Aston Villa vs Arsenal

18 February 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 2–1

  • Ollie Watkins 5’
  • Philippe Coutinho 31’
  • Bukayo Saka 16’
  • Oleksandr Zinchenko 61’
  • Emiliano Martinez 90+3’ (og)
  • Gabriel Martinelli 90+8’

Match summary

Arsenal came from behind to win 4-2 away at Aston Villa. Aston Villa led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Ollie Watkins put Aston Villa ahead in the 5th minute, set up by Matthew Cash, Bukayo Saka equalised in the 16th minute, and Philippe Coutinho put Aston Villa back in front in the 31st minute, set up by Álex Moreno. In the second half, Oleksandr Zinchenko equalised from a corner in the 61st minute, set up by Martin Odegaard, Martinez's own goal put Arsenal in front with a header in stoppage time, and Gabriel Martinelli made it 2-4 in stoppage time, set up by Fábio Vieira.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.87 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Aston Villa's 0.34 from 7.

Match stats

Aston Villa Arsenal
7 Shots 20
5 Shots on Target 5
2 Corners 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.34 xG 2.86
0.34 Non-penalty xG 2.86
2 Deep Completions 14

Key events

Aston Villa Arsenal
Kick-off
Ollie Watkins
Assist: Matthew Cash1-0 (Aston Villa)
5’
16’
Bukayo Saka1-1 (Arsenal)
Philippe Coutinho
Assist: Álex Moreno2-1 (Aston Villa)
31’
Half-time2-1
61’
Oleksandr Zinchenko
Assist: Martin Odegaard2-2 (Arsenal)
90+3’
Emiliano Martinez
Own goal2-3 (Arsenal)
90+8’
Gabriel Martinelli
Assist: Fábio Vieira2-4 (Arsenal)
Full-time2-4

Bookings

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

Aston Villa
  • Emiliano Martinez
  • Douglas Luiz
Arsenal
  • Bukayo Saka

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 0.34 2.87 5’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-0 5’ 16’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 1-1 16’ 31’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), 2-1 31’ 61’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), 2-2 61’ 90+3’ Emiliano Martinez (Arsenal) own goal, 2-3 90+3’ 90+8’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 2-4 90+8’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.34 2.87 5’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-0 Watkins 5’ 16’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 1-1 Saka 16’ 31’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), 2-1 Coutinho 31’ 61’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), 2-2 Zinchenko 61’ 90+3’ Emiliano Martinez (Arsenal) own goal, 2-3 Martinez 90+3’ 90+8’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 2-4 Martinelli 90+8’
Aston Villa 0.34 xGArsenal 2.87 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Aston Villa attacking 
90+8’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 56’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.43 xG, hit the woodwork 84’ Gabriel (Arsenal), set piece, 0.39 xG, off target 77’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 63’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 61’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 5’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 31’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 61’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 61’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 87’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 16’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 53’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+3’ Jorginho (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 75’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+3’ Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), own goal 90+8’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 56’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.43 xG, hit the woodwork 84’ Gabriel (Arsenal), set piece, 0.39 xG, off target 77’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 63’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 61’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 5’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 31’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 61’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 61’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 87’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 16’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 53’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+3’ Jorginho (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 75’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+3’ Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Cash DEF9010 0.000.101
Tyrone Mings DEF900 0.000.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF900 0.000.000
Álex Moreno DEF8110 0.000.122
John McGinn MID901 0.030.000
Boubacar Kamara MID900 0.000.031
Douglas Luiz MID702 0.040.000
Philippe Coutinho MID6511 0.100.011
Ollie Watkins FWD8111 0.100.000
Emiliano Buendía FWD700 0.000.000
Jacob Ramsey Sub250 0.000.031
Leander Dendoncker Sub200 0.000.000
Leon Bailey Sub201 0.030.000
Jhon Durán Sub91 0.030.000
Lucas Digne Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 22% Avg odds 4.36
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.66
Arsenal win 52% Avg odds 1.87

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

Form going into the game

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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.