Aston Villa vs Arsenal live updates: John McGinn scores opening goal in Premier League match (1-0)

Live updates of the match played between Aston Villa and Arsenal on the 9th of December 2023 in Birmingham during the 16th week of the Premier League

Aston Villa vs Arsenal live updates: John McGinn scores opening goal in Premier League match (1-0)

BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa and Arsenal are facing off in the 16th round of the Premier League.

John McGinn has scored a goal in the 7 minute to give a 1-0 lead to Aston Villa over Arsenal.

John McGinn

John McGinn

Forwarder, Defender, Midfielder

ScotlandScotland

Age: 30

178 cm

kg

Season 2023/2024
Played 35 3 Missed
Minutes 3006 85.9 Avg
Goals 6 0.2 Avg
Assist 4 0.1 Avg
Attempt 76 2.2 Avg
Passes 1115 31.982.6% AvgSucc
Yellow 9 0.3 Avg
Red 1 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 16 times for 1271 minutes for Premier League.

John McGinn scored 4 goals for Aston Villa. He procured twice assists. He received 3 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 3rd in Premier League. In the last match Aston Villa won 1-0 against Manchester City. The next match in Premier League will be against Leeds United.

The last time the teams played each other, the score was 1-0 for Aston Villa.

Aston Villa performance and stats

Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery Etxegoien
Rank 4th
Win 20
Draw 8
Loss 9
Goals 76-56
Diff 20
Rank 1st
Win 4
Draw 1
Loss 1
Goals 12-7
Diff 5

Aston Villa is currently 3rd in the Premier League with 32 points.

In the last 15 games, it has won 10 times, drawn twice, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Aston Villa won 1-0 against Manchester City.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 34 goals and conceding 20.​

Aston Villa will play the next match in Premier League against Brentford on Saturday 16th of December in Brentford.​

Arsenal performance and stats

Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta
Rank 2nd
Win 27
Draw 5
Loss 5
Goals 89-28
Diff 61

Arsenal is currently 2nd in the Premier League with 36 points.

In the last 15 games, it has won 11 times, drawn 3 times, and lost once. In its last match, Arsenal won 3-4 against Luton Town.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 33 goals and conceding 14.​

Arsenal will play the next match in Premier League against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday 16th of December in London.​

Commentary

90'
Second Half ended - Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0.
  
Missed chance. Eddie Nketiah - Arsenal - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Declan Rice with a cross.
  
Fouled by Kai Havertz - Arsenal
  
Emiliano Martínez - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
  
Shot blocked. Leander Dendoncker - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
  
Shot blocked. John McGinn - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Douglas Luiz.
  
Substitution - Arsenal. Reiss Nelson for Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  
Hand ball by Kai Havertz - Arsenal

88'
Diego Carlos - Aston Villa - receive yellow card for a foul.

87'
Fouled by Diego Carlos - Aston Villa

84'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.

87'
Eddie Nketiah - Arsenal - won a free kick in attack.

85'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  
Delay in match - injury Leandro Trossard - Arsenal

84'
Delay in match - injury Oleksandr Zinchenko - Arsenal

82'
Fouled by Leander Dendoncker - Aston Villa
  
Eddie Nketiah - Arsenal - won a free kick in attack.
  
Oleksandr Zinchenko - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by John McGinn - Aston Villa
  
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  
Substitution - Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah for Gabriel Jesus.

81'
Delay in match - Arsenal

80'
Fouled by Álex Moreno - Aston Villa
  
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - won a free kick on the right wing.

78'
Substitution - Aston Villa. Álex Moreno for Lucas Digne.

77'
Declan Rice - Arsenal - receive yellow card for a foul.
  
Matty Cash - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Declan Rice - Arsenal

76'
Missed chance. Matty Cash - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from outside the box missed.

75'
Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Declan Rice.

73'
John McGinn - Aston Villa - receive yellow card for a foul.

72'
Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by John McGinn - Aston Villa

71'
Kai Havertz - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa

69'
Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - won a free kick in attack.

71'
Shot blocked. Declan Rice - Arsenal - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.

70'
Substitution - Arsenal. Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli.

69'
Fouled by John McGinn - Aston Villa

68'
New attacking attempt. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Moussa Diaby.

66'
Substitution - Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker for Boubacar Kamara.
  
Substitution - Aston Villa. Matty Cash for Ezri Konsa.

62'
Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa - receive yellow card.
  
Fouled by Lucas Digne - Aston Villa
  
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - won a free kick on the right wing.

61'
Offside - Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is in offside.
  
New attacking attempt. Lucas Digne - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Moussa Diaby.

58'
Missed chance. Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Kai Havertz.
  
Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal - won a free kick in attack.
  
Fouled by Moussa Diaby - Aston Villa

57'
Shot blocked. William Saliba - Arsenal - shot with right foot from few metres is blocked.

56'
Substitution - Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey for Youri Tielemans.

53'
Fouled by Lucas Digne - Aston Villa

55'
Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.

53'
Lucas Digne - Aston Villa - receive yellow card for a foul.
  
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - won a free kick on the right wing.

50'
Offside - Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli is in offside.

48'
Fouled by Lucas Digne - Aston Villa
  
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - won a free kick on the right wing.

45'
Substitution - Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby for Leon Bailey - injury.
  
Second Half starts Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0.
  
Kai Havertz - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
  
First Half ended - Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0.
  
Offside - Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli is in offside.
  
Fouled by Ezri Konsa - Aston Villa
  
Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by William Saliba.

43'
Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Ollie Watkins.

42'
Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
  
New attacking attempt. Gabriel Jesus - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assist - Oleksandr Zinchenko.

41'
Kai Havertz - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa

40'
Offside - Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is in offside.

39'
New attacking attempt. Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Gabriel Jesus.

37'
John McGinn - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Gabriel Jesus - Arsenal

36'
Shot blocked. Gabriel Martinelli - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Gabriel Magalhães.

34'
John McGinn - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the left wing.
  
Fouled by Declan Rice - Arsenal
  
Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the left wing.
  
Fouled by William Saliba - Arsenal

33'
Missed chance. Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - shot with left foot from outside the box is close, but missed. Assist - Bukayo Saka.

32'
Missed chance. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left.
  
New attacking attempt. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Martin Ødegaard.

31'
Offside - Arsenal. Ben White is in offside.

29'
Oleksandr Zinchenko - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Leon Bailey - Aston Villa

28'
Oleksandr Zinchenko - Arsenal - receive yellow card for a foul.
  
Youri Tielemans - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Oleksandr Zinchenko - Arsenal

26'
Lucas Digne - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the left wing.
  
Fouled by Gabriel Jesus - Arsenal

25'
Fouled by Declan Rice - Arsenal
  
Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.

23'
Shot blocked. Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
  
Shot blocked. Lucas Digne - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.

21'
Youri Tielemans - Aston Villa - won a free kick in attack.
  
Fouled by Kai Havertz - Arsenal

20'
William Saliba - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa

19'
Fouled by Kai Havertz - Arsenal
  
Ezri Konsa - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.

16'
Shot blocked. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Kai Havertz.

12'
Fouled by Lucas Digne - Aston Villa
  
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - won a free kick on the right wing.

7'
Goal! Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0. John McGinn - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assist - Leon Bailey.

6'
Missed chance. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.

5'
Shot blocked. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - John McGinn.

1'
Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  
Shot blocked. Kai Havertz - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is blocked.