Arsenal FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2021-22

Arsenal FC

3 – 1

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Aston Villa FC

Fri 22 Oct 2021 · 19:00 UTC Emirates Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 2' Ollie Watkins

Y 27' Tyrone Mings

Y 32' John McGinn

Albert Sambi Lokonga 45' Y

Y 61' Matt Targett

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 66' Y

Y 84' Douglas Luiz

Overview

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Arsenal FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal FC 5 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Aston Villa FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Salisbury
Referee Peter Kirkup
Referee Daniel Robathan
Referee Craig Pawson
Referee Richard West
Referee Michael Oliver

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Arsenal FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Aston Villa FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-22 Arsenal FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC 2021-02-06 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Arsenal FC 2020-11-08 Arsenal FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC 2020-07-21 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Arsenal FC 2019-09-22 Arsenal FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Arsenal FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	Aston Villa FC	H	3–1	W
18 Oct	Crystal Palace FC	H	2–2	D
02 Oct	CA Huracan	A	0–1	L
02 Oct	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	0–0	D
26 Sep	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	3–1	W
18 Sep	Burnley FC	A	1–0	W

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	Arsenal FC	A	1–3	L
16 Oct	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	2–3	L
03 Oct	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–2	L
25 Sep	Manchester United FC	A	1–0	W
18 Sep	Everton FC	H	3–0	W
11 Sep	Chelsea FC	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

Arsenal FC		Aston Villa FC
#2	Position	#16
12	Points	4
5	Played	5
4 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 3
8	Scored	4
4	Conceded	9
+4	GD	-5
2.40	PPG	0.80
80%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

Arsenal FC are 2nd (12 pts). Aston Villa FC are 16th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Arsenal FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

4/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Aston Villa FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Arsenal FC

Bukayo Saka	3 G
Martin Odegaard	2 G
Kai Havertz	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Aston Villa FC kicks off things out of here…
2' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ollie Watkins on 2.
7' Aston Villa FC is showing some good football. However, Aston Villa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
12' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Emiliano Martinez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
17' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
22' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
23' Thomas Partey puts Arsenal FC on the lead.
27' Tyrone Mings picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
32' The referee calls foul for John McGinn. He receives a Yellow card.
37' It’s high time Arteta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' Jacob Ramsey is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aston Villa FC so far.
45' The referee calls foul for Albert Sambi Lokonga. He receives a Yellow card.
46' The supporters are chanting for Leon Bailey. He replaces Axel Tuanzebe on 46 minute.
51' What a moment for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
56' Brilliant from the ! Emile Smith Rowe makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 56.
61' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
66' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
68' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Alexandre Lacazette is replaced by Martin Odegaard on 68 minute.
73' Ainsley Maitland-Niles has so much to prove this time. He replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga on 73 minute.
77' Aston Villa FC ring the changes. Danny Ings has done his job and it is now time for Anwar El Ghazi to step up.
82' The deadlock is broken! Jacob Ramsey gets on the scoresheet on 82 minutes.
84' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Douglas Luiz on 84 minutes.
89' With 0 assists to his name this season, Danny Ings is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Aston Villa FC.
90' Martinelli gets the nod from Arsenal FC. He replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and will look to change the dynamic.
With this win, Arsenal FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Alexandre Lacazette ↓ Martin Odegaard 68'
14
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ↓ Martinelli 90'
10
Emile Smith Rowe
32
Aaron Ramsdale
6
Gabriel Magalhaes
5
Thomas Partey
18
Takehiro Tomiyasu
23
Albert Sambi Lokonga ↓ Ainsley Maitland-Niles 73'
4
Ben White
7
Bukayo Saka
20
Nuno Tavares

Bench

Coach Arteta

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ollie Watkins	5
Bukayo Saka	3
John McGinn	3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	2
Gabriel Jesus	2
Martinelli	2
Thomas Partey	2
Thomas Partey	1

Head to Head

Arsenal FC Form

2021-10-22 Arsenal FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC W 2021-10-18 Arsenal FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC D 2021-10-02 CA Huracan 1–0 Arsenal FC L 2021-10-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Arsenal FC D 2021-09-26 Arsenal FC 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2021-09-18 Burnley FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W

Aston Villa FC Form

2021-10-22 Arsenal FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC L 2021-10-16 Aston Villa FC 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2021-10-03 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2021-09-25 Manchester United FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2021-09-18 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Everton FC W 2021-09-11 Chelsea FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.17 Arsenal FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.89 Aston Villa FC xG

I would bet for: Arsenal FC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Arsenal FC62% Draw22% Aston Villa FC16%

Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Aston Villa FC

38%

Arsenal FC or Aston Villa FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Arsenal FC47% Draw41% Aston Villa FC12%

Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.9%

1 – 1

9.8%

1 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.5%

3 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

4.2%

1 – 2

3.9%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap	Arsenal FC covers	Push	Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	20%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	23%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.