Arsenal v Aston Villa, 14 April 2024

Score2-0 to Aston Villa
RefereeDavid Coote
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,350
Kick-off: 4.30pm . Premier League Head to head Played: 58 Arsenal won: 31 Drawn: 14 Aston Villa won: 13 Arsenal scored: 98 Aston Villa scored: 54 . Aston Villa had now completed a league double over Arsenal for the first time since 2020-21.

0 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Goals:

Leon Bailey 84 G
Ollie Watkins 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Diego Carlos Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Nicolò Zaniolo Midfielder
Moussa Diaby Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard 67
Takehiro Tomiyasu for Ben White 67
Jorginho for Gabriel Jesus 79
Emile Smith Rowe for Martin Odegaard 79
Eddie Nketiah for Olexsandr Zinchenko 87

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Moussa Diaby 61
Alex Moreno for Nicolò Zaniolo 80

Cards:

Ben White 36 Y
Gabriel 45 Y
Kai Havertz 63 Y

Cards:

Morgan Rogers 14 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Forward Eddie Nketiah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Durán

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal had won ten and drawn one of their previous 11 games in the Premier League played in 2024. . The Gunners failed in their attempt to not be behind at any stage of 12 consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2005. [c/o Harvey Downes] . They had won their preceding 11 home games in the Premier League against teams from outside of London.

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa now remained unbeaten in their last ten games in the Premier League played in London (won seven). . Villa had now won two of their last 21 away games in the Premier League against teams starting the day in the top three (lost 19). . Ollie Watkins had now equalled Christian Benteke's club record set in 2012-13 of scoring 19 goals in a season in the Premier League.

0 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz

Substitutions:

Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard 67
Takehiro Tomiyasu for Ben White 67
Jorginho for Gabriel Jesus 79
Emile Smith Rowe for Martin Odegaard 79
Eddie Nketiah for Olexsandr Zinchenko 87

Cards:

Ben White 36 Y
Gabriel 45 Y
Kai Havertz 63 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal had won ten and drawn one of their previous 11 games in the Premier League played in 2024. . The Gunners failed in their attempt to not be behind at any stage of 12 consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2005. [c/o Harvey Downes] . They had won their preceding 11 home games in the Premier League against teams from outside of London.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Leon Bailey 84 G
Ollie Watkins 87 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Diego Carlos Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Nicolò Zaniolo Midfielder
Moussa Diaby Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Moussa Diaby 61
Alex Moreno for Nicolò Zaniolo 80

Cards:

Morgan Rogers 14 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Durán

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa now remained unbeaten in their last ten games in the Premier League played in London (won seven). . Villa had now won two of their last 21 away games in the Premier League against teams starting the day in the top three (lost 19). . Ollie Watkins had now equalled Christian Benteke's club record set in 2012-13 of scoring 19 goals in a season in the Premier League.