Arsenal vs Aston Villa

Premier League ·Matchday 5

Arsenal

2-1

Full-time HT 1-0

Aston Villa

Gabriel Jesus 30'
Gabriel Martinelli 77'

Douglas Luiz 74'

Pre-match
First half
Half-time
Second half
Full-time

Wednesday 31 August · 21:30 Emirates Stadium, London R. Jones

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 2-1. Scorers for Arsenal: Gabriel Jesus 30', Gabriel Martinelli 77'. Scorers for Aston Villa: Douglas Luiz 74'. Arsenal had 59% of possession.

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Full-time 2 - 1
88'
E. Nketiah Out: Gabriel Jesus · Arsenal Substitution for Arsenal: E. Nketiah comes on for Gabriel Jesus
88'
R. Holding Out: B. Saka · Arsenal Substitution for Arsenal: R. Holding comes on for B. Saka
83'
D. Ings Out: B. Kamara · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: D. Ings comes on for B. Kamara
81'
E. Smith Rowe Out: Martin Ødegaard · Arsenal Substitution for Arsenal: E. Smith Rowe comes on for Martin Ødegaard
77'
Gabriel Martinelli 2-1 Goal · Assist: B. Saka · Arsenal B. Saka provides, Gabriel Martinelli finishes for Arsenal (2-1)
75'
Douglas Luiz VAR · Goal confirmed · Aston Villa VAR review: Goal confirmed
74'
Douglas Luiz 1-1 Goal · Aston Villa Goal for Aston Villa! Douglas Luiz makes it 1-1
73'
Philippe Coutinho Out: Emiliano Buendía · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: Philippe Coutinho comes on for Emiliano Buendía
73'
Douglas Luiz Out: John McGinn · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: Douglas Luiz comes on for John McGinn
68'
John McGinn Yellow card · Aston Villa John McGinn of Aston Villa is booked
65'
T. Tomiyasu Out: B. White · Arsenal Substitution for Arsenal: T. Tomiyasu comes on for B. White
54'
Ezri Konsa Yellow card · Aston Villa Ezri Konsa of Aston Villa is booked
48'
W. Saliba Yellow card · Arsenal Yellow card for W. Saliba (Arsenal)
Half-time 1 - 0
39'
Martin Ødegaard Yellow card · Arsenal Martin Ødegaard of Arsenal is booked
30'
Gabriel Jesus 1-0 Goal · Arsenal Goal! Gabriel Jesus scores for Arsenal. It is 1-0
13'
J. Ramsey Yellow card · Aston Villa J. Ramsey of Aston Villa is booked
Kick-off

The teams before the match

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WWWWW Last 5 matches LWLWL

2Position7

84Pts61

3Goals scored per match1.7

1Goals conceded per match1.1

4Clean sheets3

From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Manchester City	38	28	5	5	94	33	94:33	+61	89	LDWWW
2	Arsenal	38	26	6	6	88	43	88:43	+45	84	WLLWW
3	Manchester United	38	23	6	9	58	43	58:43	+15	75	WWWWL
4	Newcastle	38	19	14	5	68	33	68:33	+35	71	DDWDL
5	Liverpool	38	19	10	9	75	47	75:47	+28	67	DDWWW
6	Brighton	38	18	8	12	72	53	72:53	+19	62	LDWLW
7	Aston Villa	38	18	7	13	51	46	51:46	+5	61	WDWLL
8	Tottenham	38	18	6	14	70	63	70:63	+7	60	WLLWL
9	Brentford	38	15	14	9	58	46	58:46	+12	59	WWWLW
10	Fulham	38	15	7	16	55	53	55:53	+2	52	LDWWL
11	Crystal Palace	38	11	12	15	40	49	40:49	-9	45	DDWLW
12	Chelsea	38	11	11	16	38	47	38:47	-9	44	DLLDW
13	Wolves	38	11	8	19	31	58	31:58	-27	41	LDLWL
14	West Ham	38	11	7	20	42	55	42:55	-13	40	LWLWL
15	Bournemouth	38	11	6	21	37	71	37:71	-34	39	LLLLW
16	Nottingham Forest	38	9	11	18	38	68	38:68	-30	38	DWDWL
17	Everton	38	8	12	18	34	57	34:57	-23	36	WDLWD
18	Leicester	38	9	7	22	51	68	51:68	-17	34	WDLLD
19	Leeds	38	7	10	21	48	78	48:78	-30	31	LLDLL
20	Southampton	38	6	7	25	36	73	36:73	-37	25	DLLLL