Aston Villa v Arsenal
Match Formations
- Martínez23
- Maatsen22
- Torres14
- Konsa4
- Cash2
- Onana24
- Kamara44
- Rogers27
- Tielemans8
- McGinn7
- Watkins11
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Game Information
Villa Park
7:30 AM, December 6, 2025Coverage: USA Net/Universo
Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,888
- Referees:
- Peter Bankes
Match Timeline
Match Commentary
- Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 1. |
90'+6' Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 1. |
90'+5' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 1. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara. |
90'+4' Attempt blocked. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía. |
90'+4' Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. |
90'+4' Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a headed pass. |
90'+3' Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross. |
90' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. |
90' Noni Madueke (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
90' Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa). |
88' Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal). |
88' Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
88' Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. |
88' Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho. |
87' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Matty Cash. |
86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Victor Lindelöf replaces Pau Torres. |
86' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard. |
86' Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Riccardo Calafiori. |
85' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matty Cash. |
82' Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Matty Cash with a through ball. |
79' Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka. |
78' Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. |
76' Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal). |
76' Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Amadou Onana. |
75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces John McGinn. |
74' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card. |
74' Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
74' Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal). |
73' Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
73' Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa). |
72' Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
71' John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
71' Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal). |
70' Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner. |
70' Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. |
69' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez. |
69' Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Bukayo Saka. |
68' Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. |
67' Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Bukayo Saka. |
66' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Ollie Watkins. |
66' Offside, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard is caught offside. |
65' Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Morgan Rogers. |
63' Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
63' Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal). |
61' Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. |
56' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
56' Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal). |
55' Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans. |
52' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 1. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. |
50' Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard. |
50' Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa). |
50' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
48' Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). |
47' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ezri Konsa. |
46' Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
46' Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa). |
45' Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Mikel Merino. |
45' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Eberechi Eze. |
45' Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0. |
45'+2' First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0. |
45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time. |
45' Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa). |
45' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
44' Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). |
42' Attempt saved. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Bukayo Saka. |
39' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben White. |
36' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. |
35' Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
35' Foul by Eberechi Eze (Arsenal). |
34' Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers. |
32' Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
32' Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa). |
31' Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
31' Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa). |
29' Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa). |
29' David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
28' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Declan Rice. |
28' Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. |
26' Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa). |
26' Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
25' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jurriën Timber. |
25' Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
25' Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal). |
22' Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa). |
22' Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
22' Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside. |
17' Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard. |
14' Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben White with a cross. |
14' Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Martin Ødegaard. |
10' Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by John McGinn. |
9' Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Bukayo Saka. |
1' Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard is caught offside. |
- First Half begins. |
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up. |
English Premier League Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | +19 | 33 |
| Manchester City | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | +19 | 31 |
| Aston Villa | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | +7 | 30 |
| Chelsea | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | +10 | 25 |
| Everton | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 24 |
| Crystal Palace | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | +7 | 23 |
| Sunderland | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 23 |
| Liverpool | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +7 | 22 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 22 |
| Newcastle United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| Manchester United | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 22 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 20 |
| Brentford | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| Fulham | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| Leeds United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 15 |
| Nottingham Forest | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
| West Ham United | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 12 |
| Burnley | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -14 | 10 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | -22 | 2 |

