Arsenal v Aston Villa, 30 December 2025

Score4-1 to Arsenal
RefereeDarren England
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,279

View Arsenal v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 8.15pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 62 Arsenal won: 33 Drawn: 15 Aston Villa won: 14 Arsenal scored: 107 Aston Villa scored: 59 . This was Arsenal's biggest win against Aston Villa since a 4-0 victory in the Premier League on the final day of the 2015-16 season.

4 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Gabriel 48 G
Martín Zubimendi 52 G
Leandro Trossard 69 G
Gabriel Jesus 78 G

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender Piero Hincapié
Defender William Saliba
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Lamare Bogarde Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Jadon Sancho Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Christian Norgaard for Mikel Merino 73
Gabriel Jesus for Viktor Gyökeres 77
Myles Lewis-Skelly for Gabriel 77
Ben White for Jurriën Timber 83
Noni Madueke for Bukayo Saka 83

Substitutions:

John McGinn for Amadou Onana 46
Andrés García for Emi Buendía 61
Donyell Malen for Jadon Sancho 61
George Hemmings for Youri Tielemans 82
Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba for Morgan Rogers 82

Cards:

Mikel Merino 45+1 Y
Gabriel Jesus 79 Y

Cards:

Morgan Rogers 45+2 Y
Lamare Bogarde 81 Y
Ollie Watkins 90+7 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Forward Gabriel Jesus
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Goalkeeper James Wright
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Leon Routh
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Midfielder George Hemmings
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won seven consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2022 (ten). . 101 goals had now been scored in their 39 games in the Premier League in 2025 (for 71, against 30). . Including penalty shoot-outs, the Gunners had now won 36 of their last 50 home games in all competitions (lost five).

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Aston Villa failed in their attempt to win 12 consecutive games in all competitions for the first-ever time: also previously 11 in March 1914. . This was Villa's first defeat since their visit to Liverpool in the Premier League on 1 November 2025: longer than any other team currently in division. . They failed in their attempt to win nine consecutive league games for the first time since April 2019 in the League Championship (ten).

4 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Gabriel 48 G
Martín Zubimendi 52 G
Leandro Trossard 69 G
Gabriel Jesus 78 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender Piero Hincapié
Defender William Saliba
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Substitutions:

Christian Norgaard for Mikel Merino 73
Gabriel Jesus for Viktor Gyökeres 77
Myles Lewis-Skelly for Gabriel 77
Ben White for Jurriën Timber 83
Noni Madueke for Bukayo Saka 83

Cards:

Mikel Merino 45+1 Y
Gabriel Jesus 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Forward Gabriel Jesus
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won seven consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2022 (ten). . 101 goals had now been scored in their 39 games in the Premier League in 2025 (for 71, against 30). . Including penalty shoot-outs, the Gunners had now won 36 of their last 50 home games in all competitions (lost five).

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Lamare Bogarde Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Jadon Sancho Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

John McGinn for Amadou Onana 46
Andrés García for Emi Buendía 61
Donyell Malen for Jadon Sancho 61
George Hemmings for Youri Tielemans 82
Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba for Morgan Rogers 82

Cards:

Morgan Rogers 45+2 Y
Lamare Bogarde 81 Y
Ollie Watkins 90+7 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Goalkeeper James Wright
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Leon Routh
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Midfielder George Hemmings
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Aston Villa failed in their attempt to win 12 consecutive games in all competitions for the first-ever time: also previously 11 in March 1914. . This was Villa's first defeat since their visit to Liverpool in the Premier League on 1 November 2025: longer than any other team currently in division. . They failed in their attempt to win nine consecutive league games for the first time since April 2019 in the League Championship (ten).