Arsenal vs Aston Villa

Arsenal

4 - 1

Aston Villa

🕒 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:15 Europe/London 📍 Emirates Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Darren England 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Arsenal 1 · Aston Villa 4

Referee Stats

Darren England

23 matches · 3.78 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.78
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.22
Over 4.5 cards	39%
Home wins	43%
Draws	26%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Arsenal outshot their opponent (22-11).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Arsenal had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Arsenal (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-2-2

Goals For / Against

41 / 11

Avg: 2.16 / 0.58

Points

Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Aston Villa (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 27

Avg: 1.26 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.47

PPG

1.42

2.16

1.26

0.58

1.42

58%

O2.5

47%

42%

BTTS

63%

Score 1st

16%

League-position context

Arsenal rank1st

Aston Villa rank4th

Arsenal points85

Aston Villa points65

Arsenal: #1 · 85 pts · GD +44

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 32 pts above the play-off edge. 44 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Aston Villa: #4 · 65 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

20-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Arsenal last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals8-2

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Aston Villa last 5 away

W D L D L

Points5/15

Weighted index47

Goals6-8

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Arsenal score at home95%

Arsenal clean sheet at home58%

Aston Villa score away68%

Aston Villa clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Arsenal score first63%

Arsenal win after scoring first100%

Aston Villa score first16%

Aston Villa win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Arsenal 50% · Aston Villa 57%

Avg first goal minute: Arsenal 33.4' · Aston Villa 36.0'

Vs league average

Arsenal score at home2.16 vs 1.53

Arsenal concede at home0.58 vs 1.22

Aston Villa score away1.26 vs 1.22

Aston Villa concede away1.42 vs 1.53

Arsenal score 41% above league average, while Aston Villa score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Arsenal are 53% below league average at home, and Aston Villa are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Arsenal goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 10

46-60 7

0-15 4

61-75 4

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

Aston Villa goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

16-30 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

61-75 6

31-45 5

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

351

416

Passes Accurate

302

362

Passes %

86%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

45+1'

45+1' Mikel Merino

45+2'

45+2' M. Rogers

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Onana

1st substitution · For: J. McGinn

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Gabriel Magalhães

Normal Goal

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Martín Zubimendi

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Ødegaard

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ E. Buendía

2nd substitution · For: Andrés García

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ J. Sancho

3rd substitution · For: D. Malen

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

L. Trossard

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Timber

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ VAR

L. Trossard

Goal confirmed

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Mikel Merino

1st substitution · For: C. Nørgaard

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ V. Gyökeres

2nd substitution · For: Gabriel Jesus

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Gabriel Magalhães

3rd substitution · For: M. Lewis-Skelly

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 5-0

Gabriel Jesus

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Trossard

79'

79' Gabriel Jesus

81'

81' L. Bogarde

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Y. Tielemans

4th substitution · For: George Hemmings

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ M. Rogers

5th substitution · For: J. Jimoh

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ J. Timber

4th substitution · For: B. White

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ B. Saka

5th substitution · For: N. Madueke

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 5-1

O. Watkins

Normal Goal

90+7'

90+7' O. Watkins

Arsenal vs Aston Villa 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 4-1 on Tuesday, 30 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Darren England. It was played at Emirates Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Mikel Merino received a yellow card for Arsenal at 45+1'. M. Rogers received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 45+2'.

Second half: Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Onana replacing J. McGinn. Arsenal took the lead at 48' when Gabriel Magalhães scored, making the score 1-0. Arsenal extended the lead at 52' when Martín Zubimendi scored, with the assist credited to M. Ødegaard, making the score 2-0. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 61', with E. Buendía replacing Andrés García. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 61', with J. Sancho replacing D. Malen. Arsenal extended the lead at 69' when L. Trossard scored, with the assist credited to J. Timber, making the score 3-0. VAR intervened at 72' for Arsenal (Goal confirmed). Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 73', with Mikel Merino replacing C. Nørgaard. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 77', with V. Gyökeres replacing Gabriel Jesus. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Gabriel Magalhães replacing M. Lewis-Skelly. Arsenal extended the lead at 78' when Gabriel Jesus scored, with the assist credited to L. Trossard, making the score 5-0. Gabriel Jesus received a yellow card for Arsenal at 79'. L. Bogarde received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 81'. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 82', with Y. Tielemans replacing George Hemmings. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 82', with M. Rogers replacing J. Jimoh. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 83', with J. Timber replacing B. White. Arsenal made their 5th substitution at 83', with B. Saka replacing N. Madueke. Aston Villa scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when O. Watkins scored, making the score 5-1. O. Watkins received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 90+7'.

Arsenal used 5 substitutions while Aston Villa used 5 substitutions. Arsenal got 2 yellow cards, while Aston Villa got 3 yellow cards.