Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 2 · Final · EPL

Arsenal2-0-0 · Away

Sat, Aug 24 · Villa Park

Team	1	2	T
AVL	0	0	0
ARS	0	2	2

Trossard goal, Raya save help Arsenal get revenge on Villa · ESPN recap

Key moments

45'+4'ARSDeclan Rice yellow card
57'ARSGabriel Magalhães yellow card
67'ARSLeandro Trossard goal
72'AVLAmadou Onana yellow card
77'ARSThomas Partey goal; assist: Bukayo Saka
89'ARSMartin Ødegaard yellow card

Game leaders

Category	AVL	ARS
Total Shots	3Morgan Rogers0 shots on goal, 0 goals	3Leandro Trossard1 shot on goal, 1 goal
Saves	2Emiliano Martínez2 GA	3Gabriel Magalhães0 GA

Earlier meetings

Game information

Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,587
TV: USA Net, Tele
Officials: Michael Oliver

Starting XI · 4-4-2

Player	SH	SOT	FC	FS	YC	SV
Emiliano MartínezG	0	0	0	2	0	2
Matty CashRB	0	0	0	0	0
Lucas DigneLB	0	0	1	0	0
Amadou OnanaCM-R	1	0	2	2	1
Ezri KonsaCD-R	0	0	0	2	0
Pau TorresCD-L	0	0	1	1	0
Leon BaileyRM	1	1	0	1	0
Youri TielemansCM-L	0	0	2	1	0
Ollie WatkinsCF-L	2	1	1	1	0
Morgan RogersCF-R	3	0	0	1	0
John McGinnLM	0	0	0	4	0

Substitutes used

Player	SH	SOT	FC	FS
Ross BarkleySUB	1	0	0	0
Jacob RamseySUB	1	1	0	0
Jhon DuránSUB	1	0	0	0
Kosta NedeljkovicSUB	0	0	0	0
Ian MaatsenSUB	0	0	1	1

First Half

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
First Half begins.
1'AVLOffside, 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'ARSAttempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
10'ARSAmadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10'ARSFoul 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'ARSAttempt 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'AVLSubstitution, Aston Villa. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Matty Cash because of an injury.
16'ARSEmiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16'ARSFoul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
17'ARSFoul by Ben White (Arsenal).
17'ARSJohn 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'AVLAttempt 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'AVLBukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30'AVLFoul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
31'ARSFoul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
31'ARSJohn McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32'ARSAttempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
32'ARSFoul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
32'ARSJohn McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34'AVLFoul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
34'AVLWilliam Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37'ARSOffside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
39'ARSAttempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
40'ARSFoul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
40'ARSPau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44'AVLAttempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
44'AVLAttempt 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'ARSFoul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
45'+3'ARSLeon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3'ARSFoul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
45'+3'ARSMorgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+4'ARSDeclan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5'AVLBukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+5'AVLFoul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
45'+7'First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 0.

Second Half

45'Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 0.
48'ARSFoul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
48'ARSOllie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52'ARSEzri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52'ARSFoul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
53'ARSFoul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
53'ARSJohn McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54'ARSEzri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54'ARSFoul 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'AVLAttempt 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'AVLAttempt 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'ARSGabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58'AVLAttempt 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'AVLFoul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
61'AVLKai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61'AVLAttempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
61'ARSCorner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
64'ARSAmadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64'ARSFoul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
65'AVLSubstitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
65'AVLSubstitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces John McGinn.
65'ARSSubstitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
67'ARSGoal! Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 1. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
71'ARSCorner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
72'AVLBukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72'AVLFoul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
72'AVLAmadou Onana (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76'AVLFoul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
76'AVLMartin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76'AVLSubstitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
76'AVLSubstitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Amadou Onana.
77'ARSGoal! 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'AVLOffside, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán is caught offside.
79'ARSSubstitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Jurriën Timber.
80'ARSAttempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Declan Rice.
83'ARSAttempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
84'AVLAttempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
84'ARSCorner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David Raya.
85'AVLBukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85'AVLFoul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
86'ARSEmiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'ARSFoul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
87'AVLAttempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen with a cross.
87'AVLOffside, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen is caught offside.
88'ARSSubstitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
88'ARSFoul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
88'ARSIan Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'ARSFoul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
89'ARSYouri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89'ARSMartin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1'AVLAttempt 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'AVLFoul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
90'+3'AVLReiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'ARSAttempt 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.
Match ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 2.

Team stats

AVL	Stat	ARS
8	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	1
2	Saves	3
39.3	Possession	60.7
11	Shots	9
3	On Goal	4
30%	On Target %	40%
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
271	Accurate Passes	469
329	Passes	514
80%	Pass Completion %	90%
3	Accurate Crosses	1
10	Crosses	13
30%	Cross %	10%
38	Long Balls	30
16	Accurate Long Balls	18
40%	Long Balls %	60%
5	Blocked Shots	1
10	Effective Tackles	9
22	Tackles	17
50%	Tackle %	50%
4	Interceptions	8
16	Effective Clearances	15
16	Clearances	15

Control and accuracy

Worked out from the box score

AVL	Stat	ARS
39.3%	Possession	60.7%
27% (3/11)	Shot accuracy	44% (4/9)
82% (271/329)	Pass accuracy	91% (469/514)
42% (16/38)	Long-ball accuracy	60% (18/30)
45% (10/22)	Tackles won	53% (9/17)

Aston Villa vs Arsenal

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 4-4-2

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat

Aston Villa vs Arsenal

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 4-4-2

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat