Aston Villa 2:1 Arsenal

Aston Villa beat Arsenal 2:1 in the Premier League Regular Season 15 at Villa Park on 6 December 2025, with the half time score at 1:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Aston Villa

2 : 1

HT 1 : 0

Arsenal

6 December 2025
Kickoff: 12:30 UTC
Venue: Villa Park | Birmingham
Referee: P. Bankes

Form and Table

Aston Villa 4th 65 pts WinWinDrawLossLoss
Arsenal 1st 85 pts WinWinWinWinWin

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Aston Villa

A. Garcia Questionable | Muscle Injury
O. Watkins Questionable | Injury
H. Elliott Questionable | Illness
H. Elliott Questionable | Illness
P. Torres Questionable | Calf Injury
A. Garcia Questionable | Injury
T. Mings Questionable | Ankle Injury
J. Sancho Questionable | Illness

Arsenal

M. Odegaard Questionable | Knee Injury
B. White Questionable | Injury
K. Havertz Questionable | Muscle Injury
R. Calafiori Questionable | Muscle Injury
P. Hincapie Questionable | Injury
R. Calafiori Questionable | Injury
C. Mosquera Questionable | Ankle Injury
W. Saliba Questionable | Injury

Match Events

Aston Villa: M. CashGoal
36'
46'
Arsenal: V. GyökeresSubstitution | Off: M. Merino
46'
Arsenal: L. TrossardSubstitution | Off: E. Eze
52'
Arsenal: L. TrossardGoal
Aston Villa: D. MalenSubstitution | Off: O. Watkins
66'
72'
Arsenal: Riccardo CalafioriYellow Card | Foul
74'
Arsenal: Bukayo SakaYellow Card | Argument
Aston Villa: L. BogardeSubstitution | Off: A. Onana
75'
Aston Villa: J. SanchoSubstitution | Off: J. McGinn
75'
79'
Arsenal: N. MaduekeSubstitution | Off: B. Saka
Aston Villa: V. LindelofSubstitution | Off: P. Torres
86'
86'
Arsenal: G. MartinelliSubstitution
86'
Arsenal: M. Lewis-SkellySubstitution | Off: R. Calafiori
Aston Villa: E. BuendiaSubstitution | Off: M. Cash
87'
Aston Villa: E. BuendiaGoal | Assist: B. Kamara
90'

Match Stats

Aston Villa
Arsenal

47% Ball Possession 53%

2.16 Expected Goals 1.92

15 Total Shots 15

6 Shots on Goal 9

2 Shots off Goal 5

7 Blocked Shots 1

13 Shots Inside Box 9

2 Shots Outside Box 6

3 Corner Kicks 3

0 Offsides 3

10 Fouls 8

0 Yellow Cards 2

Red Cards

7 Goalkeeper Saves 4

397 Total Passes 443

325 Accurate Passes 376

82% Pass Accuracy 85%

-0.01 Goals Prevented -0.01

Lineups

Aston Villa

Formation: 4-2-3-1

E. Martinez

I. Maatsen P. Torres E. Konsa M. Cash

A. Onana B. Kamara

M. Rogers Y. Tielemans J. McGinn

O. Watkins

Substitutes

40 | M. Bizot | G
3 | V. Lindelof | D
17 | D. Malen | F
26 | L. Bogarde | M
12 | L. Digne | D
10 | E. Buendia | M
19 | J. Sancho | F
53 | G. Hemmings | M
16 | A. Garcia | D

Coach: Unai Emery

Arsenal

Formation: 4-3-3

D. Raya

R. Calafiori P. Hincapie J. Timber B. White

D. Rice M. Zubimendi M. Odegaard

E. Eze M. Merino B. Saka

Substitutes

13 | K. Arrizabalaga | G
14 | V. Gyökeres | F
20 | N. Madueke | F
11 | G. Martinelli | F
22 | E. Nwaneri | M
49 | M. Lewis-Skelly | D
89 | M. Salmon | D
16 | C. Norgaard | M
19 | L. Trossard | F

Coach: Mikel Arteta

Player Ratings: Top 5

Aston Villa
Player	Minutes	Rating
Matty Cash	87	7.9
Boubacar Kamara	90	7.7
Emiliano Martínez	90	7.7
Emiliano Buendía	9	7.6
Jadon Sancho	15	7.3

Arsenal
Player	Minutes	Rating
Leandro Trossard	41	7.6
Ben White	90	7.3
David Raya	90	7.2
Piero Hincapié	90	7.0
Declan Rice	90	7.0

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC