Arsenal vs Aston Villa, 2023-24 English Premier League

Arsenal stutter in title race after 2-0 loss to Villa

Arsenal were stunned by two late Aston Villa goals as they lost 2-0 at home on Sunday to hand the initiative in the Premier League title race to defending champions Manchester City.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 1': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
• 5': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 5': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
• 6': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
• 6': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 7': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
• 7': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 9': Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 9': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
• 11': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
• 14': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
• 14': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 16': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a through ball.
• 18': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
• 20': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
• 21': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
• 22': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 22': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
• 23': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
• 24': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White.
• 25': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pau Torres.
• 29': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
• 34': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
• 34': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 35': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
• 36': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 36': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
• 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 38': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
• 38': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kai Havertz with a cross.
• 39': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
• 40': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
• 40': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
• 40': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
• 41': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben White.
• 44': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
• 45': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
• 45': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 45': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
• 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 45'+3': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
• 45'+3': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 0.
• 49': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 49': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
• 50': Hand ball by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
• 51': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 51': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
• 51': Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 54': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
• 54': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
• 55': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
• 58': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 58': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
• 60': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pau Torres.
• 60': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
• 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Moussa Diaby.
• 61': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben White.
• 62': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box following a corner.
• 63': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
• 63': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 63': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
• 64': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
• 64': Offside, Arsenal. Ben White is caught offside.
• 65': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Declan Rice.
• 66': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
• 66': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 66': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
• 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Ben White.
• 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
• 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 69': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
• 70': Dangerous play by William Saliba (Arsenal).
• 70': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 72': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 72': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
• 74': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
• 74': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Declan Rice.
• 75': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kai Havertz.
• 78': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
• 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Martin Ødegaard.
• 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Gabriel Jesus.
• 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Nicolò Zaniolo because of an injury.
• 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 83': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Bukayo Saka.
• 84': Goal! Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 1. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
• 86': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
• 87': Goal! Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball following a fast break.
• 87': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
• 90'+2': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
• 90'+2': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+4': Offside, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey is caught offside.
• 90'+5': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
• 90'+6': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
• 90'+6': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 90'+7': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
• 90'+7': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+8': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+8': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
• 90'+9': Second Half ends, Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 2.
• 0': Match ends, Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 2.