Arsenal vs Aston Villa
Ref: Darren England, EnglandEmirates Stadium, London · 60,383 cap
Match recap
Arsenal beat Aston Villa 4–1 in their Premier League fixture. Magalhães, Zubimendi, Trossard, and Gabriel Jesus scored for Arsenal; Watkins replied for Aston Villa. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.04 for Arsenal versus 2.67 for Aston Villa. Arsenal sit 1st in the Premier League table while Aston Villa are 4th.
First Half
Merino
Yellow Card
45+2'
Rogers
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Onana
⚽
Magalhães
⚽
Zubimendi
Assist: Ødegaard
61'
⇄
Buendía
61'
⇄
Sancho
⚽
Trossard
Assist: Timber
VAR
Goal confirmed
⇄
Merino
⇄
Magalhães
⇄
Gyökeres
⚽
Gabriel Jesus
Assist: Trossard
Gabriel Jesus
Yellow Card
81'
Bogarde
Yellow Card
82'
⇄
Tielemans
82'
⇄
Rogers
⇄
Saka
⇄
Timber
90+7'
Watkins
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Watkins
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ArsenalAston Villa
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.04VS2.67
Attack5 · 0 won
22
Shots
11
7
Shots on target
3
17
Shots in the box
9
5
Shots outside box
2
8
Shots off goal
4
3
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
351
Total passes
416
302
Accurate passes
362
86%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline1 · 2 won
18
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
3
4
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
7
Blocked shots
4
-1
Goals prevented
-1
Arsenal
4-3-3
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
Arsenal
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 2W. SalibaD
- 5P. HincapiéD
- 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 7B. SakaF
- 8M. ØdegaardM
- 12J. TimberD
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 19L. TrossardF
- 23Mikel MerinoM
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
Substitutes
- 4B. WhiteD
- 9Gabriel JesusF
- 10E. EzeM
- 11Gabriel MartinelliF
- 13KepaG
- 16C. NørgaardM
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 29K. HavertzF
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3V. LindelöfD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 10E. BuendíaM
- 11O. WatkinsF
- 12L. DigneD
- 19J. SanchoM
- 23E. MartínezG
- 24A. OnanaM
- 26L. BogardeD
- 27M. RogersM
Substitutes
- 7J. McGinnM
- 16Andrés GarcíaD
- 17D. MalenF
- 20J. JimohM
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 40M. BizotG
- 53George HemmingsM
- 56L. RouthD
- 64J. WrightG
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leandro Trossard | F | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Martin Ødegaard(C) | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Gabriel Magalhães | D | 77 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Piero Hincapié | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikel Merino | M | 73 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Jurriën Timber | D | 83 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Bukayo Saka | F | 83 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| William Saliba | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 77 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gabriel Martinelli | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Havertz | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eberechi Eze | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Jesus | F | 13 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Christian Nørgaard | M | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noni Madueke | F | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ben White | D | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Aston Villa
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amadou Onana | M | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Ezri Konsa(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Youri Tielemans | M | 82 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Emiliano Buendía | M | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Morgan Rogers | M | 82 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ollie Watkins | F | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Jadon Sancho | M | 61 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Victor Lindelöf | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamare Bogarde | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Lucas Digne | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Emiliano Martínez | G | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| James Wright | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Maatsen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Bizot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leon Routh | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Donyell Malen | F | 29 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Jamaldeen Jimoh | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| George Hemmings | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John McGinn | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Andrés García | D | 29 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |