English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 24, 2024
Arsenal WLWWW 2
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Aston Villa LDLLW 0
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Villa Park · 41,587 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Trossard goal, Raya save help Arsenal get revenge on Villa

Second-half goals by Leandro Trossard and Thomas Partey earned Arsenal earn a hard-fought 2-0 win at Aston Villa on Saturday as Mikel Arteta's side continued their perfect start to the Premier League season.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
2
60.7
Possession
39.3
9
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
469
Accurate Passes
271
514
Passes
329
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
3
13
Crosses
10
0.1
Cross %
0.3
30
Long Balls
38
18
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
22
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
4
15
Effective Clearances
16
15
Clearances
16

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-2

Lineups

AVL · 4-4-2

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 8Youri TielemansCM-L
  7. 24Amadou OnanaCM-R
  8. 7John McGinnLM
  9. 31Leon BaileyRM
  10. 11Ollie WatkinsCF-L
  11. 27Morgan RogersCF-R

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 12Jurriën TimberLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Timeline

  1. 16' Substitution, Aston Villa. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Matty Cash because of an injury.
  2. 45'+4' Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 57' Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 65' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
  5. 65' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces John McGinn.
  6. 65' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  7. 67' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 1. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  8. 72' Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 76' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Amadou Onana.
  10. 76' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
  11. 77' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 2. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  12. 79' Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Jurriën Timber.
  13. 88' Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
  14. 89' Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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