English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Arsenal, 2024-25 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Aston Villa
    FT
    0 - 2
    Arsenal
    • 67': Leandro Trossard
    • 77': Thomas Partey

    Trossard goal, Raya save help Arsenal get revenge on Villa

    Second-half goals by Leandro Trossard and Thomas Partey earned Arsenal earn a hard-fought 2-0 win at Aston Villa on Saturday as Mikel Arteta's side continued their perfect start to the Premier League season.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey is caught offside.
    • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
    • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 10': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
    • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 16': 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.
    • 16': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
    • 16': Substitution, Aston Villa. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Matty Cash because of an injury.
    • 16': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
    • 17': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
    • 17': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 30': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
    • 31': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
    • 31': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
    • 32': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
    • 32': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
    • 34': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
    • 40': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 40': Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
    • 45'+3': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
    • 45'+3': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+4': Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+5': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+5': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
    • 45'+7': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 0.
    • 48': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
    • 48': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 53': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
    • 53': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
    • 57': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Declan Rice.
    • 57': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 61': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
    • 61': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
    • 61': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 64': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
    • 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
    • 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces John McGinn.
    • 65': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
    • 67': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 1. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 71': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 72': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
    • 72': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
    • 76': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
    • 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Amadou Onana.
    • 77': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 2. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 79': Offside, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán is caught offside.
    • 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Jurriën Timber.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Declan Rice.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 84': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David Raya.
    • 85': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
    • 86': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen with a cross.
    • 87': Offside, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen is caught offside.
    • 88': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
    • 88': Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
    • 88': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
    • 89': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
    • 90'+3': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 2.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 8
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 2
    60.7 Possession 39.3
    9 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    469 Accurate Passes 271
    514 Passes 329
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    13 Crosses 10
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    30 Long Balls 38
    18 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    9 Effective Tackles 10
    17 Tackles 22
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 4
    15 Effective Clearances 16
    15 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Villa Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 41,587

    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
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    AVL Aston Villa (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
    14 Pau Torres
    4 Ezri Konsa
    12 Lucas Digne
    2 Matty Cash
    8 Youri Tielemans
    24 Amadou Onana Yellow Card
    7 John McGinn
    31 Leon Bailey
    11 Ollie Watkins
    27 Morgan Rogers
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Ross Barkley, Joe Gauci, Jacob Ramsey, Emiliano Buendía, Jhon Durán, Diego Carlos, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Ian Maatsen, Jaden Philogene.

    ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 David Raya (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães Yellow Card
    2 William Saliba
    12 Jurriën Timber
    4 Ben White
    5 Thomas Partey
    41 Declan Rice Yellow Card
    8 Martin Ødegaard Yellow Card
    29 Kai Havertz
    11 Gabriel Martinelli
    7 Bukayo Saka
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Aaron Ramsdale, Reiss Nelson, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Eddie Nketiah, Ethan Nwaneri, Leandro Trossard, Jorginho, Jakub Kiwior, Riccardo Calafiori.

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