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Aston Villa guaranteed their place in the last 16 of the Europa League with an impressive 1-0 win away at Fenerbahce on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Jadon Sancho<\/a> put Unai Emery\u2019s side ahead in Turkey, nodding past Ederson to score his first goal for Villa<\/a> since his summer move to the Midlands outfit.<\/p>\n Sancho thought he had forced a second for the visitors, after his cross was turned into the net by Ismail Yuksek, but VAR ruled it out for offside.<\/p>\n Fenerbahce then had a goal of their own chalked off, former Villa man Jhon Duran<\/a> ironically in an offside position in the build-up.<\/p>\n Emery\u2019s side faced a barrage in the closing stages, but managed to hang on and secure all three points.<\/p>\n Tyrone Mings superb on return to Aston Villa side<\/p>\n Tyrone Mings was given his first start since returning from injury<\/a> by Emery, and the centre-back proved his worth with a superb defensive display.<\/p>\n Up against former Villa man Duran, the Englishman coped brilliantly, marking the Colombian out of the game and limiting him to half-chances.<\/p>\n Mings won three out of his four aerial duels, as well as making five clearances as Emery\u2019s<\/a> side protected their clean sheet.<\/p>\n StatsMings vs FenerbahceAerial Duels (Won)4 (3)Clearances5Key Passes1Shots2Tyrone Mings vs Fenerbahce<\/p>\n He also had an impact going forward, recording one key pass and firing in two shots.<\/p>\n Ollie Watkins struggles in front of goal<\/p>\n Aston Villa sold Donyell Malen to Roma<\/a> earlier in the transfer window, leaving Ollie Watkins to shoulder the goalscoring load.<\/p>\n However, the England international was wasteful against Fenerbahce, spurning a number of big opportunities to find the back of the net.<\/p>\n Neither of Watkins\u2019 two shots were on target, and the 30-year-old also failed to pull the trigger several times despite being in a prime position to score.<\/p>\n Two chances for Watkins \u2013 his first effort is blocked before a header is cleared off the line \ud83d\ude29<\/p>\n \ud83d\udfe1 0-0 \u26aa\ufe0f || 21\u2019 #UEL<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) January 22, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n View Tweet<\/p>\n Emery didn\u2019t have Malen to call upon off the bench, and will be hoping that Villa bring in another centre-forward before the window slams shut.<\/p>\n Aston Villa player ratings<\/p>\n Marco Bizot \u2013 8<\/p>\n Matty Cash (Off for Maatsen 74\u2032) \u2013 6<\/p>\n Victor Lindelof \u2013 6<\/p>\n Tyrone Mings \u2013 8<\/p>\n Lucas Digne \u2013 6<\/p>\n Lamare Bogarde \u2013 6 <\/p>\n Youri Tielemans (Off for Hemmings 92\u2032) \u2013 6<\/p>\n Jadon Sancho (Off for Garcia 74\u2032) \u2013 7<\/p>\n Morgan Rogers (Off for Guessand 74\u2032) \u2013 6<\/p>\n Emi Buendia (Off for Onana 74\u2032) \u2013 5<\/p>\n Ollie Watkins \u2013 4<\/p>\n Substitutes:<\/p>\n Evann Guessand (On for Rogers 74\u2032) \u2013 5<\/p>\n Amadou Onana (On for Buendia 74\u2032) \u2013 6<\/p>\n Andres Garcia (On for Sancho 74\u2032) \u2013 6 <\/p>\n Ian Maatsen (On for Cash 74\u2032) \u2013 6<\/p>\n George Hemmings (On for Tielemans 92\u2032) \u2013 N\/A<\/p>\n Stay ahead of the action \u2014 subscribe to Villa News on Substack<\/a> for more exclusive insights and match-day analysis.<\/p>\n