⏱️How it unfolded
Every goal and card, from kick-off to full time.
Aston Villa above the line
Arsenal belowGoals and cards
Half-time 0-0
59'GoalBukayo Saka, right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Set up by Riccardo Calafiori0-1- 79'InjuryCristhian Mosquera went off injured, Ezri Konsa on
The score, against the pace we expected
Arsenal fell behind the pace we expected in the first half, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ AVL better than we expected
▼ ARS better than we expected
The first half was where it moved most, about a goal better than we expected for Aston Villa.
⚽Good plays, bad plays
The goals and saves that went each side's way, and what each side did to itself.
Aston Villa
Good plays
- SAVE
Zion Suzuki kept out Kai Havertz from the right side of the box
74' · AVL 0-1 ARS
Bad plays
- WOODWORK
Emiliano Buendía hit the woodwork from outside the box
12' · AVL 0-0 ARS
Arsenal
Good plays
- WINNER
Bukayo Saka, right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner, set up by Riccardo Calafiori
59' · AVL 0-1 ARS
Bad plays
- BIG MISS
Riccardo Calafiori missed with a header from the left side of the six yard box
18' · AVL 0-0 ARS
⭐Who stood out
The players who made the difference, and the ones it went wrong for.
Aston Villa
Nobody stood out either way.
Arsenal
- ★
Bukayo Saka Attacking Midfielder Right
Goal 59'
- ★
Riccardo Calafiori Left Back
Set up Saka, 1 shot, 0 on target
⚖️What decided it
Why Arsenal won, and why Aston Villa did not.
From the game
- Aston Villa were without Ollie Watkins, Amadou Onana and Joao Gomes
- Had 61% of the ball
Key battles
📊The numbers
| AVL | ARS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Possession | 61% |
| 7 | Shots | 7 |
| 0 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 2 | Corners | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 272 | Passes completed | 462 |
| 81% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 11 | Tackles won | 7 |
| 17 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 16% | Share of the chances | 84% |
| 5 | Passes completed near goal | 8 |
| 19 | Passes allowed before winning it back | 10 |
