Kickoff: 18:30 CEST / 17:30 BST / 12:30 PM EDT / 9:30 AM PDT
Venue: Estadio de la Ceramica
Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano
Lineups:
Villarreal: Filip Jorgensen - Aissa Mandi, Jorge Cuenca, Raul Albiol, Kiko Femenia - Alfonso Pedraza, Dani Parejo, Santi Comesana, Etienne Capoue - Alexander Sorloth, Gerard Moreno
Subs: Pepe Reina, Matteo Gabbia, Alberto Moreno, Adria Altimira, Carlos Romero, Manu Trigueros, Ramon Terrats, Ben Brereton Diaz, Jose Luis Morales, Ilias Akomach
Alaves: Antonio Sivera - Ruben Duarte, Aleksandar Sedlar, Abdel Abqar, Andoni Gorosabel - Ander Guevara, Antonio Blanco - Luis Rioja, Jon Guridi, Alex Sola - Samuel Omorodion
Subs: Jesus Owono, Nahuel Tenaglia, Rafa Marin, Nikola Maras, Ianis Hagi, Mamadou Selu Diallo, Eneko Ortiz, Jon Karrikaburu, Kike Garcia, Xeber Alkain, Abde Rebbach
Match Events:
9’ - Yellow card for Pedraza
14’ - Yellow card for Guevara
20’ - Samu wins a fight for the ball and shoots right into Jorgensen
23’ - Yellow card for Sorloth
33’ - Yellow card for Sivera
35’ - Yellow card for Kiko Femenia
36’ - Yellow card for Abqar
41’ - The ball bonces in front of an open Luis Rioja inside the box, but Jorgensen easily saves the shot
45+2’ - End of half
47’ - Sorloth punces on a loose ball and misses the net from 15 yards
48’ - Guridi finds Samu on the counter, and the striker doesn’t miss this time. Villarreal 0, Alaves 1 – link
54’ - Substitution for Villarreal: Altimira and Alberto Moreno on for Mandi and Pedraza respectively
58’ - Yellow card for Santi Comesana
64’ - After a VAR review, Villarreal receive a penalty for a handball against Sedlar. Gerard Moreno steps up, and shoots the ball into the bottom right corner for the equalizer. Villarreal 1, Alaves 1 – link
71’ - Yellow card for Cuenca
74’ - Substitution for Villarreal: Terrats and Akomach on for Kiko Femenia and Santi Comesana respectively
77’ - Substitution for Alaves: Tenaglia on for Alex Sola
86’ - Substitution for Villarreal: Ben Brereton Diaz on for Dani Parejo
88’ - Substitution for Alaves: Kike Garcia on for Samu
90+3’ - Substitution for Alaves: Alkain, Rebbach and Rafa Marin on for Gorosabel, Luis Rioja and Guevara respectively
90+8’ - End of game. Villarreal 1, Alaves 1
Match Stats - via Livescore.com
| Villarreal | Alaves :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 1.18 | 1.62 xA | 1.00 | 0.78 Possession | 65% | 35% Shots on target | 1 | 6 Shots off target | 3 | 4 Blocked shots | 3 | 4 Corner kicks | 5 | 2 Offsides | 1 | 1 Fouls | 13 | 9 Yellow Cards | 5 | 3 Red Cards | 0 | 0
Standings:
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 25 |
| Girona | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 25 |
| Atletico Madrid | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 22 |
| Barcelona | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 21 |
| Real Sociedad | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 18 |
| Athletic Club | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 17 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 16 |
| Real Betis | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 14 |
| Osasuna | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 13 |
| Valencia | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 11 |
| Getafe | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 11 |
| Las Palmas | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| Sevilla | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 9 |
| Villarreal | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 9 |
| Cadiz | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 9 |
| Alaves | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 9 |
| Mallorca | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 8 |
| Celta Vigo | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 6 |
| Granada | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 6 |
| Almeria | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 3 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
Villarreal: at Granada, 10.30, 21:00 CEST
Alaves: at Atleti, 10.29, 21:00 CEST
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