English Premier League

FT Tuesday, December 30, 2025
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Arsenal WWWWW 4
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Emirates Stadium · 60,279 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Arsenal run riot in 4-1 win over Aston Villa in top-of-the-table clash

Arsenal scored four times in a rampant second-half display to secure a statement 4-1 win over Premier League title rivals Aston Villa at the Emirates.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
18
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
2
53.7
Possession
46.3
11
SHOTS
22
3
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
362
Accurate Passes
302
416
Passes
351
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
5
12
Crosses
12
0.1
Cross %
0.4
38
Long Balls
28
21
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
7
3
Effective Tackles
7
10
Tackles
17
0.3
Tackle %
0.4
3
Interceptions
8
17
Effective Clearances
17
17
Clearances
17

Highlights

01:15 How Arsenal 'proved a point' in Aston Villa win Watch on ESPN 00:51 Arteta 'so happy' after Arsenal smash Aston Villa Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 5Piero HincapiéLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 23Mikel MerinoLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 3Victor LindelöfCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 26Lamare BogardeRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 24Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  11. 19Jadon SanchoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 45'+1' Mikel Merino (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45'+2' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Amadou Onana because of an injury.
  4. 48' Goal! Arsenal 1, Aston Villa 0. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  5. 52' Goal! Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 0. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
  6. 61' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Jadon Sancho.
  7. 61' Substitution, Aston Villa. Andrés García replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  8. 69' Goal! Arsenal 3, Aston Villa 0. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  9. 73' Substitution, Arsenal. Christian Nørgaard replaces Mikel Merino.
  10. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Gabriel Magalhães because of an injury.
  11. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
  12. 78' Goal! Arsenal 4, Aston Villa 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  13. 79' Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  14. 81' Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. George Hemmings replaces Youri Tielemans.
  16. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba replaces Morgan Rogers.
  17. 83' Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Jurriën Timber.
  18. 83' Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.
  19. 90'+4' Goal! Arsenal 4, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  20. 90'+7' Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

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