Arsenal vs Aston Villa

Premier League 22 Oct 2021, 19:00
Arsenal
Arsenal
3–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
🏟 Emirates Stadium (London) 👤 C. Pawson Round 9

Match report

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 3-1 in the Premier League on 22 October 2021.

Arsenal had 22 shots to Aston Villa's 10.

The match was played at Emirates Stadium (London), with C. Pawson in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 22 - 10 On target 9 - 4 Corners 7 - 4 Fouls 17 - 10 Yellow cards 7
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Player of the match
Emile Smith Rowe
Arsenal · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Emiliano Martínez 6 saves
8 Douglas Luiz captained the side
7 Thomas Partey 1 goal
7 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 1 goal, 1 assist
First half vs second half
Aston Villa came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 0 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 14–0 8–10
Shots On Goal 5–0 4–4
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 5–1 2–3
Attacks 61–43 44–57
Match statistics
14 Throw In 18
9 Free Kick 18
5 Goal Kick 8
1 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 3
105 Attacks 100
44 Dangerous Attacks 36
9 On Target 4
13 Off Target 6
22 Shots Total 10
9 Shots On Goal 4
8 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 3
14 Shots Inside Box 5
8 Shots Outside Box 5
17 Fouls 10
7 Corners 4
1 Offsides 0
54% Ball Possession 46%
2 Yellow Cards 5
3 Saves 6
450 Passes Total 381
367 Passes Accurate 298
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Arsenal · 4-4-2
32 A. Ramsdale
18 T. Tomiyasu 4 B. White 6 G. Magalhães 20 N. Tavares
7 B. Saka 23 A. Lokonga 5 T. Partey 10 E. Rowe
9 A. Lacazette 14 P. Aubameyang
Aston Villa · 3-4-1-2
1 E. Martínez
4 E. Konsa 16 A. Tuanzebe 5 T. Mings
2 M. Cash 7 J. McGinn 6 D. Luiz 3 M. Targett
10 E. Buendía
20 D. Ings 11 O. Watkins
Arsenal
Coach
Mikel Arteta
Substitutes
  • 1 Bernd Leno
  • 16 Rob Holding
  • 31 Sead Kolasinac
  • 17 Cédric Soares
  • 25 Mohamed Elneny
  • 35 Gabriel Martinelli
  • 15 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
  • 8 Martin Ødegaard
  • 19 Nicolas Pépé
Aston Villa
Coach
D. Smith
Substitutes
  • 12 Jed Steer
  • 30 Kortney Hause
  • 21 Anwar El Ghazi
  • 19 Marvelous Nakamba
  • 8 Morgan Sanson
  • 18 Ashley Young
  • 41 Jacob Ramsey
  • 31 Leon Bailey
  • 35 Cameron Archer
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ L. Bailey ↓ A. Tuanzebe Aston Villa
  • 68' ↑ M. Ødegaard ↓ A. Lacazette Arsenal
  • 68' ↑ J. Ramsey ↓ E. Buendía Aston Villa
  • 73' ↑ A. Maitland-Niles ↓ A. Lokonga Arsenal
  • 77' ↑ A. El Ghazi ↓ D. Ings Aston Villa
  • 90+1' ↑ Gabriel Martinelli ↓ P. Aubameyang Arsenal
Cards
  • 1' O. Watkins Aston Villa
  • 27' T. Mings Aston Villa
  • 32' J. McGinn Aston Villa
  • 45+1' A. Lokonga Arsenal
  • 60' M. Targett Aston Villa
  • 66' P. Aubameyang Arsenal
  • 84' D. Luiz Aston Villa
Head-to-head
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Recent form
Arsenal D D D D L
Aston Villa W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Arsenal vs Aston Villa?
Arsenal won 3-1 against Aston Villa on 22 October 2021.
Who won Arsenal vs Aston Villa?
Arsenal won the match 3-1.
Where was Arsenal vs Aston Villa played?
The match was played at Emirates Stadium (London).
Who had more possession in Arsenal vs Aston Villa?
Arsenal had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.