Aston Villa vs Arsenal

24 August 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Leandro Trossard 67’
  • Thomas Partey 77’

Match summary

Arsenal took a 2-0 win at Aston Villa. It was goalless at half-time.

Leandro Trossard put Arsenal ahead in the 67th minute and Thomas Partey made it 0-2 in the 77th minute, set up by Bukayo Saka.

There was little between the sides on chances: Aston Villa created 1.34 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Arsenal 1.41 from 9.

Match stats

Aston Villa Arsenal
11 Shots 9
3 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.32 xG 1.41
1.32 Non-penalty xG 1.41
3 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Aston Villa Arsenal
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
67’
Leandro Trossard0-1 (Arsenal)
77’
Thomas Partey
Assist: Bukayo Saka
0-2 (Arsenal)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Aston Villa
  • Amadou Onana
Arsenal
  • Gabriel
  • Martin Odegaard
  • Declan Rice

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.34 1.41 67’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), 0-1 67’ 77’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), 0-2 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.34 1.41 67’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), 0-1 Trossard 67’ 77’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), 0-2 Partey 77’
Aston Villa 1.34 xGArsenal 1.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Aston Villa attacking 
39’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.61 xG, off target 80’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 54’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 25’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 61’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 67’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 16’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 87’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+4’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 7’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.61 xG, off target 54’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 80’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 25’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 61’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 67’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 16’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 87’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 84’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 7’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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 DEF150 0.000.000
Pau Torres DEF900 0.000.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF900 0.000.000
Lucas Digne DEF820 0.000.000
Leon Bailey MID901 0.050.051
Youri Tielemans MID900 0.000.182
Amadou Onana MID822 0.110.000
John McGinn MID710 0.000.000
Morgan Rogers FWD903 0.200.432
Ollie Watkins FWD712 0.850.082
Kosta Nedeljkovic Sub750 0.000.000
Jhon Durán Sub191 0.070.000
Jacob Ramsey Sub191 0.040.021
Ian Maatsen Sub80 0.000.071
Ross Barkley Sub81 0.020.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 21% Avg odds 4.66
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.02
Arsenal win 55% Avg odds 1.74

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.