English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 13, 2015
Arsenal LWDWW 2
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Aston Villa LDLLD 0
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Villa Park · 33,285 att.

Match Report

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Arsenal go top of Premier League with victory at Aston Villa

Arsenal moved back to the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 victory away to Aston Villa.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
2
54.2
Possession
45.8
8
SHOTS
18
4
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.1
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
440
Accurate Passes
356
522
Passes
427
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
13
Crosses
23
0.2
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
66
28
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
12
18
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
9
20
Clearances
17

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 16Joleon LescottCD-L
  3. 5Jores OkoreCD-R
  4. 7Leandro BacunaLB
  5. 21Alan HuttonRB
  6. 24Carlos SánchezCM
  7. 8Idrissa GueyeLM
  8. 17Jordan VeretoutRM
  9. 39Rudy GestedeF
  10. 19Jordan AyewLF
  11. 9Scott SinclairRF

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Petr CechG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 4Per MertesackerCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 24Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 11Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 16Aaron RamseyLM
  8. 20Mathieu FlaminiRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 14Theo WalcottAM-L
  11. 28Joel CampbellAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 1. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 38' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 2. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil following a fast break.
  3. 57' Substitution, Aston Villa. Carles Gil replaces Rudy Gestede.
  4. 64' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Gibbs replaces Joel Campbell.
  5. 64' Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Theo Walcott.
  6. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish replaces Idrissa Gueye.
  7. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Calum Chambers replaces Mesut Özil.
  8. 87' Substitution, Aston Villa. Adama Traoré replaces Scott Sinclair.

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