Arsenal v Aston Villa, 08 November 2020

Score3-0 to Aston Villa
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium

View Arsenal v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 7.15pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 51 Arsenal won: 27 Drawn: 14 Aston Villa won: 10 Arsenal scored: 88 Aston Villa scored: 46 This was the first time that Aston Villa had won a game at Arsenal by a margin of three or more goals since a 5-2 victory at Highbury in League Division One on 24 November 1928.

0 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Goals:

Bukayo Saka own goal 25 OG
Ollie Watkins 72 G
Ollie Watkins 75 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Gabriel
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Willian
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Trézéguet Midfielder
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Dani Ceballos for Thomas Partey 46
Eddie Nketiah for Alexandre Lacazette 65
Nicolas Pépé for Willian 65

Substitutions:

Anwar El Ghazi for Trézéguet 88

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Eddie Nketiah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Conor Hourihane
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 11th Arsenal had now lost consecutive home games in the Premier League without scoring for the first time since February 1993. The Gunners had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last seven home games in the Premier League. They conceded three or more goals in a home game in the Premier League for the first time since 15 December 2019 against Manchester City (0-3).

Comments:

League position: 6th Aston Villa had now won their opening three away games in a season in the top division for the first time in their history. Only Dean Saunders (seven) and Dion Dublin (nine) had now scored more goals in their first seven appearances for Villa in the Premier League than Ollie Watkins (six). Villa remained as the only team that had yet to concede a goal in an away game so far in this Premier League season. They were the only team not to keep a clean sheet in an away game in the previous season in the Premier League. John McGinn scored in the first minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

0 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Gabriel
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Willian
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Substitutions:

Dani Ceballos for Thomas Partey 46
Eddie Nketiah for Alexandre Lacazette 65
Nicolas Pépé for Willian 65

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 11th Arsenal had now lost consecutive home games in the Premier League without scoring for the first time since February 1993. The Gunners had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last seven home games in the Premier League. They conceded three or more goals in a home game in the Premier League for the first time since 15 December 2019 against Manchester City (0-3).

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Bukayo Saka own goal 25 OG
Ollie Watkins 72 G
Ollie Watkins 75 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Trézéguet Midfielder
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Anwar El Ghazi for Trézéguet 88

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Conor Hourihane
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 6th Aston Villa had now won their opening three away games in a season in the top division for the first time in their history. Only Dean Saunders (seven) and Dion Dublin (nine) had now scored more goals in their first seven appearances for Villa in the Premier League than Ollie Watkins (six). Villa remained as the only team that had yet to concede a goal in an away game so far in this Premier League season. They were the only team not to keep a clean sheet in an away game in the previous season in the Premier League. John McGinn scored in the first minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.