BIRMINGHAM. Arsenal beats Aston Villa 1-0 after B. Saka scored just 1 goal (30′).
The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Andy Madley with the support of Simon Bennett and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Martin Atkinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 8 Total 10
- 1 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 4
- 74 Attack 111
- 50 Dangerous attack 50
- 75 Ball safe 96
- 15 Free Kicks 16
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Aston Villa was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Arsenal that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Aston Villa was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Arsenal was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Aston Villa shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Arsenal shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards (J. Ramsey, T. Mings and J. McGinn). Regarding the opposition, Arsenal received 3 yellow cards (G. Xhaka, C. Soares and T. Partey).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Aston Villa will stay with 36 points to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Arsenal will have 54 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will play away against Norwich City on the 14th of December with a 11-6 head to head in favor of Aston Villa (1 draw).
Arsenal will play away agasint Crystal Palace on the 4th of April with a 9-2 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (6 draws).
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa
33'
69'
Aston Villa adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Gerrard decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 3 changes: J. Ramsey for B. Traore (69′), E. Buendia for L. Bailey (69′) and O. Watkins for D. Ings (82′).
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal
30'
Also Arsenal adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: .
Substitutions
Arsenal made 3 changes: B. Saka for N. Pepe (69′), A. Lacazette for E. Nketiah (78′) and M. Odegaard for R. Holding (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Aston Villa – Arsenal – 0-1
