
Arsenal vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League
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Arsenal beats Aston Villa 3-1 in Premier League
— Arsenal delivered its best performance of the season to beat Aston Villa 3-1 in the Premier League on Friday.
Match Commentary
- 1': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Goal! Arsenal 1, Aston Villa 0. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+6': Penalty saved! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+6': Goal! Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Axel Tuanzebe.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 0.
- 56': Goal! Arsenal 3, Aston Villa 0. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang following a fast break.
- 61': Matt Targett (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Alexandre Lacazette because of an injury.
- 68': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga.
- 77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Danny Ings.
- 82': Goal! Arsenal 3, Aston Villa 1. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 84': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang because of an injury.
Game Information
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,496
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+46 | Liverpool | 35 | 82 | 3 |
+33 | Arsenal | 35 | 67 | 4 |
+24 | Manchester City | 35 | 64 | 9 |
+21 | Newcastle United | 35 | 63 | 10 |
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 17 |
5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
6 | Saves | 3 |
46.2 | Possession | 53.8 |
10 | SHOTS | 22 |
4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
310 | Accurate Passes | 369 |
392 | Passes | 454 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
12 | Crosses | 15 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
50 | Long Balls | 46 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
14 | Tackles | 13 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
11 | Interceptions | 7 |
16 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
16 | Clearances | 20 |
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
4 | Ben White |
20 | Nuno Tavares |
18 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
23 | Albert Sambi Lokonga ![]() |
5 | Thomas Partey |
14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
10 | Emile Smith Rowe |
7 | Bukayo Saka |
Aston Villa (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
16 | Axel Tuanzebe |
5 | Tyrone Mings ![]() |
4 | Ezri Konsa |
6 | Douglas Luiz ![]() |
7 | John McGinn ![]() |
10 | Emiliano Buendía |
3 | Matt Targett ![]() |
2 | Matty Cash |
11 | Ollie Watkins ![]() |
20 | Danny Ings |
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