English Premier League

FT Friday, October 22, 2021
Aston Villa WLWLL 1
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Arsenal WWWDD 3
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AVL011
ARS213
Emirates Stadium · 59,496 att.

Match Report

Arsenal beats Aston Villa 3-1 in Premier League

— Arsenal delivered its best performance of the season to beat Aston Villa 3-1 in the Premier League on Friday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
17
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
7
6
Saves
3
46.2
Possession
53.8
10
SHOTS
22
4
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
310
Accurate Passes
369
392
Passes
454
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
12
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
46
21
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
7
16
Effective Clearances
20
16
Clearances
20

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 32Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 4Ben WhiteCD-R
  4. 20Nuno TavaresLB
  5. 18Takehiro TomiyasuRB
  6. 9Alexandre LacazetteAM
  7. 23Albert Sambi LokongaLM
  8. 5Thomas ParteyRM
  9. 14Pierre-Emerick AubameyangF
  10. 10Emile Smith RoweAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Martin ØdegaardSUB
  2. 31Sead KolasinacSUB
  3. 25Mohamed ElnenySUB
  4. 35Gabriel MartinelliSUB
  5. 1Bernd LenoSUB
  6. 17CédricSUB
  7. 16Rob HoldingSUB
  8. 15Ainsley Maitland-NilesSUB
  9. 19Nicolas PépéSUB

AVL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 16Axel TuanzebeCD
  3. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  4. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  5. 6Douglas LuizCM-L
  6. 7John McGinnCM-R
  7. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM
  8. 3Matt TargettLM
  9. 2Matty CashRM
  10. 11Ollie WatkinsCF-L
  11. 20Danny IngsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Jed SteerSUB
  2. 35Cameron ArcherSUB
  3. 21Anwar El GhaziSUB
  4. 18Ashley YoungSUB
  5. 30Kortney HauseSUB
  6. 8Morgan SansonSUB
  7. 19Marvelous NakambaSUB
  8. 41Jacob RamseySUB
  9. 31Leon BaileySUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 23' Goal! Arsenal 1, Aston Villa 0. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe with a cross following a corner.
  3. 27' Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 32' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+1' Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+6' Penalty saved! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  7. 45'+6' Goal! Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  8. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Axel Tuanzebe.
  9. 56' Goal! Arsenal 3, Aston Villa 0. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang following a fast break.
  10. 61' Matt Targett (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 66' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 68' Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Alexandre Lacazette because of an injury.
  13. 68' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  14. 73' Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga.
  15. 77' Substitution, Aston Villa. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Danny Ings.
  16. 82' Goal! Arsenal 3, Aston Villa 1. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
  17. 84' Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang because of an injury.

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