TotalBound Football
Arsenal
FT
4–1
HT 0–0
Aston Villa
Premier League Tue 30 Dec, 20:15London Emirates Stadium, London Darren England 60,279 attendance

Timeline

  1. 45'+1' Mikel Merino Yellow Card
  2. 45'+2' Morgan Rogers Yellow Card
  3. 45' John McGinn for Amadou Onana
  4. 48' Gabriel Magalhães Goal - Volley
  5. 52' Martín Zubimendi assist Martin Ødegaard
  6. 61' Donyell Malen for Jadon Sancho
  7. 61' Andrés García for Emiliano Buendía
  8. 69' Leandro Trossard assist Jurriën Timber
  9. 73' Christian Nørgaard for Mikel Merino
  10. 77' Myles Lewis-Skelly for Gabriel Magalhães
  11. 77' Gabriel Jesus for Viktor Gyökeres
  12. 78' Gabriel Jesus assist Leandro Trossard
  13. 79' Gabriel Jesus Yellow Card
  14. 81' Lamare Bogarde Yellow Card
  15. 82' George Hemmings for Youri Tielemans
  16. 82' Jamaldeen Jimoh for Morgan Rogers
  17. 83' Ben White for Jurriën Timber
  18. 83' Noni Madueke for Bukayo Saka
  19. 90'+4' Ollie Watkins
  20. 90'+7' Ollie Watkins Yellow Card

Match stats

46.3% Possession 53.7%
22 Shots 11
7 On target 3
18 Fouls 9
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
4 Offsides 0
2 Saves 3
302 Accurate passes 362

Lineups

Arsenal 4-3-3
1 Raya
5 Hincapié 6 Magalhães 2 Saliba 12 Timber
23 Merino 36 Zubimendi 8 Ødegaard
19 Trossard 14 Gyökeres 7 Saka
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
23 Martínez
12 Digne 3 Lindelöf 4 Konsa 26 Bogarde
8 Tielemans 24 Onana
10 Buendía 27 Rogers 19 Sancho
11 Watkins
Arsenal 4-3-3
  1. 1 David Raya G
  2. 6 Gabriel Magalhães ▼ CD-L
  3. 2 William Saliba CD-R
  4. 5 Piero Hincapié LB
  5. 12 Jurriën Timber ▼ RB
  6. 36 Martín Zubimendi CM
  7. 23 Mikel Merino ▼ LM
  8. 8 Martin Ødegaard RM
  9. 14 Viktor Gyökeres ▼ F
  10. 19 Leandro Trossard LF
  11. 7 Bukayo Saka ▼ RF

