[Match Thread] Arsenal vs Aston Villa

Arsenal Starting 11 Raya; Partey, Timber, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Rice, Merino; Martinelli, Havertz, Trossard

Aston Villa Starting 11 Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen; Kamara, Onana; Rogers, Tielemans, Ramsey; Watkins

Arsenal Subs Neto, Kiwior, Sterling, Tierney, Zinchenko, Kacurri, Kabia, Jorginho, Butler-Oyedeji

Aston Villa Subs Olsen, Gauci, Malen, Nedeljkovic, Duran, Digne, Buendia, Bogarde, Bailey

Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa

In our previous fixture this season we lost 2-0 to Arsenal at Villa Park, Trossard and Partey scored in the second half.

Match Events

Kick off!

19 min: Maatsen booked for fouling Martinelli

30 min: Arteta booked for complaining on the touch line

34 min: Martinelli score… Trossard crosses the ball in and Martinelli gets ahead of Maatsen to strike it towards Martinez. Martinez does save the shot, but it still curls towards the goal, and as Martinez palms it away from goal. Ref calls it as it did cross the line.

36 min: Onana is now injured and is off for Bogarde. Interesting

Half time. Arsenal lead 1-0

Digne is coming on for Maatsen

55 min: Havertz scores… Trossard beats Cash out wide, swings in a cross and Havertz gets ahead of Mings in the box and slots it in. Comes off Martinez but he had no chance really

59 min: TIELEMANS! Digne whips in an amazing cross, Tielemans dives in and heads into the bottom right corner.

67 min: WATKINS! This time Cash crosses in from a similar position, it goes over Bogarde and Havertz and the Watkins is behind them who volleys it in past Raya

77 min: Kamara booked for stepping on Merino

78 min: Duran on for Watkins

81 min: Martinelli replaced by Sterling

83 min: Bailey off for Ramsey

87 min: Merino scores… he strikes a volley, but it comes off Havertz which changes the direction and fools Martinez.

But hang on. VAR rule it off as it comes of the hand of Havertz

93 min: Sterling is booked for fouling Duran