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Aston Villa vs Arsenal

Premier League
2-1
Final
Arsenal
10-3-2
Villa Park
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTARS
47%Possession53%
15Shots15
6On target9
3Corners3
7Saves4
10Fouls8
72'Riccardo CalafioriARS74'Bukayo SakaARS
Team1H2HT
AVL112
ARS011

Who won: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa beat Arsenal 2-1 on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Matty Cash (36') and Emiliano Buendía (90'+5'). Goals for Arsenal: Leandro Trossard (52').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 27.3Matty CashRB
  3. 37.2Leandro TrossardSUB
  4. 47.0Boubacar KamaraRM
  5. 56.8Ollie WatkinsF
  6. 66.6Emiliano BuendíaSUB
  7. 76.5Youri TielemansAM
  8. 86.4Pau TorresCD-L
  9. 96.4Martin ØdegaardRM
  10. 106.3Ezri KonsaCD-R
  11. 116.3Ian MaatsenLB
  12. 126.3Morgan RogersAM-L

Team stats

AVLARS
10Fouls8
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
0Offsides3
3Corner Kicks3
7Saves4
47.3Possession52.7
15SHOTS15
6ON GOAL9
0.4On Target %0.6
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
325Accurate Passes376
397Passes443
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
1Accurate Crosses4
14Crosses16
0.1Cross %0.3
56Long Balls42
31Accurate Long Balls18
0.6Long Balls %0.4
7Blocked Shots1
10Effective Tackles11
15Tackles20
0.7Tackle %0.6
6Interceptions11
23Effective Clearances24
23Clearances24

Player of the game

Emiliano Martínez

AVL · 7 saves

8.1

Deserved to win

11%
AVL · 0.14 xG
77%
Draw
11%
ARS · 0.14 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 1.
  3. GOAL90'+5'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    E. Buendía · ast B. Kamara

    Goal! Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 1. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.

    AVL 2 - 1 ARS
  4. 90'+4'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.

  5. 90'+4'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.

  6. 90'+4'

    Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a headed pass.

  7. 90'+3'Noni Madueke

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.

  8. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  9. 90'Noni Madueke

    Free kick won

    Noni Madueke (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  10. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).

  11. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).

  12. 88'

    Free kick won

    Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 88'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked.

    E. Buendía

  14. 88'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.

  15. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Cash

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Matty Cash.

    E. Buendía

  16. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Torres

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Victor Lindelöf replaces Pau Torres.

    V. Lindelöf

  17. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Trossard

    Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.

    G. Martinelli

  18. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Calafiori

    Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Riccardo Calafiori.

    M. Lewis-Skelly

  19. 85'ARS

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matty Cash.

  20. 82'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Matty Cash with a through ball.

    M. Rogers

  21. 79'Noni Madueke
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Saka

    Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.

    N. Madueke

  22. 78'Donyell Malen

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.

  23. 76'

    Foul

    Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).

  24. 76'

    Free kick won

    Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Onana

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Amadou Onana.

    L. Bogarde

Leaders

AVLARS
Total Shots
Ollie Watkins
4
Bukayo Saka
4
Accurate Passes
Ezri Konsa
44
Martin Ødegaard
57
Saves
Emiliano Martínez
7
David Raya
4