TotalBound Football
Aston Villa
FT
2–1
HT 1–0
Arsenal
Premier League Sat 6 Dec, 12:30London Villa Park, Birmingham Peter Bankes 42,888 attendance

Timeline

  1. 36' Matty Cash
  2. 45' Viktor Gyökeres for Mikel Merino
  3. 45' Leandro Trossard for Eberechi Eze
  4. 52' Leandro Trossard
  5. 66' Donyell Malen for Ollie Watkins
  6. 72' Riccardo Calafiori Yellow Card
  7. 74' Bukayo Saka Yellow Card
  8. 75' Jadon Sancho for John McGinn
  9. 75' Lamare Bogarde for Amadou Onana
  10. 79' Noni Madueke for Bukayo Saka
  11. 86' Myles Lewis-Skelly for Riccardo Calafiori
  12. 86' Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard
  13. 86' Victor Lindelöf for Pau Torres
  14. 87' Emiliano Buendía for Matty Cash
  15. 90'+5' Emiliano Buendía assist Boubacar Kamara

Match stats

47.3% Possession 52.7%
15 Shots 15
6 On target 9
10 Fouls 8
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 3
7 Saves 4
325 Accurate passes 376

Lineups

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
23 Martínez
22 Maatsen 14 Torres 4 Konsa 2 Cash
24 Onana 44 Kamara
27 Rogers 8 Tielemans 7 McGinn
11 Watkins
Arsenal 4-3-3
1 Raya
33 Calafiori 5 Hincapié 12 Timber 4 White
41 Rice 36 Zubimendi 8 Ødegaard
10 Eze 23 Merino 7 Saka
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
  1. 23 Emiliano Martínez G
  2. 14 Pau Torres ▼ CD-L
  3. 4 Ezri Konsa CD-R
  4. 22 Ian Maatsen LB
  5. 2 Matty Cash ▼ RB
  6. 8 Youri Tielemans AM
  7. 24 Amadou Onana ▼ LM
  8. 44 Boubacar Kamara RM
  9. 11 Ollie Watkins ▼ F
  10. 27 Morgan Rogers AM-L
  11. 7 John McGinn ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 19 Jadon Sancho ▲ SUB
  2. 17 Donyell Malen ▲ SUB
  3. 10 Emiliano Buendía ▲ SUB
  4. 3 Victor Lindelöf ▲ SUB
  5. 26 Lamare Bogarde ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 40 Marco Bizot SUB
  2. 12 Lucas Digne SUB
  3. 53 George Hemmings SUB
  4. 16 Andrés García SUB
Arsenal 4-3-3
  1. 1 David Raya G
  2. 5 Piero Hincapié CD-L
  3. 12 Jurriën Timber CD-R
  4. 33 Riccardo Calafiori ▼ LB
  5. 4 Ben White RB
  6. 36 Martín Zubimendi CM
  7. 41 Declan Rice LM
  8. 8 Martin Ødegaard RM
  9. 23 Mikel Merino ▼ F
  10. 10 Eberechi Eze ▼ LF
  11. 7 Bukayo Saka ▼ RF

Came on

  1. 14 Viktor Gyökeres ▲ SUB
  2. 19 Leandro Trossard ▲ SUB
  3. 49 Myles Lewis-Skelly ▲ SUB
  4. 11 Gabriel Martinelli ▲ SUB
  5. 20 Noni Madueke ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 89 Marli Salmon SUB
  2. 22 Ethan Nwaneri SUB
  3. 13 Kepa Arrizabalaga SUB
  4. 16 Christian Nørgaard SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 1.
  2. 90'+6' Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 1.
  3. 90'+5' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 1. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
  4. 90'+4' Attempt blocked. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
  5. 90'+4' Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  6. 90'+4' Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a headed pass.
  7. 90'+3' Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
  8. 90' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  9. 90' Noni Madueke (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  10. 90' Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
  11. 88' Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  12. 88' Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83 earlier entries
  1. 88' Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  2. 88' Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  3. 87' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Matty Cash.
  4. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Victor Lindelöf replaces Pau Torres.
  5. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
  6. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  7. 85' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matty Cash.
  8. 82' Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Matty Cash with a through ball.
  9. 79' Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.
  10. 78' Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  11. 76' Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  12. 76' Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  13. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Amadou Onana.
  14. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces John McGinn.
  15. 74' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 74' Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  17. 74' Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  18. 73' Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  19. 73' Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
  20. 72' Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 71' John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  22. 71' Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
  23. 70' Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
  24. 70' Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  25. 69' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
  26. 69' Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  27. 68' Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  28. 67' Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  29. 66' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Ollie Watkins.
  30. 66' Offside, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
  31. 65' Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  32. 63' Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  33. 63' Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
  34. 61' Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  35. 56' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  36. 56' Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
  37. 55' Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  38. 52' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 1. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  39. 50' Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  40. 50' Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
  41. 50' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  42. 48' Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
  43. 47' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
  44. 46' Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  45. 46' Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  46. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Mikel Merino.
  47. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Eberechi Eze.
  48. 45' Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0.
  49. 45'+2' First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0.
  50. 45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  51. 45' Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
  52. 45' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  53. 44' Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
  54. 42' Attempt saved. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  55. 39' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben White.
  56. 36' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
  57. 35' Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  58. 35' Foul by Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).
  59. 34' Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  60. 32' Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  61. 32' Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
  62. 31' Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  63. 31' Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
  64. 29' Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
  65. 29' David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  66. 28' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Declan Rice.
  67. 28' Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  68. 26' Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
  69. 26' Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  70. 25' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
  71. 25' Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  72. 25' Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  73. 22' Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
  74. 22' Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  75. 22' Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
  76. 17' Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  77. 14' Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben White with a cross.
  78. 14' Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  79. 10' Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by John McGinn.
  80. 9' Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  81. 1' Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard is caught offside.
  82. First Half begins.
  83. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Aston Villa W W W W W

  • W AFC Bournemouth 4-0 Premier League
  • W at Leeds United 2-1 Premier League
  • W Young Boys 2-1 UEFA Europa League
  • W Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Premier League
  • W at Brighton & Hove Albion 4-3 Premier League

Arsenal W D W W D

  • D at Sunderland 2-2 Premier League
  • W Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Premier League
  • W Bayern Munich 3-1 UEFA Champions League
  • D at Chelsea 1-1 Premier League
  • W Brentford 2-0 Premier League

Head to head

Series tied 2-2-1

  • 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
  • 18 Feb 2023 Aston Villa 2–4 Arsenal 2022-23 English Premier League

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