Goals
35'
G. Mikautadze
Assist: T. Buchanan
41'
J. Salinas
50'
N. Pepe
Assist: A. Moleiro
55'
A. Moleiro
Assist: G. Mikautadze
88'
L. Cabrera
Assist: C. Ngonge
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Match Recap
Villarreal beat Espanyol 4–1 in the La Liga (Regular Season - 23) on 9 February 2026. Espanyol saw more of the ball with 51% possession, and Villarreal had 10 shots (3 on target) to Espanyol's 9 (2 on target). The expected-goals (xG) figures read 0.76 for Villarreal and 0.43 for Espanyol. The goals came from G. Mikautadze 35', J. Salinas 41', N. Pepe 50', A. Moleiro 55', L. Cabrera 88'. Villarreal move up to 8 points in La Liga, having won 2 of their last 5. Relive the Villarreal vs Espanyol La Liga highlights on Daily Goal: watch every goal and the full match below, free, with each strike timestamped so you can jump straight to the moment it happened.
Match Statistics
Villarreal
VS
Espanyol
49%
Ball Possession
51%
0.76
Expected goals (xG)
0.43
10
Total Shots
9
3
Shots on target
2
4
Shots off target
5
3
Blocked Shots
2
7
Shots inside box
4
3
Shots outside box
5
5
Corner Kicks
8
1
Offsides
0
18
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
3
—
Red Cards
—
1
Goalkeeper Saves
0
428
Total passes
438
378
Accurate passes
375
88%
Pass accuracy
86%
-2.21
Goals prevented
-2.21
Lineups
Villarreal
Marcelino
4-4-2
Espanyol
Manolo Gonzalez
4-2-3-1
10Lozano
4Gonzalez
13Dmitrovic
Substitutes — Villarreal
Substitutes — Espanyol
1A. Fortuno
30P. Tristan
18C. Pickel
16C. Ngonge
17Jofre
20A. Roca
19K. Garcia
15M. Rubio
38C. Riedel
2R. Sanchez
