English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 15, 2016
Aston Villa LLLLD 0
–
Arsenal DWDWD 4
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ARS134
Emirates Stadium · 60,007 att.

Match Report

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Giroud hits hat trick as Arsenal clinch second with win over Aston Villa

Giroud hits hat trick as Arsenal clinch second with win over Aston Villa

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
2
40.4
Possession
59.6
5
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
338
Accurate Passes
539
414
Passes
609
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
31
26
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
13
13
Tackles
14
0.9
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
23
Effective Clearances
8
26
Clearances
12

Head to Head

ARS leads series 5-0

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Petr CechG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 5Gabriel PaulistaCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 24Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 11Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 34Francis CoquelinLM
  8. 19Santi CazorlaRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 17Alexis SánchezAM-L
  11. 10Jack WilshereAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Joel CampbellSUB
  2. 45Alex IwobiSUB
  3. 3Kieran GibbsSUB
  4. 8Mikel ArtetaSUB
  5. 35Mohamed ElnenySUB
  6. 13David OspinaSUB
  7. 16Aaron RamseySUB

AVL · 5-3-2

  1. 31Mark BunnG
  2. 16Joleon LescottCD
  3. 46Kevin TonerCD-L
  4. 7Leandro BacunaCD-R
  5. 43Aly CissokhoLB
  6. 38Jordan LydenRB
  7. 24Carlos SánchezCM
  8. 8Idrissa GueyeCM-L
  9. 15Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  10. 19Jordan AyewCF-L
  11. 9Scott SinclairCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Brad GuzanSUB
  2. 40Jack GrealishSUB
  3. 29Rushian Hepburn-MurphySUB
  4. 39Rudy GestedeSUB
  5. 25Carles GilSUB
  6. 20Adama TraoréSUB
  7. 4Micah RichardsSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Arsenal 1, Aston Villa 0. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nacho Monreal with a cross.
  2. 39' Carlos Sánchez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 65' Substitution, Aston Villa. Micah Richards replaces Joleon Lescott.
  4. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Jack Wilshere.
  5. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish replaces Jordan Lyden.
  6. 78' Goal! Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 0. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
  7. 80' Goal! Arsenal 3, Aston Villa 0. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín with a through ball.
  8. 88' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Arteta replaces Mesut Özil.
  9. 88' Substitution, Arsenal. Joel Campbell replaces Santiago Cazorla.
  10. 90'+2' Own Goal by Mark Bunn, Aston Villa. Arsenal 4, Aston Villa 0.

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