Aston Villa vs Arsenal, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueTrossard goal, Raya save help Arsenal get revenge on Villa
Second-half goals by Leandro Trossard and Thomas Partey earned Arsenal earn a hard-fought 2-0 win at Aston Villa on Saturday as Mikel Arteta's side continued their perfect start to the Premier League season.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey is caught offside.
- 3': Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 10': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 16': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 16': Substitution, Aston Villa. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Matty Cash because of an injury.
- 16': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 17': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
- 17': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 30': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 31': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 31': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 32': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 32': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 34': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 40': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 40': Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 44': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 45'+3': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 45'+3': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+5': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 0.
- 48': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 48': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 53': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 53': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 54': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 57': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Declan Rice.
- 57': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
- 61': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 61': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 64': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces John McGinn.
- 65': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 67': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 1. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 71': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 72': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 72': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 76': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Amadou Onana.
- 77': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 2. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 79': Offside, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán is caught offside.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Jurriën Timber.
- 80': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 83': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 84': Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 84': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David Raya.
- 85': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 86': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
- 87': Attempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen with a cross.
- 87': Offside, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen is caught offside.
- 88': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 88': Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
- 88': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 89': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
- 90'+3': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 2.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 2.
Statistics
ARS | AVL | |
---|---|---|
16 | Fouls | 8 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
3 | Saves | 2 |
60.7 | Possession | 39.3 |
9 | SHOTS | 11 |
4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
469 | Accurate Passes | 271 |
514 | Passes | 329 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
13 | Crosses | 10 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
30 | Long Balls | 38 |
18 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
17 | Tackles | 22 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
8 | Interceptions | 4 |
15 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
15 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,587
Premier League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 7 | +11 | 18 |
2 | Manchester City | 7 | +9 | 17 |
3 | Arsenal | 8 | +7 | 17 |
4 | Aston Villa | 8 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
14 | Pau Torres |
4 | Ezri Konsa |
12 | Lucas Digne |
2 | Matty Cash |
8 | Youri Tielemans |
24 | Amadou Onana |
7 | John McGinn |
31 | Leon Bailey |
11 | Ollie Watkins |
27 | Morgan Rogers |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | David Raya (GK) |
6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
2 | William Saliba |
12 | Jurriën Timber |
4 | Ben White |
5 | Thomas Partey |
41 | Declan Rice |
8 | Martin Ødegaard |
29 | Kai Havertz |
11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
7 | Bukayo Saka |
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