Late strike from Tammy Abraham secures Aston Villa victory over Sunderland

SportFootballLate strike from Tammy Abraham secures Aston Villa victory over SunderlandAfter being 3-1 up at one point, home side edges thrilling 4-3 verdict at Villa Park.Sunny Badwal Sunday 19 April 2026 16:08 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"4d73fe4d-530b-4434-bc45-f107d8a163b2","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/sunderland-villa-aston-villa-tammy-abraham-villa-park-b2960625.html","title":"Late strike from Tammy Abraham secures Aston Villa victory over Sunderland"}}Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins and Sunderland’s Daniel Ballard battle for the ball during a 3-3 draw (Joe Giddens/PA) (PA Wire)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Tammy Abraham scored a stoppage-time winner as Aston Villa took a huge step to securing Champions League football next season with a dramatic 4-3 victory over Sunderland at Vi...