English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Arsenal 2022-23 English Premier League

Aston Villa
  • 5': Ollie Watkins
  • 31': Philippe Coutinho
FT
2 - 4
Arsenal
  • 16': Bukayo Saka
  • 61': Oleksandr Zinchenko
  • 90'+3': Emiliano Martínez (OG)
  • 90'+8': Gabriel Martinelli

Arsenal need late goals to see off Aston Villa in 4-2 thriller

Two stoppage-time goals helped Arsenal a thrilling 4-2 win over Aston Villa on Saturday as Mikel Arteta's side broke a three-game winless streak.

Match Commentary

  • 5': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matty Cash following a fast break.
  • 16': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 31': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 1. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Moreno.
  • 45'+2': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 1.
  • 61': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 2. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  • 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  • 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Douglas Luiz.
  • 68': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 78': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
  • 78': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.
  • 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Granit Xhaka.
  • 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Ben White.
  • 84': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Own Goal by Emiliano Martínez, Aston Villa. Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 3.
  • 90'+4': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 90'+8': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 4. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fábio Vieira with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 4.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,066

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+56 Arsenal 34 77 5
+41 Liverpool 34 74 4
+44 Manchester City 32 73 3
+21 Aston Villa 34 66 8
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Statistics

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4 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
9 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 2
66.6 Possession 33.4
20 SHOTS 7
5 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
489 Accurate Passes 225
571 Passes 293
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 1
30 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.1
41 Long Balls 51
25 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 18
18 Tackles 25
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 13
6 Effective Clearances 25
6 Clearances 25

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK) Yellow Card
5 Tyrone Mings
4 Ezri Konsa
15 Álex Moreno
2 Matty Cash
44 Boubacar Kamara
6 Douglas Luiz Yellow Card
23 Philippe Coutinho
7 John McGinn
11 Ollie Watkins
10 Emiliano Buendía
Substitutes:
Lucas Digne, Jacob Ramsey, Jhon Durán, Leon Bailey, Bertrand Traoré, Ashley Young, Calum Chambers, Viljami Sinisalo, Leander Dendoncker.

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6 Gabriel
12 William Saliba
35 Oleksandr Zinchenko
4 Ben White
20 Jorginho
34 Granit Xhaka
8 Martin Ødegaard
14 Eddie Nketiah
19 Leandro Trossard
7 Bukayo Saka
Substitutes:
Jakub Kiwior, Fabio Vieira, Emile Smith Rowe, Reiss Nelson, Gabriel Martinelli, Rob Holding, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Matt Turner, Kieran Tierney.

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