera commits a foul.

30'

P. Guèye commits a foul.

31'

E. Expósito misses the shot.

32'

S. Cardona commits a foul.

34'

T. Dolan misses the shot.

35'

G. Mikautadze scores a goal. T. Buchanan assists on the shot.

38'

G. Mikautadze commits a foul.

40'

E. Expósito made a shot on target.

40'

J. Salinas commits a foul.

41'

J. Salinas scores an own goal.

45'

A. Moleiro commits a foul.

45'

S. Mouriño commits a foul.

45'

C. Riedel enters the game. F. Calero leaves the game.

46'

P. Lozano commits a foul.

49'

S. Mouriño commits a foul.

50'

N. Pépé scores a goal. A. Moleiro assists on the shot.

52'

P. Navarro commits a foul.

53'

E. Expósito commits a foul.

53'

E. Expósito receives a yellow card.

55'

A. Moleiro scores a goal. G. Mikautadze assists on the shot.

57'

C. Riedel commits a foul.

57'

C. Riedel receives a yellow card.

59'

C. Ngonge enters the game. T. Dolan leaves the game.

59'

C. Pickel enters the game. E. Expósito leaves the game.

59'

K. García enters the game. R. Férnandez leaves the game.

60'

C. Ngonge takes a corner.

64'

N. Pépé made a shot on target.

64'

A. Pérez enters the game. T. Buchanan leaves the game.

65'

S. Comesaña enters the game. D. Parejo leaves the game.

65'

N. Pépé takes a corner.

65'

S. Cardona commits a foul.

66'

S. Cardona misses the shot.

67'

K. García commits a foul.

68'

K. García misses the shot.

69'

P. Navarro commits a foul.

70'

P. Guèye commits a foul.

70'

P. Guèye receives a yellow card.

72'

Antoniu enters the game. P. Milla leaves the game.

73'

T. Oluwaseyi enters the game. G. Mikautadze leaves the game.

73'

A. Freeman enters the game. S. Mouriño leaves the game.

75'

S. Cardona is caught offside.

76'

N. Pépé takes a corner.

80'

H. López enters the game. A. Moleiro leaves the game.

81'

C. Pickel made a shot on target.

81'

C. Ngonge takes a corner.

83'

H. López commits a foul.

84'

P. Lozano takes a corner.

85'

O. El Hilali commits a foul.

86'

H. López takes a corner.

87'

P. Lozano made a shot on target.

88'

L. Cabrera scores a goal. C. Ngonge assists on the shot.

89'

S. Cardona commits a foul.

89'

S. Cardona receives a yellow card.

90'

C. Ngonge misses the shot.

90'

S. Comesaña commits a foul.

90'

P. Lozano takes a corner.

90'

C. Ngonge misses the shot.

All

1st

2nd

VIL

Attacking Stats

ESP

Possession

49%

51%

0.77

xG | Expand

0.45

10

Shots

9

3

Shots on Target

2

7

Shots off Target

7

3

Shots Blocked

2

0

Hit Woodwork

0

Big Chances Missed

2

608

Touches

610

22

Touches in Opp Box

14

9/18 (50%)

Take-ons

7/14 (50%)

5

Corners

8

VIL

Passing Stats

ESP

1.03

xA | Expand

0.50

3

Big Chances Created

2

8

Chances Created

7

384/433 (89%)

Passes

379/445 (85%)

5

Key Passes

6

32

Long Ball Passes

50

84

Final Third Passes

115

2/15 (13%)

Crosses

2/25 (8%)

0/3 (0%)

Through Balls

0/1 (0%)

1

Offsides

0

VIL

Defending Stats

ESP

10

Tackles

13

6

Tackles Won

8

0

Last Man Tackles

0

9

Interceptions

8

35

Clearances

26

40

Recoveries

26

1

Errors Leading to Shot

0

Errors Leading to Goal

0

Penalties Conceded

0

1

Goalkeeper Saves

0

VIL

Other Stats

ESP

3

Yellow Cards

3

0

Red Cards

0

18

Fouls

11

46

Duels Won

41

17

Aerials Won

7

5

Corners Won

8

91

Possessions Lost

110

4

Times Dispossessed

3

VIL

ESP

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Shots on Target	xG
Alberto Moleiro A. Moleiro #20	8.9	79	1	1	1	0.13
Georges Mikautadze G. Mikautadze #9	8.8	72	1	1	1	0.28
Nicolas Pépé N. Pépé #19	8.7	90	1	0	1	0.17
Renato Veiga R. Veiga #12	7.5	90	0	0	0	0.00
Pau Navarro P. Navarro #6	7.2	90	0	0	0	0.00
Dani Parejo D. Parejo #10	7.1	64	0	0	0	0.00
Santiago Mouriño S. Mouriño #15	7.0	72	0	0	0	0.00
Tajon Buchanan T. Buchanan #17	6.9	63	0	1	0	0.16
Sergi Cardona S. Cardona #23	6.8	90	0	0	0	0.03
Alex Freeman A. Freeman #3	6.7	18	0	0	0	0.00
Ayoze Pérez A. Pérez #22	6.6	27	0	0	0	0.00
Hugo López H. López #32	6.6	11	0	0	0	0.00
Tani Oluwaseyi T. Oluwaseyi #21	6.4	18	0	0	0	0.00
Santiago Comesaña S. Comesaña #14	5.9	26	0	0	0	0.00
Pape Guèye P. Guèye #18	5.8	90	0	0	0	0.00