Aston Villa v Arsenal, 06 February 2021

Score1-0 to Aston Villa
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park

View Aston Villa v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 52 Aston Villa won: 11 Drawn: 14 Arsenal won: 27 Aston Villa scored: 47 Arsenal scored: 88 Aston Villa completed a league double over Arsenal for the first time since 1992-93; the first season of the Premier League.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

0 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 2 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Mat Ryan Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Cédric Soares Defender
Gabriel Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder
Nicolas Pépé Midfielder/Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward

Substitutions:

Trézéguet for Bertrand Traoré 66
Jacob Ramsey for Ross Barkley 78

Substitutions:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Alexandre Lacazette 59
Martin Odegaard for Cédric Soares 65
Willian for Thomas Partey 74

Cards:

Ezri Konsa 31 Y
Marvelous Nakamba 35 Y
Jack Grealish 90 Y

Cards:

Thomas Partey 52 Y
Granit Xhaka 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Björn Engels
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder Trézéguet
Forward Keinan Davis

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
Defender Pablo Marí
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Willian
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Comments:

League position: 8th With 17 games still to play, Aston Villa had now equalled their points total of the entire previous season (35). They had now won 200 home games in the Premier League (played 491, lost 148). Ollie Watkins became the first player to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League at Villa Park for Villa since Darren Bent in November 2011.

Comments:

League position: 10th Arsenal had now taken 31 points from their 23 games so far in this Premier League season; their third-lowest total at this stage of a season in the division (29 last season and 28 in 1994-95). The Gunners had now recovered four points from losing positions so far in this Premier League season (one win and a draw). With Mat Ryan making his debut, four different goalkeepers had now appeared for Arsenal in all competitions in the same season for the first time since 2012-13.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 2 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Trézéguet for Bertrand Traoré 66
Jacob Ramsey for Ross Barkley 78

Cards:

Ezri Konsa 31 Y
Marvelous Nakamba 35 Y
Jack Grealish 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Björn Engels
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder Trézéguet
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 8th With 17 games still to play, Aston Villa had now equalled their points total of the entire previous season (35). They had now won 200 home games in the Premier League (played 491, lost 148). Ollie Watkins became the first player to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League at Villa Park for Villa since Darren Bent in November 2011.

0 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Mat Ryan Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Cédric Soares Defender
Gabriel Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder
Nicolas Pépé Midfielder/Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward

Substitutions:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Alexandre Lacazette 59
Martin Odegaard for Cédric Soares 65
Willian for Thomas Partey 74

Cards:

Thomas Partey 52 Y
Granit Xhaka 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
Defender Pablo Marí
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Willian
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Comments:

League position: 10th Arsenal had now taken 31 points from their 23 games so far in this Premier League season; their third-lowest total at this stage of a season in the division (29 last season and 28 in 1994-95). The Gunners had now recovered four points from losing positions so far in this Premier League season (one win and a draw). With Mat Ryan making his debut, four different goalkeepers had now appeared for Arsenal in all competitions in the same season for the first time since 2012-13.