Arsenal vs Aston Villa, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueArsenal stutter in title race after 2-0 loss to Villa
Arsenal were stunned by two late Aston Villa goals as they lost 2-0 at home on Sunday to hand the initiative in the Premier League title race to defending champions Manchester City.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 1': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 5': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 6': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
- 6': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
- 7': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
- 11': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 14': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
- 14': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a through ball.
- 18': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 20': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 22': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
- 23': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White.
- 25': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 29': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 36': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 38': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kai Havertz with a cross.
- 39': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 40': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 40': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 41': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben White.
- 44': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 45': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 45'+3': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 49': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
- 50': Hand ball by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 51': Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 54': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 55': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
- 58': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 60': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 60': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 61': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben White.
- 62': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box following a corner.
- 63': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 63': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 64': Offside, Arsenal. Ben White is caught offside.
- 65': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Declan Rice.
- 66': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
- 66': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Ben White.
- 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
- 70': Dangerous play by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 70': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 74': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
- 74': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Declan Rice.
- 75': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kai Havertz.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Gabriel Jesus.
- 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Nicolò Zaniolo because of an injury.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Bukayo Saka.
- 84': Goal! Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 1. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 87': Goal! Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball following a fast break.
- 87': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 90'+2': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 90'+2': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Offside, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 90'+6': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
- 90'+6': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
- 90'+7': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 2.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 2.
Statistics
 AVL |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 48.5 | Possession | 51.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 351 | Accurate Passes | 390 |
| 425 | Passes | 450 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 23 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 9 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 18 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 14 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,350
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,350
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
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 |
| 19 | Leandro Trossard |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Diego Carlos |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 22 | Nicolò Zaniolo |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
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