Aston Villa vs Arsenal

6 February 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Ollie Watkins 2’

Match summary

Aston Villa saw off Arsenal 1-0. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time.

Ollie Watkins put Aston Villa ahead in the 2nd minute, set up by Bertrand Traoré.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 1.20 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Arsenal's 0.68 from 14.

Match stats

Aston Villa Arsenal
12 Shots 14
8 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.20 xG 0.68
1.20 Non-penalty xG 0.68
5 Deep Completions 14

Key events

Aston Villa Arsenal
Kick-off
Ollie Watkins
Assist: Bertrand Traoré1-0 (Aston Villa)
2’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Aston Villa
  • Ezri Konsa Ngoyo
  • Marvelous Nakamba
  • Jack Grealish
Arsenal
  • Thomas Partey
  • Granit Xhaka

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 0.68 2’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-0 2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 0.68 2’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-0 Watkins 2’
Aston Villa 1.20 xGArsenal 0.68 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Aston Villa attacking 
31’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 31’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 2’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 55’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 52’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 83’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 79’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 80’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 50’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 52’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 84’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 89’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 30’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Willian (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Willian (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 31’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 2’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 55’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 52’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 83’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 79’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 50’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 80’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 52’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 84’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 89’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 30’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Willian (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Willian (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
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 DEF901 0.020.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF900 0.000.000
Tyrone Mings DEF900 0.000.000
Matt Targett DEF900 0.000.081
Marvelous Nakamba MID900 0.000.041
John McGinn MID901 0.020.000
Bertrand Traoré MID6911 0.380.141
Ross Barkley MID813 0.310.433
Jack Grealish MID901 0.080.274
Ollie Watkins FWD9014 0.350.081
Trézéguet Sub210 0.000.000
Jacob Ramsey Sub91 0.040.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 32% Avg odds 2.98
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.46
Arsenal win 40% Avg odds 2.40

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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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.