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Arsenal vs Aston Villa Statistics and Results

Arsenal FC

Arsenal FC

Gabriel Magalhães  48'
Martín Zubimendi 52'
Leandro Trossard 69'
Gabriel Jesus   78'
4-1
Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa FC

Ollie Watkins 90'+4
Emirates Stadium • 30 Dec 2025

Key Takeaways

AI-generated summary based on match data

  • 1

    Arsenal FC secured a 4-1 victory at home.

  • 2

    An entertaining match with 5 goals scored.

  • 3

    A crucial top-four clash with significant implications for both sides.

Match Summary

Arsenal delivered a dominant performance at the Emirates Stadium, securing a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Aston Villa. The Gunners controlled possession throughout and converted their chances with clinical efficiency, demonstrating why they sit top of the Premier League table.

AI Match Recap

Short analysis from SportsPundit's AI commentators

Key Moments

Mikel Merino

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45'+1
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Morgan Rogers

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45'+2
Half Time
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John McGinn

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46'
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Amadou Onana

Sub Out
46'

Gabriel Magalhães 

Goal1–0
48'

Martín Zubimendi

Goal2–0
52'
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Andrés García 

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61'
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Emiliano Buendía

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61'
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Donyell Malen

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61'
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Jadon Sancho

Sub Out
61'

Leandro Trossard

Goal3–0
69'

Christian Nørgaard

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73'

Mikel Merino

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73'

Gabriel Jesus  

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77'

Viktor Gyökeres 

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77'

Myles Lewis-Skelly

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77'

Gabriel Magalhães 

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77'

Gabriel Jesus  

Goal4–0
78'

Gabriel Jesus  

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79'
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Lamare Bogarde

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81'
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George Lawrence Hemmings

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82'
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Youri Tielemans 

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82'
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Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba

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82'
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Morgan Rogers

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82'

Noni Madueke 

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83'

Bukayo Saka

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83'

Ben White

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83'

Jurriën Timber

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Ollie Watkins

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Ollie Watkins

Goal4–1
90'+4

Match Momentum

ArsenalAston Villa
1-15'16-30'31-45'46-60'61-75'76-90'
Arsenal FC

Team Stats

Aston Villa FC
46%Possession54%
22Total Shots11
7Shots on Target3
3Corners3
18Fouls9
4Offsides0
2Yellow Cards3

Formations

ARS4-3-3
4-2-3-1AST

Table Impact

With this result: Arsenal FC win

Arsenal FC+3 pts
1st
4548 pts
Aston Villa FC+0 pts
3rd
3939 pts
Arsenal FC gain 3 points, Aston Villa FC gain nothing
Arsenal FC move 9 points clear of Aston Villa FC
2 places separate the teams in the table

