Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal (Dec 6, 2025)

AVL

ARS

36'

Matty Cash

HT 1-0

45'

Viktor Gyökeres

Mikel Merino

45'

Leandro Trossard

Eberechi Eze

52'

Leandro Trossard

66'

Donyell Malen

Ollie Watkins

72'

Riccardo Calafiori

74'

Bukayo Saka

75'

Jadon Sancho

John McGinn

75'

Lamar Bogarde

Amadou Onana

79'

Noni Madueke

Bukayo Saka

86'

Myles Lewis-Skelly

Riccardo Calafiori

86'

Gabriel Martinelli

Leandro Trossard

86'

Victor Nilsson-Lindelöf

Pau Torres

87'

Emiliano Buendía

Matty Cash

90'

+5

Emiliano Buendía

FT 2-1

AVL

Team Stats

ARS

Possession

47%

53%

2.40

xG

1.85

15 (6)

Shots (On Target)

15 (9)

43

Touches in Opp Box

32

3

Corners

3

Top Performers

Rating

8.7

Buendía

AVL

xG

0.94

Watkins

AVL

Chances Created

4

Saka

ARS

Take-ons

3

Watkins

AVL

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	22	15	5	2	26	50
2	Man City	22	13	4	5	24	43
3	Aston Villa	22	13	4	5	8	43
4	Liverpool	22	10	6	6	4	36
5	Man United	22	9	8	5	6	35
6	Chelsea	22	9	7	6	12	34
7	Brentford	22	10	3	9	5	33
8	Newcastle	22	9	6	7	5	33
9	Sunderland	22	8	9	5	0	33
10	Everton	22	9	5	8	-1	32
11	Fulham	22	9	4	9	-1	31
12	Brighton	21	7	8	6	3	29
13	Crystal Palace	22	7	7	8	-2	28
14	Tottenham	22	7	6	9	2	27
15	Bournemouth	21	6	8	7	-6	26
16	Leeds	22	6	7	9	-7	25
17	Nottm Forest	22	6	4	12	-13	22
18	West Ham	22	4	5	13	-20	17
19	Burnley	22	3	5	14	-19	14
20	Wolves	22	1	5	16	-26	8

Game Summary

Aston Villa emerged victorious over Arsenal, 2 to 1, in the Premier League on December 6.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 15

December 6, 2025

Villa Park

Birmingham, England

10° C

Referee Peter Bankes

Assistant Ref Eddie Smart

Assistant Ref Blake Antrobus

Fourth Official Adam Herczeg

Video Referee Darren England

AVL

4-2-3-1

7.5

Martínez

22

5.9

Maatsen

14

86'

6.2

Torres

4

6.9

Konsa

2

87'

7.4

Cash

75'

6.5

Onana

44

7.8

Kamara

6.0

Rogers

8

6.3

Tielemans

7

75'

5.9

McGinn

66'

6.7

Watkins

7.0

Raya

86'

5.6

Calafiori

6.5

Hincapié

6.6

Timber

7.3

White

8.3

Rice

6.6

Zubimendi

7.5

Ødegaard

45'

6.3

Eze

45'

6.5

Merino

79'

6.6

Saka

ARS

4-3-3

AVL

Managers

ARS

Unai Emery

Arteta

AVL

Substitutes

ARS

5.7

17

Malen

66'

6.2

14

Gyökeres

45'

7.1

19

Sancho

75'

7.8

19

Trossard

45'

86'

6.7

26

Bogarde

75'

5.9

20

Madueke

79'

6.7

3

Nilsson-Lindelöf

86'

6.6

11

Martinelli

86'

8.7

10

Buendía

87'

6.1

49

Lewis-Skelly

86'

40

Bizot

13

Arrizabalaga

12

Digne

16

Nørgaard

53

Hemmings

22

Nwaneri

16

García

89

Salmon

1'

B. White is caught offside.

9'

M. Ødegaard made a shot on target.

10'

O. Watkins made a shot on target.

14'

B. Saka made a shot on target.

14'

B. Saka misses the shot.

17'

B. Saka made a shot on target.

22'

M. Ødegaard is caught offside.

22'

M. Rogers commits a foul.

25'

B. Saka commits a foul.

26'

M. Cash takes a corner.

26'

E. Konsa commits a foul.

28'

M. Cash made a shot on target.

29'

J. McGinn takes a corner.

29'

M. Rogers commits a foul.

31'

A. Onana commits a foul.

32'

Y. Tielemans commits a foul.

34'

O. Watkins made a shot on target.

35'

E. Eze commits a foul.

36'

M. Cash scores a goal.

40'

M. Cash takes a corner.

42'

B. White made a shot on target.

44'

D. Rice made a shot on target.

45'

I. Maatsen commits a foul.

45'

V. Gyökeres enters the game. M. Merino leaves the game.

45'