Came on

  1. 49 Myles Lewis-Skelly ▲ SUB
  2. 9 Gabriel Jesus ▲ SUB
  3. 20 Noni Madueke ▲ SUB
  4. 4 Ben White ▲ SUB
  5. 16 Christian Nørgaard ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 11 Gabriel Martinelli SUB
  2. 13 Kepa Arrizabalaga SUB
  3. 10 Eberechi Eze SUB
  4. 29 Kai Havertz SUB
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
  1. 23 Emiliano Martínez G
  2. 3 Victor Lindelöf CD-L
  3. 4 Ezri Konsa CD-R
  4. 12 Lucas Digne LB
  5. 26 Lamare Bogarde RB
  6. 27 Morgan Rogers ▼ AM
  7. 8 Youri Tielemans ▼ LM
  8. 24 Amadou Onana ▼ RM
  9. 11 Ollie Watkins F
  10. 10 Emiliano Buendía ▼ AM-L
  11. 19 Jadon Sancho ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 53 George Hemmings ▲ SUB
  2. 20 Jamaldeen Jimoh ▲ SUB
  3. 17 Donyell Malen ▲ SUB
  4. 7 John McGinn ▲ SUB
  5. 16 Andrés García ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 22 Ian Maatsen SUB
  2. 64 James Wright SUB
  3. 40 Marco Bizot SUB
  4. 56 Leon Routh SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Arsenal 4, Aston Villa 1.
  2. 90'+9' Second Half ends, Arsenal 4, Aston Villa 1.
  3. 90'+8' Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
  4. 90'+8' Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  5. 90'+8' Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
  6. 90'+7' Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 90'+7' Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  8. 90'+7' Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  9. 90'+6' John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  10. 90'+6' Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
  11. 90'+5' Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Ben White.
  12. 90'+5' Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.
112 earlier entries
  1. 90'+5' Attempt blocked. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  2. 90'+5' Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross.
  3. 90'+4' Goal! Arsenal 4, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  4. 90'+4' Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
  5. 90'+4' Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by David Raya (Arsenal).
  6. 90'+2' Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal).
  7. 90'+2' Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
  8. 90' Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  9. 87' Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  10. 87' Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
  11. 84' Offside, Arsenal. Ben White is caught offside.
  12. 83' Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.
  13. 83' Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Jurriën Timber.
  14. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba replaces Morgan Rogers.
  15. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. George Hemmings replaces Youri Tielemans.
  16. 81' Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 81' Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  18. 81' Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
  19. 81' Attempt blocked. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  20. 81' Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from very close range misses to the right.
  21. 80' Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  22. 79' Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  23. 78' Goal! Arsenal 4, Aston Villa 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  24. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
  25. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Gabriel Magalhães because of an injury.
  26. 77' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  27. 76' Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  28. 75' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
  29. 75' Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
  30. 73' Substitution, Arsenal. Christian Nørgaard replaces Mikel Merino.
  31. 72' VAR Decision: Goal Arsenal 3-0 Aston Villa (Leandro Trossard).
  32. 69' Goal! Arsenal 3, Aston Villa 0. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  33. 66' Attempt blocked. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  34. 66' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
  35. 66' Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Mikel Merino with a headed pass.
  36. 65' Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
  37. 64' Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  38. 64' Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
  39. 63' Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
  40. 63' Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  41. 63' Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
  42. 61' Substitution, Aston Villa. Andrés García replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  43. 61' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Jadon Sancho.
  44. 60' Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
  45. 59' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
  46. 59' Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  47. 58' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  48. 58' Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
  49. 57' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  50. 57' Foul by Piero Hincapié (Arsenal).
  51. 56' Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  52. 56' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  53. 55' Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  54. 55' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  55. 52' Goal! Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 0. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
  56. 51' Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  57. 51' Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  58. 48' Goal! Arsenal 1, Aston Villa 0. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  59. 47' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
  60. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Amadou Onana because of an injury.
  61. 45' Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 0.
  62. 45'+4' First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 0.
  63. 45'+2' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  64. 45'+2' Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  65. 45'+2' Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
  66. 45'+1' Mikel Merino (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  67. 45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  68. 45' Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
  69. 45' Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  70. 45' Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  71. 45' Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
  72. 43' Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
  73. 43' Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  74. 42' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  75. 42' Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
  76. 41' Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
  77. 41' Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  78. 39' Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
  79. 37' Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  80. 37' Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  81. 35' Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
  82. 35' Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
  83. 33' Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  84. 33' Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
  85. 32' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Leandro Trossard.
  86. 31' Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  87. 31' Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
  88. 30' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  89. 30' Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  90. 29' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  91. 26' Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
  92. 26' Offside, Arsenal. Mikel Merino is caught offside.
  93. 23' Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  94. 23' Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  95. 23' Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Mikel Merino.
  96. 20' Handball by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
  97. 20' Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  98. 20' Attempt blocked. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.
  99. 18' Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía following a fast break.
  100. 17' Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  101. 16' William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  102. 16' Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
  103. 15' Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  104. 13' Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ezri Konsa.
  105. 11' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
  106. 9' Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  107. 9' Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  108. 8' Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
  109. 8' Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  110. 7' Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Piero Hincapié with a cross.
  111. First Half begins.
  112. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Arsenal W W W W W

  • W at Club Brugge 3-0 UEFA Champions League
  • W Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Premier League
  • W at Everton 1-0 Premier League
  • W Crystal Palace 1-1 Carabao Cup
  • W Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Premier League

Aston Villa W W W W W

  • W Arsenal 2-1 Premier League
  • W at FC Basel 2-1 UEFA Europa League
  • W at West Ham United 3-2 Premier League
  • W Manchester United 2-1 Premier League
  • W at Chelsea 2-1 Premier League

Head to head

AVL leads series 3-1-1

  • 6 Dec 2025 Aston Villa 2–1 Arsenal 2025-26 English Premier League
  • 18 Jan 2025 Arsenal 2–2 Aston Villa 2024-25 English Premier League
  • 24 Aug 2024 Aston Villa 0–2 Arsenal 2024-25 English Premier League
  • 14 Apr 2024 Arsenal 0–2 Aston Villa 2023-24 English Premier League
  • 9 Dec 2023 Aston Villa 1–0 Arsenal 2023-24 English Premier League

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