Arsenal vs Aston Villa

31 August 2022 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Gabriel Jesus 30’
  • Gabriel Martinelli 77’
  • Douglas Luiz 74’

Match summary

Arsenal won 2-1 at home to Aston Villa. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.

Gabriel Jesus put Arsenal ahead in the 30th minute, Douglas Luiz equalised from a corner in the 74th minute, and Gabriel Martinelli won it in the 77th minute, set up by Bukayo Saka.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.81 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Aston Villa's 0.30 from 4.

Match stats

Arsenal Aston Villa
22 Shots 4
9 Shots on Target 3
10 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.80 xG 0.30
2.80 Non-penalty xG 0.30
18 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Arsenal Aston Villa
Kick-off
Gabriel Jesus1-0 (Arsenal)
30’
Half-time1-0
74’
Douglas Luiz1-1 (Aston Villa)
Gabriel Martinelli
Assist: Bukayo Saka
2-1 (Arsenal)
77’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Arsenal
  • William Saliba
  • Martin Odegaard
Aston Villa
  • Ezri Konsa Ngoyo
  • Jacob Ramsey
  • John McGinn

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.81 0.30 30’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), 1-0 30’ 74’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), 1-1 74’ 77’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 2-1 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.81 0.30 30’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), 1-0 Jesus 30’ 74’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), 1-1 Luiz 74’ 77’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 2-1 Martinelli 77’
Arsenal 2.81 xGAston Villa 0.30 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Arsenal attacking 
63’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.58 xG, off target 30’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 23’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 3’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 16’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 73’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 16’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 77’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 44’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 45’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+4’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 45’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Gabriel (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 29’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal 63’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.58 xG, off target 30’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 23’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 3’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 16’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 73’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 16’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 77’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 45’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 44’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+4’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 45’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Gabriel (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 28’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
Ben White DEF670 0.000.581
Gabriel DEF904 0.210.000
William Saliba DEF900 0.000.071
Kieran Tierney DEF902 0.170.000
Albert Sambi Lokonga MID900 0.000.000
Granit Xhaka MID900 0.000.052
Bukayo Saka MID9013 0.580.213
Martin Odegaard MID833 0.280.193
Gabriel Martinelli MID9015 0.210.542
Gabriel Jesus FWD9014 1.290.091
Takehiro Tomiyasu Sub230 0.000.081
Emile Smith-Rowe Sub70 0.000.021
Rob Holding Sub10 0.000.000
Eddie Nketiah Sub11 0.080.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 62% Avg odds 1.54
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.46
Aston Villa win 16% Avg odds 6.08

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.