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​

Aston Villa

2 - 4

Arsenal

  • ! 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

Ollie Watkins(goal)Matty Cash
6'
16'
Bukayo Saka (goal)
32'
45'
Bukayo Saka - Yellow
Douglas Luiz- Yellow
45'
61'
Oleksandr Zinchenko (goal)
Jacob Ramsey- sub ->Philippe Coutinho
62'
Leon Bailey- sub ->E. Buendía
67'
67'
68'
Gabriel Martinelli- sub ->Leandro Trossard
Jhon Durán- sub ->O. Watkins
78'
Lucas Digne- sub ->Álex Moreno
78'
79'
Takehiro Tomiyasu- sub ->Ben White
79'
Fábio Vieira- sub ->Granit Xhaka
Emiliano Martínez- Yellow
84'
90'
Emiliano Martínez(own-goal)
90'
90'
90'
Gabriel Martinelli(goal)Fábio Vieira
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

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
G
Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina
6.1
84'
D
Álex Moreno 15.Spain
6.2
78'
D
Tyrone Mings 5.England
6.2
D
Ezri Konsa 4.England
6.3
D
Matty Cash 2.Poland
6.4
M
Philippe Coutinho 23.Brazil
7.4
62' 32'
M
John McGinn 7.Scotland
7.1
M
Boubacar Kamara 44.France
7.2
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
6.9
67' 45'
F
Emiliano Buendía 10.Argentina
6.5
67'
F
Ollie Watkins 11.England
7.2
78' 6'
Substitutes
G
Viljami Sinisalo 38.Finland
D
Lucas Digne 27.France
6.3
78'
D
Ashley Young 18.England
D
Calum Chambers 16.England
M
Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium
6.4
67'
M
Jacob Ramsey 41.England
6.4
62'
F
Jhon Durán 22.Colombia
6.5
78'
F
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
7.0
67'
F
Bertrand Traoré 9.Burkina Faso

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 (6.1), Matty Cash (6.4), Ezri Konsa (6.3), Tyrone Mings (6.2), Álex Moreno (6.2), John McGinn (7.1), Douglas Luiz (6.9), Boubacar Kamara (7.2), Philippe Coutinho (7.4), Emiliano Buendía (6.5) and Ollie Watkins (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Leander Dendoncker (6.4), Ashley Young, Leon Bailey (7.0), Viljami Sinisalo, Calum Chambers, Jacob Ramsey (6.4), Bertrand Traoré, Lucas Digne (6.3) and Jhon Durán (6.5).

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 (7.4) with 1 goal, 15 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 11.

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal
G
Aaron Ramsdale 1.England
6.2
D
Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil
6.6
D
Ben White 4.England
6.6
79'
D
William Saliba 12.France
6.2
D
Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine
7.2
90' 61'
M
Granit Xhaka 34.Switzerland
6.6
79' 90'
M
Jorginho 20.Italy
6.2
M
Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway
8.0
90'
F
Bukayo Saka 7.England
6.9
45' 16'
F
Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium
6.9
68'
F
Edward Nketiah 14.England
6.8
Substitutes
G
Matt Turner 30.United States
D
Rob Holding 16.England
90'
D
J. Kiwior 15.Poland
D
Kieran Tierney 3.Scotland
90'
D
Takehiro Tomiyasu 18.Japan
79'
M
Fábio Vieira 21.Portugal
79'
M
Emile Smith Rowe 10.England
F
Reiss Nelson 24.England
F
Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil
6.7
68' 90'

Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale (6.2), Benjamin White (6.6), William Saliba (6.2), Gabriel Magalhães (6.6), Oleksandr Zinchenko (7.2), Martin Ødegaard (8.0), Jorginho (6.2), Granit Xhaka (6.6), Bukayo Saka (6.9), Edward Nketiah (6.8) and Leandro Trossard (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: Reiss Nelson, Fábio Vieira, Matt Turner, Rob Holding, Jakub Kiwior, Kieran Tierney, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Martinelli (6.7) 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 (8.0) 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.​