Aston Villa v Arsenal, 19 March 2022

Score1-0 to Arsenal
RefereeAndy Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance41,956
Kick-off: 12.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 54 Aston Villa won: 11 Drawn: 14 Arsenal won: 29 Aston Villa scored: 48 Arsenal scored: 92 Arsenal avoided losing on three consecutive league visits to Villa Park for the first time since April 1979.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Steven Gerrard

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Goals:

Bukayo Saka 30 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
Gabriel Defender
Ben White Defender
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Tierney Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Emi Buendía 69
Bertrand Traoré for Jacob Ramsey 69
Danny Ings for Ollie Watkins 82

Substitutions:

Nicolas Pépé for Bukayo Saka 69
Eddie Nketiah for Alexandre Lacazette 78
Rob Holding for Martin Odegaard 86

Cards:

Jacob Ramsey 15 Y
Tyrone Mings 33 Y
John McGinn 34 Y

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 45 Y
Cédric Soares 57 Y
Thomas Partey 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Tommi O'Reilly
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Danny Ings

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender/Midfielder Zak Swanson
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 9th Aston Villa had now lost ten of their 12 games so far in this Premier League season against a team currently above them in the table. Villa had now failed to score in two of their 14 home games so far in this Premier League season. They failed in their attempt to win consecutive home games in the Premier League within the same season for the first time since January 2021.

Comments:

League position: 4th In their 1,142nd game, Arsenal became the third team to score 2,000 goals in the Premier League (Manchester United 2,176 and Liverpool 2,002). The Gunners had now won five consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2015. They had now kept a clean sheet in seven of their last 13 games in the Premier League.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Steven Gerrard

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Emi Buendía 69
Bertrand Traoré for Jacob Ramsey 69
Danny Ings for Ollie Watkins 82

Cards:

Jacob Ramsey 15 Y
Tyrone Mings 33 Y
John McGinn 34 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Tommi O'Reilly
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Danny Ings

Comments:

League position: 9th Aston Villa had now lost ten of their 12 games so far in this Premier League season against a team currently above them in the table. Villa had now failed to score in two of their 14 home games so far in this Premier League season. They failed in their attempt to win consecutive home games in the Premier League within the same season for the first time since January 2021.

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Bukayo Saka 30 G

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
Gabriel Defender
Ben White Defender
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Tierney Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder

Substitutions:

Nicolas Pépé for Bukayo Saka 69
Eddie Nketiah for Alexandre Lacazette 78
Rob Holding for Martin Odegaard 86

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 45 Y
Cédric Soares 57 Y
Thomas Partey 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender/Midfielder Zak Swanson
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 4th In their 1,142nd game, Arsenal became the third team to score 2,000 goals in the Premier League (Manchester United 2,176 and Liverpool 2,002). The Gunners had now won five consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2015. They had now kept a clean sheet in seven of their last 13 games in the Premier League.