Match centre · H2H Stats & Game Preview
Arsenal vs Aston Villa
18 Jan 2025, 17:30 · Premier League · 2024/2025
Referee
Chris KavanaghPremier League 2024/2025 · 25 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
ArsenalMin
Aston Villa- 20′
Ian Maatsen
Yellowcard
Holding
Mikel Arteta
Yellowcard
Argument
30′- ⚽
Gabriel Martinelli 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Leandro Trossard
Right foot shot
35′ - 37′⇄
Lamare Bogarde
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Amadou Onana
- 46′⇄
Lucas Digne
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Ian Maatsen
- ⚽
Kai Havertz 2-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Leandro Trossard
Left foot shot
55′ - 60′⚽
Youri Tielemans 2-1
Goal · Header
With: Lucas Digne
Header
- 63′
Unai Emery
Yellowcard
Argument
Leandro Trossard
Yellowcard
Tripping
67′- 68′⚽
Ollie Watkins 2-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Matty Cash
Right foot shot
- 78′
Boubacar Kamara
Yellowcard
Roughing
- 80′⇄
Jhon Durán
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Ollie Watkins
- ⇄
Raheem Sterling
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Gabriel Martinelli
82′ - 85′⇄
Leon Bailey
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Jacob Ramsey
- VAR
Kai Havertz
VAR · Goal Disallowed
Handball
89′ Raheem Sterling
Yellowcard
Tripping
90+4′- 90+5′
Morgan Rogers
Yellowcard
Unsportsmanlike conduct
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
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| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6.20 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7.05 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.47 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 7.28 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.43 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.83 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 7.12 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.73 | |
| 82 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6.94 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7.55 | |
| 90 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 8.58 | |
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| 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.89 | |
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Before this match
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Arsenal
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Aston Villa
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Arsenal’s ground: 16 previous meetings, 9 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Arsenal’s home games with Aston Villa’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Arsenal
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Aston Villa
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Arsenal
Aston Villa
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.