Aston Villa vs Arsenal

Premier League 9 Dec 2023, 17:30
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Arsenal
Arsenal
🏟 Villa Park (Birmingham) 👤 J. Gillett Round 16

Match report

Aston Villa edged past Arsenal 1-0 in the Premier League on 9 December 2023.

Arsenal dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 11 shots to Aston Villa's 10.

The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham), with J. Gillett in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 39% - 61% Shots 10 - 11 On target 3 - 5 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 16 - 11 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
John McGinn
Aston Villa · 1 goal
8 Emiliano Martínez 3 saves
8 Diego Carlos captained the side
7 Ezri Konsa captained the side
7 Pau Torres captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–8 5–3
Shots On Goal 1–4 2–1
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 2–2 1–1
Attacks 36–52 27–64
Match statistics
18 Throw In 12
16 Free Kick 17
7 Goal Kick 4
5 Substitution 3
63 Attacks 116
27 Dangerous Attacks 54
3 On Target 5
7 Off Target 6
10 Shots Total 11
3 Shots On Goal 5
2 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 3
5 Shots Inside Box 9
5 Shots Outside Box 2
16 Fouls 11
3 Corners 3
1 Offsides 5
39% Ball Possession 61%
4 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 2
294 Passes Total 458
213 Passes Accurate 384
Line-ups 4-4-1-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Aston Villa · 4-4-1-1
1 E. Martínez
4 E. Konsa 3 D. Carlos 14 P. Torres 12 L. Digne
31 L. Bailey 44 B. Kamara 6 D. Luiz 7 J. McGinn
8 Y. Tielemans
11 O. Watkins
Arsenal · 4-3-3
22 D. Raya
4 B. White 2 W. Saliba 6 G. Magalhães 35 O. Zinchenko
8 M. Ødegaard 41 D. Rice 29 K. Havertz
7 B. Saka 9 G. Jesus 11 G. Martinelli
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 19 Moussa Diaby
  • 41 Jacob Ramsey
  • 2 Matty Cash
  • 32 Leander Dendoncker
  • 15 Álex Moreno
  • 42 Filip Marschall
  • 17 Clément Lenglet
  • 22 Nicolò Zaniolo
  • 24 Jhon Durán
Arsenal
Coach
Mikel Arteta
Substitutes
  • 19 Leandro Trossard
  • 14 Edward Nketiah
  • 24 Reiss Nelson
  • 1 Aaron Ramsdale
  • 76 Reuell Walters
  • 17 Cédric Soares
  • 15 Jakub Kiwior
  • 25 Mohamed Elneny
  • 20 Jorginho
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ M. Diaby ↓ L. Bailey Aston Villa
  • 56' ↑ J. Ramsey ↓ Y. Tielemans Aston Villa
  • 66' ↑ M. Cash ↓ E. Konsa Aston Villa
  • 67' ↑ L. Dendoncker ↓ B. Kamara Aston Villa
  • 70' ↑ L. Trossard ↓ Gabriel Martinelli Arsenal
  • 78' ↑ Álex Moreno ↓ L. Digne Aston Villa
  • 81' ↑ E. Nketiah ↓ Gabriel Jesus Arsenal
  • 90+3' ↑ R. Nelson ↓ O. Zinchenko Arsenal
Cards
  • 28' O. Zinchenko Arsenal
  • 53' L. Digne Aston Villa
  • 62' Douglas Luiz Aston Villa
  • 73' J. McGinn Aston Villa
  • 77' D. Rice Arsenal
  • 88' Diego Carlos Aston Villa
Head-to-head
Aston Villa 6 1 draws 5 Arsenal
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Recent form
Aston Villa D D D D D
Arsenal D W D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Aston Villa vs Arsenal?
Aston Villa won 1-0 against Arsenal on 9 December 2023.
Who won Aston Villa vs Arsenal?
Aston Villa won the match 1-0.
Where was Aston Villa vs Arsenal played?
The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Aston Villa vs Arsenal?
Arsenal had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.