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

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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

Competition: English Premier League

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

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	36	65	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Lucas Digne, Jacob Ramsey, Jhon Durán, Leon Bailey, Bertrand Traoré, Ashley Young, Calum Chambers, Viljami Sinisalo, Leander Dendoncker.

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
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