Match Commentary

0' First Half starts.
7' Missed chance. Viktor Gyökeres - Arsenal - shot with the head from the centre of the box is very close to the goal. Assist - Piero Hincapié with a cross.
8' Ezri Konsa - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
8' Fouled by Viktor Gyökeres - Arsenal
9' Fouled by Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal
9' Youri Tielemans - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
11' Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
13' Missed chance. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Ezri Konsa.
15' Shot blocked. Leandro Trossard - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Martin Ødegaard.
16' Fouled by Emiliano Buendía - Aston Villa
16' William Saliba - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
17' Shot blocked. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assist - Jadon Sancho.
18' Missed chance. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the left side of the box missed. Assist - Emiliano Buendía following a fast break.
20' Shot blocked. Jurriën Timber - Arsenal - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Martín Zubimendi.
20' Shot blocked. Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked.
20' Handball by Leandro Trossard - Arsenal
23' New attacking attempt. Leandro Trossard - Arsenal - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner by Emiliano Martínez - Aston Villa Assist - Mikel Merino.
23' Fouled by Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa
23' Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
26' Offside - Arsenal. Mikel Merino is in offside.
27' Delay in match - Arsenal
29' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30' Fouled by Bukayo Saka - Arsenal
30' Morgan Rogers - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
31' Fouled by Amadou Onana - Aston Villa
31' Mikel Merino - Arsenal - won a free kick in attack.
32' Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Leandro Trossard.
33' Fouled by Amadou Onana - Aston Villa
33' Viktor Gyökeres - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
35' Shot blocked. Viktor Gyökeres - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Mikel Merino.
35' Missed chance. Viktor Gyökeres - Arsenal - header inside of six yard box - left side missed to the left. Assist - Leandro Trossard with a cross.
37' Fouled by Bukayo Saka - Arsenal
37' Lucas Digne - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
39' Offside - Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is in offside.
41' Amadou Onana - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
41' Fouled by Mikel Merino - Arsenal
42' Fouled by Leandro Trossard - Arsenal
42' Morgan Rogers - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
43' Emiliano Martínez - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
43' Fouled by Viktor Gyökeres - Arsenal
45' Fouled by Martín Zubimendi - Arsenal
45' Youri Tielemans - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
45' Amadou Onana - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
45' Fouled by Mikel Merino - Arsenal
45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1 Mikel Merino - Arsenal - receive yellow card for a foul.
45'+2 Fouled by Emiliano Buendía - Aston Villa
45'+2 Jurriën Timber - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
45'+2 Morgan Rogers - Aston Villa - receive yellow card.
45'+4 First Half ended - Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 0.
45' Second Half starts Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 0.
45' Substitution - Aston Villa. John McGinn for Amadou Onana - injury.
47' Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
48' Goal! Arsenal 1, Aston Villa 0. Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal - shot with left foot from few metres to the centre of the goal after corner.
51' Fouled by Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal
51' Youri Tielemans - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
52' Goal! Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 0. Martín Zubimendi - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the right corner. Assist - Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
55' Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - won a free kick in attack.
55' Fouled by John McGinn - Aston Villa
56' Emiliano Buendía - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
56' Fouled by Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal
57' Fouled by Piero Hincapié - Arsenal
57' Morgan Rogers - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the right wing.
58' Fouled by Mikel Merino - Arsenal
58' Morgan Rogers - Aston Villa - won a free kick in attack.
59' Shot blocked. Morgan Rogers - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Youri Tielemans.
59' Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
60' Missed chance. Jurriën Timber - Arsenal - shot with right foot inside of six yard box - left side is very close to the goal after corner.
61' Substitution - Aston Villa. Donyell Malen for Jadon Sancho.
61' Substitution - Aston Villa. Andrés García for Emiliano Buendía.
63' Missed chance. Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the right side of the box goes high. Assist - Jurriën Timber.
63' Donyell Malen - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the right wing.
63' Fouled by Leandro Trossard - Arsenal
64' Fouled by Youri Tielemans - Aston Villa
64' Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
65' Offside - Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is in offside.
66' New attacking attempt. Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner by Emiliano Martínez - Aston Villa Assist - Mikel Merino with a head.
66' Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
66' Shot blocked. Jurriën Timber - Arsenal - shot with the head from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assist - Leandro Trossard with a cross.
66' Shot blocked. Martín Zubimendi - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked.
69' Handball by Bukayo Saka - Arsenal
73' Substitution - Arsenal. Christian Nørgaard for Mikel Merino.
75' Shot blocked. Morgan Rogers - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Lucas Digne.
75' Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
76' Delay in match - injury Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal
77' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77' Substitution - Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly for Gabriel Magalhães - injury.
77' Substitution - Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus for Viktor Gyökeres.
78' Goal! Arsenal 4, Aston Villa 0. Gabriel Jesus - Arsenal - shot with right foot from outside the box to the right corner. Assist - Leandro Trossard.
80' Gabriel Jesus - Arsenal - receive yellow card for excessive celebration.
80' Missed chance. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is very close to the goal. Assist - Martin Ødegaard.
81' Missed chance. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with the head from few metres missed.
81' Shot blocked. Jurriën Timber - Arsenal - shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the right is blocked. Assist - Bukayo Saka.
81' Fouled by Lamare Bogarde - Aston Villa
81' Martín Zubimendi - Arsenal - won a free kick in attack.
81' Lamare Bogarde - Aston Villa - receive yellow card for a foul.
82' Substitution - Aston Villa. George Hemmings for Youri Tielemans.
82' Substitution - Aston Villa. Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba for Morgan Rogers.
83' Substitution - Arsenal. Ben White for Jurriën Timber.
83' Substitution - Arsenal. Noni Madueke for Bukayo Saka.
84' Offside - Arsenal. Ben White is in offside.
87' Fouled by Martín Zubimendi - Arsenal
87' Lamare Bogarde - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
90' Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
90'+2 Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - hits the right post with a shot with the head from the centre of the box. Assist - Lucas Digne with a cross.
90'+2 New attacking attempt. John McGinn - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from few metres is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal by David Raya - Arsenal
90'+4 New attacking attempt. Donyell Malen - Aston Villa - shot with right foot inside of six yard box - left side is saved in the left corner by David Raya - Arsenal
90'+4 Donyell Malen - Aston Villa - hits the left post with a shot with right foot inside of six yard box - left side.
90'+4 Goal! Arsenal 4, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from few metres to the centre of the goal.
90'+5 Missed chance. Leandro Trossard - Arsenal - shot with right foot inside of six yard box - left side missed. Assist - Noni Madueke with a cross.
90'+5 Shot blocked. Martín Zubimendi - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Leandro Trossard.
90'+5 Missed chance. Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Martín Zubimendi.
90'+5 New attacking attempt. Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner by Emiliano Martínez - Aston Villa Assist - Ben White.
90'+6 Fouled by Martín Zubimendi - Arsenal
90'+6 John McGinn - Aston Villa - won a free kick in attack.
90'+7 Fouled by Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa
90'+7 Piero Hincapié - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
90'+7 Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - receive yellow card.
90'+8 Fouled by Gabriel Jesus - Arsenal
90'+8 Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
90'+8 Shot blocked. Donyell Malen - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - John McGinn.
90'+9 Second Half ended - Arsenal 4, Aston Villa 1.
0' Thats all. Game finished - Arsenal 4, Aston Villa 1.

Starting Lineups

Substitutes

13. Kepa Arrizabalaga, 4. Ben White, 49. Myles Lewis-Skelly, 16. Christian Nørgaard, 20. Noni Madueke, 9. Gabriel Jesus, 10. Eberechi Eze, 11. Gabriel Martinelli, 29. Kai Havertz
40. Marco Bizot, 64. James Wright, 22. Ian Maatsen, 16. Andrés García, 7. John McGinn, 14. Donyell Malen, 20. Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba, 53. George Lawrence Hemmings, 56. Leon George Routh

Head-to-Head History

Arsenal FC

Arsenal FC

5 wins

VS

Aston Villa FC

4 wins

Aston Villa FC
50%10% Draws40%

Based on 10 meetings

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