L. Trossard enters the game. E. Eze leaves the game.

46'

J. McGinn commits a foul.

47'

B. Saka takes a corner.

48'

L. Trossard made a shot on target.

50'

M. Rogers commits a foul.

50'

L. Trossard misses the shot.

52'

L. Trossard scores a goal.

55'

O. Watkins made a shot on target.

56'

J. Timber commits a foul.

61'

I. Maatsen misses the shot.

63'

M. Zubimendi commits a foul.

65'

O. Watkins made a shot on target.

66'

M. Ødegaard is caught offside.

66'

D. Malen enters the game. O. Watkins leaves the game.

67'

M. Ødegaard made a shot on target.

68'

D. Rice misses the shot.

69'

M. Ødegaard made a shot on target.

70'

D. Rice takes a corner.

70'

B. Saka made a shot on target.

70'

J. Timber misses the shot.

71'

R. Calafiori commits a foul.

72'

R. Calafiori receives a yellow card.

73'

M. Cash commits a foul.

74'

B. Saka commits a foul.

74'

B. Saka receives a yellow card.

75'

J. Sancho enters the game. J. McGinn leaves the game.

75'

L. Bogarde enters the game. A. Onana leaves the game.

76'

B. Saka commits a foul.

78'

D. Malen misses the shot.

79'

N. Madueke enters the game. B. Saka leaves the game.

82'

M. Rogers made a shot on target.

85'

D. Rice takes a corner.

86'

M. Lewis-Skelly enters the game. R. Calafiori leaves the game.

86'

G. Martinelli enters the game. L. Trossard leaves the game.

86'

V. Nilsson-Lindelöf enters the game. P. Torres leaves the game.

87'

E. Buendía enters the game. M. Cash leaves the game.

88'

Y. Tielemans made a shot on target.

88'

E. Buendía made a shot on target.

88'

G. Martinelli commits a foul.

90'

I. Maatsen commits a foul.

90'

N. Madueke misses the shot.

90'

Y. Tielemans made a shot on target.

90'

E. Buendía made a shot on target.

90'

B. Kamara made a shot on target.

90'

E. Buendía scores a goal.

All

1st

2nd

AVL

Attacking Stats

ARS

Possession

47%

53%

2.40

xG | Expand

1.85

15

Shots

15

6

Shots on Target

9

Shots off Target

6

7

Shots Blocked

1

0

Hit Woodwork

0

4

Big Chances Missed

3

575

Touches

642

43

Touches in Opp Box

32

7/14 (50%)

Take-ons

6/12 (50%)

3

Corners

3

AVL

Passing Stats

ARS

1.05

xA | Expand

0.96

2

Big Chances Created

3

9

Chances Created

10

326/397 (82%)

Passes

379/446 (85%)

8

Key Passes

10

56

Long Ball Passes

42

126

Final Third Passes

151

1/13 (8%)

Crosses

4/16 (25%)

0/3 (0%)

Through Balls

0/0 (0%)

0

Offsides

3

AVL

Defending Stats

ARS

13

Tackles

20

10

Tackles Won

11

0

Last Man Tackles

0

5

Interceptions

10

26

Clearances

25

44

Recoveries

51

2

Errors Leading to Shot

1

Errors Leading to Goal

0

Penalties Conceded

0

7

Goalkeeper Saves

4

AVL

Other Stats

ARS

0

Yellow Cards

2

0

Red Cards

0

10

Fouls

8

35

Duels Won

47

7

Aerials Won

11

3

Corners Won

3

129

Possessions Lost

114

13

Times Dispossessed

7

AVL

ARS

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Shots on Target	xG
Emiliano Buendía E. Buendía #10	8.7	4	1	0	1	0.51
Boubacar Kamara B. Kamara #44	7.8	90	0	1	0	0.09
Matty Cash M. Cash #2	7.4	86	1	0	1	0.23
Jadon Sancho J. Sancho #19	7.1	16	0	0	0	0.00
Ezri Konsa E. Konsa #4	6.9	90	0	0	0	0.00
Victor Nilsson-Lindelöf V. Nilsson-Lindelöf #3	6.7	5	0	0	0	0.00
Ollie Watkins O. Watkins #11	6.7	65	0	0	2	0.94
Lamar Bogarde L. Bogarde #26	6.7	16	0	0	0	0.00
Amadou Onana A. Onana #24	6.5	74	0	0	0	0.00
Youri Tielemans Y. Tielemans #8	6.3	90	0	0	1	0.35
Pau Torres P. Torres #14	6.2	85	0	0	0	0.00
Morgan Rogers M. Rogers #27	6.0	90	0	0	1	0.04
Ian Maatsen I. Maatsen #22	5.9	90	0	0	0	0.05
John McGinn J. McGinn #7	5.9	74	0	0	0	0.00
Donyell Malen D. Malen	5.7	25	0	0	0	0.19