xF.
Aston Villa

2–1

xG 2.65–1.34

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Arsenal

Villa Park

Birmingham · Sat 6 Dec, 12:30 UK · Premier League · Cap 42,640

xVerdict

AVL deserved this on chance quality. The open-play gap sat with AVL. ARS missed 3 big chances.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
AVL led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Open play split 2.56–1.10.

AVLARS
2.56Open play1.10
0.09Set play0.23
0.00Corners0.17
Shot profileFact
AVL got into good areas and missed them, 4 of 5 big chances.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 15–15.

AVLARS

Shots

15 – 15

xG / shot

0.18 – 0.09

On target

6 – 9

Inside box

13 – 9

Outside box

2 – 6

Blocked

7 – 1

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

5 – 4

Big missed

4 – 3

KeeperFact
Both keepers beat the model.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished 0.30–0.36.

AVL

0.30

xG prevented

ARS

0.36

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
The last goal arrived late.
xAnalysis

AVL scored it in the 90'.

First half

  • 36'Matty Cash scores (right foot shot).

Second half

  • 46'Viktor Gyökeres on, Mikel Merino off.
  • 46'Leandro Trossard on, Eberechi Eze off.
  • 52'Leandro Trossard scores (right foot shot).
  • 66'Donyell Malen on, Ollie Watkins off.
  • 72'Yellow, Riccardo Calafiori (Foul).
  • 74'Yellow, Bukayo Saka (Argument).
  • 75'Lamare Bogarde on, Amadou Onana off.
  • 75'Jadon Sancho on, John McGinn off.
  • 79'Noni Madueke on, Bukayo Saka off.
  • 86'Victor Lindelöf on, Pau Torres off.
  • 86'Gabriel Martinelli on, Leandro Trossard off.
  • 86'Myles Lewis-Skelly on, Riccardo Calafiori off.
  • 87'Emiliano Buendía on, Matty Cash off.
  • 90+5'Emiliano Buendía scores (right foot shot, Boubacar Kamara).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 4-3-3Fact
ARS went front three.
xAnalysis

AVL kept a lone nine and the extra midfielder.

AVL · 4-2-3-1ARS · 4-3-3

24781114222324274478101223333641145CashKonsaMcGinnTielemansWatkinsTorresMaatsenMartínezOnanaRogersKamaraSakaØdegaardEzeTimberMerinoCalafioriZubimendiRiceRayaWhiteHincapié
Player ratingsFact
The two XIs rated close.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 6.8–7.0. Rice was the top mark.

AVL

23Emiliano MartínezGK907.80
2Matty CashDF877.51
44Boubacar KamaraMF907.41
19Jadon SanchoFW157.02
10Emiliano BuendíaMF96.81
8Youri TielemansMF906.81
7John McGinnMF756.81
11Ollie WatkinsFW666.70
22Ian MaatsenDF906.60
4Ezri KonsaDF906.50
27Morgan RogersMF906.52
26Lamare BogardeMF156.50
14Pau TorresDF906.50
24Amadou OnanaMF756.20
17Donyell MalenFW246.10
3Victor LindelöfDF30.00

ARS

41Declan RiceMF907.92
8Martin ØdegaardMF907.53
4Ben WhiteDF907.31
7Bukayo SakaFW797.34
19Leandro TrossardFW447.20
12Jurriën TimberDF907.00
1David RayaGK906.90
5Piero HincapiéDF906.70
36Martín ZubimendiMF906.70
20Noni MaduekeFW116.60
10Eberechi EzeFW466.60
33Riccardo CalafioriDF866.50
14Viktor GyökeresFW446.50
11Gabriel MartinelliFW106.50
23Mikel MerinoFW466.40
49Myles Lewis-SkellyDF40.00
Missing playersFact
No sidelined players stored for this match.

No sidelined players stored for this match.

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The pressure flipped.
xAnalysis

ARS had the first half. AVL had the second.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
ARS held territory in AVL's third.
xAnalysis

When the ball went high, ARS went down their right.

AVL thirdMiddleARS third
34%42%24%
AVLARS
Match statsFact
ARS had more of the ball.
xAnalysis

AVL had the better chances.

AVLARS

Possession

47% – 53%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

397 – 443

Lge 436.9

Corners

3 – 3

Lge 5.0

Tackles

15 – 20

Lge 16.7

npxG

2.65 – 1.34