Arsenal vs Aston Villa

8 November 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Bukayo Saka 25’ (og)
  • Ollie Watkins 72’, 75’

Match summary

Aston Villa won comfortably, 3-0 away at Arsenal. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time.

Saka's own goal put Aston Villa ahead in the 25th minute, Ollie Watkins made it 0-2 with a header in the 72nd minute, set up by Ross Barkley, and Watkins made it 0-3 in the 75th minute, set up by Jack Grealish.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 1.99 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Arsenal's 1.39 from 13.

Match stats

Arsenal Aston Villa
13 Shots 15
2 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 8
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.39 xG 1.99
1.39 Non-penalty xG 1.99
6 Deep Completions 16

Key events

Arsenal Aston Villa
Kick-off
25’
Bukayo Saka
Own goal
0-1 (Aston Villa)
Half-time0-1
72’
Ollie Watkins
Assist: Ross Barkley
0-2 (Aston Villa)
75’
Ollie Watkins
Assist: Jack Grealish
0-3 (Aston Villa)
Full-time0-3

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.39 1.99 25’ Bukayo Saka (Aston Villa) own goal, 0-1 25’ 72’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-2 72’ 75’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-3 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.39 1.99 25’ Bukayo Saka (Aston Villa) own goal, 0-1 Saka 25’ 72’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-2 Watkins 72’ 75’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-3 Watkins 75’
Arsenal 1.39 xGAston Villa 1.99 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Arsenal attacking 
72’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 10’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.54 xG, saved 75’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 41’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 60’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 73’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 61’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 82’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 44’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 56’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 73’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 35’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Willian (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 49’ Willian (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+2’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 34’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Dani Ceballos (Arsenal), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), own goal 72’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 10’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.54 xG, saved 75’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 41’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 60’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 73’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 61’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 82’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 44’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 56’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 73’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 35’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Willian (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 78’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+2’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 48’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 49’ Willian (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 34’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Dani Ceballos (Arsenal), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bernd Leno GK900 0.000.000
Gabriel DEF900 0.000.000
Rob Holding DEF901 0.110.000
Kieran Tierney DEF901 0.030.262
Héctor Bellerín MID901 0.020.000
Bukayo Saka MID900 0.000.000
Mohamed Elneny MID901 0.050.041
Thomas Partey MID492 0.590.000
Willian FWD682 0.130.031
Alexandre Lacazette FWD681 0.240.000
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FWD900 0.000.182
Dani Ceballos Sub411 0.020.000
Eddie Nketiah Sub221 0.110.102
Nicolas Pepe Sub222 0.100.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 58% Avg odds 1.65
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.31
Aston Villa win 20% Avg odds 4.91

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.