Aston Villa vs Arsenal, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueIn-form Aston Villa beat Arsenal to make club history
John McGinn's early goal led surging Aston Villa to a club-record 15th consecutive home Premier League victory on Saturday, a breathless 1-0 win over Arsenal that prevented Mikel Arteta's Gunners from reclaiming top spot in the table.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 6': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
- 7': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 12': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 16': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 19': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 20': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 20': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 21': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 26': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 26': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal).
- 28': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 29': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Offside, Arsenal. Ben White is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 32': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Martínez.
- 33': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 34': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 34': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 34': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães with a through ball.
- 37': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 37': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 40': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 41': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 41': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 42': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 43': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ollie Watkins.
- 45': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by William Saliba.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 45'+1': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby replaces Leon Bailey because of an injury.
- 48': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 50': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
- 53': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 53': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
- 56': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 57': Attempt blocked. William Saliba (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 58': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa).
- 58': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 61': Attempt saved. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 61': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 62': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 62': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Ezri Konsa.
- 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Boubacar Kamara.
- 68': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 69': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 69': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 71': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 72': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Declan Rice.
- 76': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 77': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 77': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Lucas Digne.
- 80': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
- 81': Delay in match (Arsenal).
- 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 82': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa).
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
- 88': Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Hand ball by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
- 90'+3': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+7': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0.
Statistics
 ARS |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 61.5 | Possession | 38.5 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 389 | Accurate Passes | 209 |
| 462 | Passes | 289 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 10 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 31 | Tackles | 31 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 16 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,000
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,000
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | +15 | 26 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 11 | +10 | 20 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 10 | +12 | 19 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | +4 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Diego Carlos  |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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