Arsenal v Aston Villa, 31 August 2022

Score2-1 to Arsenal
RefereeRob Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,012

View Arsenal v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 7.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 55 Arsenal won: 30 Drawn: 14 Aston Villa won: 11 Arsenal scored: 94 Aston Villa scored: 49 This was Arsenal's 50th win against Aston Villa in the top division (played 91, lost 24).

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Steven Gerrard

Goals:

Gabriel Jesus 30 G
Gabriel Martinelli 77 G

Goals:

Douglas Luiz 74 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga
Forward Gabriel Jesus
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Leon Bailey Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Takehiro Tomiyasu for Ben White 64
Emile Smith Rowe for Martin Odegaard 81
Rob Holding for Bukayo Saka 88
Eddie Nketiah for Gabriel Jesus 88

Substitutions:

Douglas Luiz for John McGinn 73
Philippe Coutinho for Emi Buendía 73
Danny Ings for Boubacar Kamara 83

Cards:

Martin Odegaard 39 Y
William Saliba 48 Y

Cards:

Jacob Ramsey 13 Y
Ezri Konsa 54 Y
John McGinn 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Matt Smith
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Marquinhos
Forward Eddie Nketiah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Ludwig Augustinsson
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Forward Cameron Archer
Forward Danny Ings

Comments:

League position: 1st Arsenal had now won all of their opening five games of a league season for a fourth time; also 1930-31 and 1947-48 in League Division One and 2004-05 in the Premier League. This was the Gunners' 200th win in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium. They had now won six consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2019.

Comments:

League position: 19th Aston Villa had now lost four consecutive away league games for the first time since August 2017 in the League Championship. With three points from their first five games, this was now Villa's worst start to a season in the Premier League since 1997-98 (also three points). They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 400 away games in the Premier League (played 522).

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Gabriel Jesus 30 G
Gabriel Martinelli 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga
Forward Gabriel Jesus
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Substitutions:

Takehiro Tomiyasu for Ben White 64
Emile Smith Rowe for Martin Odegaard 81
Rob Holding for Bukayo Saka 88
Eddie Nketiah for Gabriel Jesus 88

Cards:

Martin Odegaard 39 Y
William Saliba 48 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Matt Smith
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Marquinhos
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 1st Arsenal had now won all of their opening five games of a league season for a fourth time; also 1930-31 and 1947-48 in League Division One and 2004-05 in the Premier League. This was the Gunners' 200th win in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium. They had now won six consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2019.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Steven Gerrard

Goals:

Douglas Luiz 74 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Leon Bailey Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Douglas Luiz for John McGinn 73
Philippe Coutinho for Emi Buendía 73
Danny Ings for Boubacar Kamara 83

Cards:

Jacob Ramsey 13 Y
Ezri Konsa 54 Y
John McGinn 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Ludwig Augustinsson
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Forward Cameron Archer
Forward Danny Ings

Comments:

League position: 19th Aston Villa had now lost four consecutive away league games for the first time since August 2017 in the League Championship. With three points from their first five games, this was now Villa's worst start to a season in the Premier League since 1997-98 (also three points). They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 400 away games in the Premier League (played 522).