Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal — Premier League, 6 Dec 2025
Aston Villa beat Arsenal 2-1 in the Premier League on 6 December 2025 at Villa Park, Birmingham. Matthew Cash, Leandro Trossard, Emiliano Buendía got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Aston Villa have won 2 and Arsenal 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-036'
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 1-152'
- 66'
- 72'
- 74'Argument
- 75'
- 75'out: J. Sancho
- 79'
- 86'
- 86'—out: G. Martinelli
- 86'
- 87'
- 2-190'assist: Boubacar Kamara
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Aston Villa
- 7.9Matthew CashD
- 7.7Emiliano MartínezG
- 7.7Boubacar KamaraM
- 7.6Emiliano BuendíaM
- 7.3Jadon SanchoF
- 6.9Morgan RogersM
- 6.9Oliver WatkinsF
- 6.9Pau TorresD
- 6.7Ezri KonsaD
- 6.7John McGinnM
- 6.6Lamare BogardeM
- 6.6Victor LindelöfD
- 6.5Ian MaatsenD
- 6.3Youri TielemansM
- 6.2Amadou OnanaM
- 6.0Donyell MalenF
Arsenal
- 7.6Leandro TrossardF
- 7.3Benjamin WhiteD
- 7.2David RayaG
- 7.0Piero HincapiéD
- 7.0Declan RiceM
- 6.9Martín ZubimendiM
- 6.9Martin ØdegaardM
- 6.7Viktor GyökeresF
- 6.7Noni MaduekeF
- 6.6Jurriën TimberD
- 6.5Riccardo CalafioriD
- 6.3Eberechi EzeF
- 6.3Bukayo SakaF
- 6.3Gabriel MartinelliF
- 6.2Mikel MerinoF
- 6.2Myles Lewis-SkellyD
Line-ups
Arsenal4-3-3
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 19J. Sancho75'F7.3
- 17Donyell Malen66'F6.0
- 3Victor Lindelöf86'D6.6
- 12Lucas DigneD
- 10Emiliano Buendía90'87'M7.6
- 40Marco BizotG
- 26Lamare Bogarde75'M6.6
- 53G. HemmingsM
- 16A. GarciaD
ArsenalMikel Arteta
Substitutes
- 19Leandro Trossard52'46'F7.6
- 13K. ArrizabalagaG
- 14Viktor Gyökeres46'F6.7
- 16Christian NørgaardM
- 11G. Martinelli86'F6.3
- 20N. Madueke79'F6.7
- 22Ethan NwaneriM
- 49Myles Lewis-Skelly86'D6.2
- 89Marli SalmonD
Team statistics
47%Possession53%
2.16Expected goals (xG)1.92
15Total shots15
6Shots on target9
2Shots off target5
7Blocked shots1
3Corners3
0Offsides3
10Fouls8
0Yellow cards2
7Goalkeeper saves4
-0.01Goals prevented-0.01
397Total passes443
325Accurate passes376
82%Pass accuracy85%
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Cash | 87 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Emiliano Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Boubacar Kamara | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.6 |
| Jadon Sancho | 15 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Morgan Rogers | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Oliver Watkins | 66 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Pau Torres | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ezri Konsa | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| John McGinn | 75 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Lamare Bogarde | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Victor Lindelöf | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ian Maatsen | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Youri Tielemans | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Amadou Onana | 75 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Donyell Malen | 24 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Arsenal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leandro Trossard | 41 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 7.6 |
| Benjamin White | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| David Raya | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Piero Hincapié | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Declan Rice | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Martín Zubimendi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Martin Ødegaard | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Noni Madueke | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jurriën Timber | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Eberechi Eze | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Bukayo Saka | 79 | – | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Mikel Merino | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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