English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 18, 2025
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Arsenal WDLLW 2
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Emirates Stadium · 60,067 att. · NBC

Match Report

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Arsenal throw away two-goal lead in draw to Aston Villa

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins proved a thorn in Arsenal's side again as he completed his side's comeback with the equaliser in a 2-2 draw in the Premier League on Saturday.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
2
34
Possession
66
8
SHOTS
18
4
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
193
Accurate Passes
429
262
Passes
483
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
9
6
Crosses
41
0.2
Cross %
0.2
46
Long Balls
34
21
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
7
17
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
3
Interceptions
8
40
Effective Clearances
10
40
Clearances
10

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 12Jurriën TimberCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 5Thomas ParteyRB
  6. 41Declan RiceCM
  7. 23Mikel MerinoLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 11Gabriel MartinelliRF

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 8Youri TielemansAM
  7. 24Amadou OnanaLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 41Jacob RamseyAM-L
  11. 27Morgan RogersAM-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 35' Goal! Arsenal 1, Aston Villa 0. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
  3. 37' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Amadou Onana because of an injury.
  4. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
  5. 55' Goal! Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
  6. 60' Goal! Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 1. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
  7. 67' Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 68' Goal! Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross following a set piece situation.
  9. 78' Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 80' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
  11. 82' Substitution, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  12. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  13. 90'+4' Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+5' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

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