La Liga · Matchday 7

Espanyol v Elche

Espanyol 1 – 3 Elche Full time

Kick-off: Fri 18 Sep 2026, 20:00 UK time
Venue: RCDE Stadium, Cornella
Referee: Jon Ander Gonzalez Esteban

Goals

26' Fernando Niño Rodríguez (Elche), assist Roy Revivo
29' Fernando Niño Rodríguez (Elche), assist Roy Revivo
72' Víctor Chust (Espanyol), own goal
78' Germán Valera (Elche), assist Tete Morente

Cards

6' Federico Redondo Solari (Elche), red card
22' Fernando Niño Rodríguez (Elche), yellow card
45+4' Eduardo Expósito Jaén (Espanyol), yellow card
82' Clemens Riedel (Espanyol), yellow card
90+1' Lucas Cepeda (Elche), yellow card

Line-ups

Espanyol (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Manolo González

13 M. Dmitrović
32 J. A. Lopez
14 Unai Núñez
6 L. Cabrera
21 Roger Hinojo
8 Edu Expósito
4 Urko González
22 Álex Calatrava
28 Javier Hernandez
15 Bryan Zaragoza
9 Roberto Fernández

Substitutes: Pere Milla, C. Riedel, Q. Hartman, Gabriel Moscardo, Ángel Fortuño, Marcos Fernández, V. Drkušić, T. Dolan, Rafel Bauzà, Llorenç Serred, Víctor Mullerat Tomas, Pol Lozano

Elche (4-3-3)

Coach: M. Anselmi

1 M. Dituro
2 Buba Sangaré
5 F. Redondo
23 Víctor Chust
3 R. Revivo
12 Gonzalo Villar
47 J. Morcillo
18 T. Lemar
21 L. Cepeda
14 Fer Niño
11 Germán Valera

Substitutes: Matia Barzic Gutiérrez, Tete Morente, Bigas, F. Buonanotte, G. Diangana, Alejandro Iturbe, Josan, Martim Neto, A. Osorio, E. Ponce, Rubén Sánchez, Marc Aguado

Key statistics

Statistic	Espanyol	Elche
Possession	66%	34%
Total Shots	23	9
Shots on target	4	6
Shots off target	14	2
Blocked Shots	5	1
Corners	3	3
Offsides	9	2
Fouls	14	9
Saves	3	4
Yellow Cards	2	2
Red Cards	0	1
Passes	509	282
Accurate passes	448	193