Aston Villa vs Arsenal 2022-23 English Premier League
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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
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,066
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+60 | Arsenal | 36 | 83 | 5 |
+54 | Manchester City | 35 | 82 | 3 |
+41 | Liverpool | 35 | 75 | 4 |
+21 | Aston Villa | 35 | 67 | 8 |
Statistics
ARS | AVL | |
---|---|---|
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 |
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
5 | Tyrone Mings |
4 | Ezri Konsa |
15 | Álex Moreno |
2 | Matty Cash |
44 | Boubacar Kamara |
6 | Douglas Luiz |
23 | Philippe Coutinho |
7 | John McGinn |
11 | Ollie Watkins |
10 | Emiliano Buendía |
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 |
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