BIRMINGHAM. Arsenal managed to turn the tables against Aston Villa. Arsenal was decisively better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 42,066 spectators. The referee was Simon Hooper with the collaboration of James Mainwaring and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was John Brooks. The weather was clear. The temperature was freezing at -0.3 degrees Celsius or 31.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 7 Total 20
- 5 On Target 5
- 1 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 7
- 55 Attack 135
- 20 Dangerous attack 94
- 118 Ball safe 89
- 6 Free Kicks 13
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 9
Fouls
- 13 Total 4
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Arsenal had a strong ball possession 67% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was more aggressive with 94 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.
Aston Villa shot 7 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal shot 20 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (Douglas Luiz and Emiliano Martínez). Regarding the opposition, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (Bukayo Saka).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Aston Villa will stay with 28 points to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Arsenal will have 54 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 13th of May with a 19-5 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).
Arsenal will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 13th of May with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez
, Matty Cash , Ezri Konsa , Tyrone Mings , Álex Moreno , John McGinn , Douglas Luiz , Boubacar Kamara , Philippe Coutinho , Emiliano Buendía and Ollie Watkins .The home team had on the bench: Leander Dendoncker
, Ashley Young, Leon Bailey , Viljami Sinisalo, Calum Chambers, Jacob Ramsey , Bertrand Traoré, Lucas Digne and Jhon Durán .Substitutions
Aston Villa made 5 changes: Philippe Coutinho for Jacob Ramsey (62′), Douglas Luiz for Leander Dendoncker (67′), E. Buendía for Leon Bailey (67′), Álex Moreno for Lucas Digne (78′) and O. Watkins for Jhon Durán (78′).
Best player: Philippe Coutinho
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Aston Villa was Philippe Coutinho.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 15 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 11.Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale
, Benjamin White , William Saliba , Gabriel Magalhães , Oleksandr Zinchenko , Martin Ødegaard , Jorginho , Granit Xhaka , Bukayo Saka , Edward Nketiah and Leandro Trossard .These were the players on the bench: Reiss Nelson, Fábio Vieira, Matt Turner, Rob Holding, Jakub Kiwior, Kieran Tierney, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Martinelli
and Emile Smith Rowe.Substitutions
Arsenal made 5 changes: Leandro Trossard for Martinelli (68′), Ben White for Takehiro Tomiyasu (79′), Granit Xhaka for Fabio Vieira (79′), Oleksandr Zinchenko for Kieran Tierney (90′) and Martin Ødegaard for Rob Holding (90′).
Best player: Martin Ødegaard
The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 49 passes (93% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – AFC Bournemouth – 0-1
- Nottingham Forest – Manchester City – 1-1
- Newcastle United – Liverpool – 0-2
- Everton – Leeds United – 1-0
- Chelsea – Southampton – 0-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Fulham – 0-1
- Brentford – Crystal Palace – 1-1
- Aston Villa – Arsenal – 2-4