English Premier League

FT Sunday, February 1, 2015
Aston Villa DWLLW 0
–
Arsenal LWWWW 5
1st2ndT
AVL000
ARS145
Emirates Stadium · 59,958 att.

Match Report

Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images

Arsenal hit five goals in rout of Aston Villa, Santi Cazorla stars

Arsenal climbed back above Spurs ahead of their meeting on Saturday with a crushing 5-0 win at home to Aston Villa. Olivier Giroud, Mesut Ozil, Theo Walcott, Santi Cazorla and Hector Bellerin all scored in the rout.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

10
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
2
52
Possession
48
9
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
464
Accurate Passes
420
549
Passes
508
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
26
Crosses
22
0.1
Cross %
0.2
69
Long Balls
44
37
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
11
18
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
25
18
Clearances
25

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13David OspinaG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 4Per MertesackerCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 39Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 19Santi CazorlaAM
  7. 34Francis CoquelinLM
  8. 16Aaron RamseyRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 11Mesut ÖzilAM-L
  11. 14Theo WalcottAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Calum ChambersSUB
  2. 1Wojciech SzczesnySUB
  3. 38Chuba AkpomSUB
  4. 3Kieran GibbsSUB
  5. 20Mathieu FlaminiSUB
  6. 5Gabriel PaulistaSUB
  7. 7Tomas RosickySUB

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 6Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 5Jores OkoreCD-R
  4. 18Kieran RichardsonLB
  5. 21Alan HuttonRB
  6. 16Fabian DelphCM
  7. 24Carlos SánchezLM
  8. 8Tom CleverleyRM
  9. 20Christian BentekeF
  10. 10Andreas WeimannLF
  11. 25Carles GilRF

Substitutes

  1. 31Shay GivenSUB
  2. 7Leandro BacunaSUB
  3. 2Nathan BakerSUB
  4. 9Scott SinclairSUB
  5. 23Aly CissokhoSUB
  6. 15Ashley WestwoodSUB
  7. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Arsenal 1, Aston Villa 0. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a through ball.
  2. 56' Goal! Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 0. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a through ball.
  3. 57' Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 63' Goal! Arsenal 3, Aston Villa 0. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santiago Cazorla.
  5. 66' Substitution, Aston Villa. Gabriel Agbonlahor replaces Tom Cleverley.
  6. 66' Substitution, Aston Villa. Scott Sinclair replaces Andreas Weimann.
  7. 68' Carles Gil (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 70' Substitution, Arsenal. Tomas Rosicky replaces Theo Walcott.
  9. 70' Substitution, Arsenal. Chuba Akpom replaces Olivier Giroud.
  10. 75' Goal! Arsenal 4, Aston Villa 0. Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  11. 76' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Westwood replaces Carlos Sánchez.
  12. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Mathieu Flamini replaces Aaron Ramsey.
  13. 90'+2' Goal! Arsenal 5, Aston Villa 0. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Cazorla.

Premier League News

All news
News PA Gary Neville: 'Some Man United players aren't that professional' Gary Neville has launched a scathing tirade at Manchester United's players following their latest heavy defeat. News PA New England No.1? James Trafford tipped by Leeds boss Daniel Farke praised James Trafford's potential following a solid display in Leeds' 0-0 draw against Sunderland. ESPN Mark Ogden Who could replace Carrick after Man United's worst start since 1986? Manchester United have struggled this season, but which managers could step in to replace Michael Carrick if the club sacks him? ESPN ESPN Transfer rumors, news: Man United eye Branthwaite amid defensive rebuild Manchester United are plotting a huge defensive rebuild, with Everton center back Jarrad Branthwaite at the center of their plans. Transfer Talk has the latest.