Aston Villa vs Arsenal

Aston Villa

2 - 1

Arsenal

🕒 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 15

Regular Season Table

Aston Villa 4 · Arsenal 1

Referee Stats

Peter Bankes

22 matches · 3.82 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.82
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	64%
Draws	14%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-15).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Arsenal had the sharper finishing (6-9 shots on target).

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-2-5

Goals For / Against

32 / 22

Avg: 1.68 / 1.16

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-5-3

Goals For / Against

30 / 16

Avg: 1.58 / 0.84

Points

Avg: 2.00

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

2.00

PPG

2.00

1.68

1.58

1.16

0.84

58%

O2.5

47%

53%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

63%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank4th

Arsenal rank1st

Aston Villa points65

Arsenal points85

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.

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.

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

Aston Villa last 5 home

W L W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals12-11

Record3-0-2

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.

Arsenal last 5 away

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals9-4

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home79%

Aston Villa clean sheet at home32%

Arsenal score away89%

Arsenal clean sheet away42%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first53%

Aston Villa win after scoring first90%

Arsenal score first63%

Arsenal win after scoring first83%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 43% · Arsenal 50%

Avg first goal minute: Aston Villa 28.4' · Arsenal 31.9'

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home1.68 vs 1.53

Aston Villa concede at home1.16 vs 1.22

Arsenal score away1.58 vs 1.22

Arsenal concede away0.84 vs 1.53

Aston Villa score 10% above league average, while Arsenal score 29% above league average.

Defensive side: Aston Villa are 5% below league average at home, and Arsenal are 45% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Aston Villa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

61-75 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

397

443

Passes Accurate

325

376

Passes %

82%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Cash

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ E. Eze

1st substitution · For: L. Trossard

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Mikel Merino

2nd substitution · For: V. Gyökeres

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

L. Trossard

Normal Goal

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ O. Watkins

1st substitution · For: D. Malen

72'

72' R. Calafiori

74'

74' B. Saka

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ A. Onana

2nd substitution · For: L. Bogarde

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. McGinn

3rd substitution · For: J. Sancho

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ B. Saka

3rd substitution · For: N. Madueke

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Pau Torres

4th substitution · For: V. Lindelöf

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ R. Calafiori

4th substitution · For: M. Lewis-Skelly

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ M. Cash

5th substitution · For: E. Buendía

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

E. Buendía

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Kamara

Aston Villa vs Arsenal 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Aston Villa beat Arsenal 2-1 on Saturday, 06 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Peter Bankes. It was played at Villa Park.

First half: Aston Villa took the lead at 36' when M. Cash scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 46', with E. Eze replacing L. Trossard. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Mikel Merino replacing V. Gyökeres. Arsenal leveled the score at 52' when L. Trossard scored, making the score 1-1. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 66', with O. Watkins replacing D. Malen. R. Calafiori received a yellow card for Arsenal at 72'. B. Saka received a yellow card for Arsenal at 74'. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 75', with A. Onana replacing L. Bogarde. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 75', with J. McGinn replacing J. Sancho. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 79', with B. Saka replacing N. Madueke. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 86', with Pau Torres replacing V. Lindelöf. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 86', with R. Calafiori replacing M. Lewis-Skelly. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 87', with M. Cash replacing E. Buendía. Aston Villa took the lead at 90' when E. Buendía scored, with the assist credited to B. Kamara, making the score 2-1.

Aston Villa used 5 substitutions while Arsenal used 4 substitutions. Arsenal got 2 yellow cards.