LONDON. Aston Villa defeats Arsenal with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Bailey (84′) and a goal from O. Watkins (87′).
The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 60,350 spectators. The referee was David Coote who had the assistance of Tim Wood and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Paul Tierney. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.87 degrees Celsius or 55.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 18 Total 11
- 4 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 5
- 94 Attack 68
- 63 Dangerous attack 37
- 69 Ball safe 83
- 8 Free Kicks 17
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Arsenal was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Aston Villa that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Aston Villa managed to find the solution to win this match.
Arsenal shot 18 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Aston Villa shot 11 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Arsenal received 3 yellow cards (Gabriel Magalhães, Kai Havertz and Ben White). On the opposite side, Aston Villa received 1 yellow card (Morgan Rogers).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Arsenal stays with 71 points like Liverpool to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Aston Villa will has 63 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will play away against Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 20th of April with a 11-3 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
Aston Villa will host AFC Bournemouth on the 20th of April with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of AFC Bournemouth (1 draw).
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal
67'
36'
Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: David Raya , Ben White , William Saliba , Gabriel Magalhães , Oleksandr Zinchenko , Martin Ødegaard , Declan Rice , Kai Havertz , Bukayo Saka , Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard .
The home team had on the bench: Aaron Ramsdale, Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Rowe , Gabriel Martinelli , Edward Nketiah , Jakub Kiwior, Takehiro Tomiyasu , Fábio Vieira and Jorginho .
Substitutions
Arsenal made 5 changes: Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli (67′), Ben White for Takehiro Tomiyasu (67′), Gabriel Jesus for Jorginho (79′), Martin Ødegaard for Emile Smith Rowe (79′) and Oleksandr Zinchenko for Edward Nketiah (87′).
Player of the match: Bukayo Saka
The most impressive player for Arsenal was Bukayo Saka .
His rating is with 43 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa
87'
Aston Villa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez , Ezri Konsa , Diego Carlos , Pau Torres , Lucas Digne , John McGinn , Youri Tielemans , Moussa Diaby , Morgan Rogers , Nicolò Zaniolo and Ollie Watkins .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Matty Cash, Álex Moreno , Calum Chambers, C. Lenglet, Jhon Durán, Robin Olsen, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Tim Iroegbunam and Leon Bailey .
Aston Villa could not rely on the presence of Álex Moreno (injured).
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 2 changes: Moussa Diaby for Leon Bailey (61′) and Nicolò Zaniolo for Álex Moreno (80′).
Player of the match: Emiliano Martínez
The player that probably impressed the most for Aston Villa was the goalkeeper: Emiliano Martínez. His rating is 7.75. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- West Ham United – Fulham – 0-2
- Liverpool – Crystal Palace – 0-1
- Arsenal – Aston Villa – 0-2
