Aston Villa vs Arsenal
Ref: Peter Bankes, EnglandVilla Park, Birmingham · 42,824 cap
Match recap
Aston Villa beat Arsenal 2–1 in their Premier League fixture. Cash and Buendía scored for Aston Villa; Trossard replied for Arsenal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.16 for Aston Villa versus 1.92 for Arsenal. Aston Villa sit 4th in the Premier League table while Arsenal are 1st.
First Half
⚽
Cash
Second Half
46'
⇄
Eze
46'
⇄
Merino
52'
⚽
Trossard
⇄
Watkins
72'
Calafiori
Yellow Card
74'
Saka
Yellow Card
⇄
Onana
⇄
McGinn
79'
⇄
Saka
86'
⇄
Unknown
86'
⇄
Calafiori
⇄
Torres
⇄
Cash
⚽
Buendía
Assist: Kamara
| # | 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
Aston VillaArsenal
5Won
Statistical edge
5–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.16VS1.92
Attack1 · 3 won
15
Shots
15
6
Shots on target
9
13
Shots in the box
9
2
Shots outside box
6
2
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
397
Total passes
443
325
Accurate passes
376
82%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline2 · 1 won
10
Fouls
8
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
7
Goalkeeper saves
4
7
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
Arsenal
4-3-3
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2M. CashD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 7J. McGinnM
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 11O. WatkinsF
- 14Pau TorresD
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 23E. MartínezG
- 24A. OnanaM
- 27M. RogersM
- 44B. KamaraM
Substitutes
- 3V. LindelöfD
- 10E. BuendíaM
- 12L. DigneD
- 16Andrés GarcíaD
- 17D. MalenF
- 19J. SanchoF
- 26L. BogardeM
- 40M. BizotG
- 53George HemmingsM
Arsenal
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 4B. WhiteD
- 5P. HincapiéD
- 7B. SakaF
- 8M. ØdegaardM
- 10E. EzeF
- 12J. TimberD
- 23Mikel MerinoF
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
Substitutes
- 11Gabriel MartinelliF
- 13KepaG
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 16C. NørgaardM
- 19L. TrossardF
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 22E. NwaneriM
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
- 89M. SalmonD
Aston Villa
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matty Cash | D | 87 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Boubacar Kamara | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Emiliano Martínez | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Rogers | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/4 |
| Ollie Watkins | F | 66 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3/3 |
| Pau Torres | D | 86 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| John McGinn(C) | M | 75 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ezri Konsa | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Maatsen | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3/3 |
| Youri Tielemans | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Amadou Onana | M | 75 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lucas Digne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrés García | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Hemmings | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Bizot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emiliano Buendía | M | 9 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jadon Sancho | F | 15 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Victor Lindelöf | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamare Bogarde | M | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Donyell Malen | F | 24 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben White | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Declan Rice | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Piero Hincapié | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Ødegaard(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1/4 |
| Jurriën Timber | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Riccardo Calafiori | D | 86 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Eberechi Eze | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Bukayo Saka | F | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1/3 |
| Mikel Merino | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Christian Nørgaard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Nwaneri | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marli Salmon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Trossard | F | 41 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Noni Madueke | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Martinelli | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |