La Liga: Villarreal 2-3 Deportivo La Coruña — Highlights, 5 September 2026

Villarreal vs Deportivo La Coruña (2 - 3): match review

Deportivo La Coruña beat Villarreal 3-2 at Estadio de la Ceramica in La Liga. Nicolas Pépé put Villarreal ahead in the 19th minute, but Luismi Cruz equalised in the 43rd. An Adama Traoré own goal advanced Villarreal to 2-1 in the 76th minute. Zakaria Eddahchouri restored parity three minutes later before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck the 88th-minute winner.

Villarreal recorded more possession, 62% to 38%, and had more shots, 5 to 3, while their xG was 1.14 compared with Deportivo's 0.79. Deportivo goalkeeper saves numbered four, while Villarreal made none. Villarreal also led corners 7-1. The match produced four yellow cards: Santi Comesaña and Tajon Buchanan for Villarreal, plus Lorenzo Amatucci and Yeremay Hernández for Deportivo. Aubameyang's 8.97 rating was the highest among the listed players, followed by Pépé on 8.18 and Eddahchouri on 8.15.

Interesting fact: All three Deportivo scorers found the net from the 43rd minute onwards, with Eddahchouri and Aubameyang turning a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 victory in the final 11 minutes.