Aston Villa vs Arsenal

9 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • John McGinn 7’

Match summary

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

John McGinn put Aston Villa ahead in the 7th minute, set up by Leon Bailey.

Arsenal can feel hard done by, creating 1.72 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Aston Villa's 0.63 from 10.

Match stats

Aston Villa Arsenal
10 Shots 12
3 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.63 xG 1.72
0.63 Non-penalty xG 1.72
3 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Aston Villa Arsenal
Kick-off
John McGinn
Assist: Leon Bailey1-0 (Aston Villa)
7’
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
  • Diego Carlos
  • Lucas Digne
  • Douglas Luiz
  • John McGinn
Arsenal
  • Oleksandr Zinchenko
  • 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 0.63 1.72 7’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), 1-0 7’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.63 1.72 7’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), 1-0 McGinn 7’
Aston Villa 0.63 xGArsenal 1.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Aston Villa attacking 
57’ William Saliba (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.69 xG, blocked 6’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 36’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 7’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 68’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 39’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 58’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+5’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 61’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 23’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+5’ Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 5’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 57’ William Saliba (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.69 xG, blocked 6’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 36’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 7’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 68’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 39’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 58’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+5’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 61’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 23’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+5’ Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 5’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 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
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF680 0.000.000
Diego Carlos DEF900 0.000.000
Pau Torres DEF900 0.000.000
Lucas Digne DEF802 0.120.000
Leon Bailey MID4810 0.000.141
Douglas Luiz MID901 0.010.081
Boubacar Kamara MID690 0.000.000
John McGinn MID9012 0.220.041
Youri Tielemans MID580 0.000.000
Ollie Watkins FWD903 0.210.000
Moussa Diaby Sub420 0.000.222
Jacob Ramsey Sub320 0.000.000
Matthew Cash Sub221 0.020.000
Leander Dendoncker Sub211 0.050.000
Álex Moreno Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 27% Avg odds 3.62
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.72
Arsenal win 47% Avg odds 2.03

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

Form going into the game

Aston Villa LWWDW
Arsenal LWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal, 18 Feb 23 Next meeting: Arsenal 0-2 Aston Villa, 14 Apr 24  All Aston Villa vs Arsenal meetings

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.