"Aston Villa clinched automatic qualification for the Europa League round of 16 as Jadon Sancho's first-half header proved enough to beat Fenerbahce 1-0. Unai Emery's side arrived in a rainy Istanbul knowing a victory would secure a top-eight league-stage finish, and they made it six wins in seven matches in the competition. Sancho nodded beyond former Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson in the 25th minute, after Matty Cash's right-wing cross deflected off Jayden Oosterwolde and fell kindly for him."
"He became just the second English player to score in major European competitions for four different teams (Borussia Dortmund, Man Utd, Chelsea, Villa), after Peter Crouch (Liverpool, Portsmouth, Tottenham, Stoke City). Sancho is also one of only three Englishmen to score in major European competitions in each of the last eight seasons since 2018-19 - the others are Harry Kane and Phil Foden."
Aston Villa secured automatic Europa League round-of-16 qualification with a 1-0 win at Fenerbahce thanks to Jadon Sancho's 25th-minute header. The victory in rainy Istanbul completed six wins in seven UEL matches for the club. Matty Cash's cross deflected to Sancho, who nodded past Ederson. Milan Skriniar and goalkeeper Marco Bizot produced key defensive interventions to deny further Villa goals. Ollie Watkins had a later finish disallowed for offside and Fenerbahce also saw a goal ruled out after VAR. Sancho's goal placed him among rare English players with European goals for four different clubs.
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