English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 6, 2025
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Aston Villa WWWWW 2
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Match Report

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Emiliano Buendía nets last-gasp winner to hand Arsenal title blow

Emiliano Buendía scored the last-minute winner as Aston Villa beat Arsenal 2-1 on Saturday to blow the Premier League title race wide open.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
7
52.7
Possession
47.3
15
SHOTS
15
9
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
376
Accurate Passes
325
443
Passes
397
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
1
16
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.1
42
Long Balls
56
18
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
7
11
Effective Tackles
10
20
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
6
24
Effective Clearances
23
24
Clearances
23

Highlights

01:15 Are Aston Villa serious title contenders? Watch on ESPN 00:39 Arteta backs Arsenal to bounce back from defeat to Aston Villa Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 8Youri TielemansAM
  7. 24Amadou OnanaLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 27Morgan RogersAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 5Piero HincapiéCD-L
  3. 12Jurriën TimberCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 23Mikel MerinoF
  10. 10Eberechi EzeLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Timeline

  1. 36' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
  2. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Mikel Merino.
  3. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Eberechi Eze.
  4. 52' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 1. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  5. 66' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Ollie Watkins.
  6. 72' Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 74' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces John McGinn.
  9. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Amadou Onana.
  10. 79' Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.
  11. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  12. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
  13. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Victor Lindelöf replaces Pau Torres.
  14. 87' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Matty Cash.
  15. 90'+5' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 1. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.

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