English Premier League

FT Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Aston Villa LWLWL 1
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Arsenal WWWWW 2
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ARS112
Emirates Stadium · 60,012 att.

Match Report

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Arsenal continue perfect start to Premier League season with 2-1 win over Aston Villa

Arsenal continued their perfect start to the season, making it five wins from five games after a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
10
6
Saves
2
41.1
Possession
58.9
4
SHOTS
22
3
ON GOAL
9
0.8
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
271
Accurate Passes
428
352
Passes
504
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
20
0.1
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
51
19
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
7
6
Effective Tackles
7
16
Tackles
10
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
8
24
Effective Clearances
10
24
Clearances
10

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 12William SalibaCD-R
  4. 3Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 23Albert Sambi LokongaCM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 27Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 44Boubacar KamaraCM
  7. 7John McGinnLM
  8. 41Jacob RamseyRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaLF
  11. 31Leon BaileyRF

Timeline

  1. 13' Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 30' Goal! Arsenal 1, Aston Villa 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  3. 39' Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 48' William Saliba (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Ben White.
  7. 68' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 73' Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  9. 73' Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces John McGinn.
  10. 74' Goal! Arsenal 1, Aston Villa 1. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the centre of the goal following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  11. 77' Goal! Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  12. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Martin Ødegaard because of an injury.
  13. 83' Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Boubacar Kamara.
  14. 88' Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Bukayo Saka.
  15. 88' Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.

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