Saturday , 14 November 2026

Aston Villa FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Aston Villa FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 17:30 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'
John McGinn 7' 1–0
Y 28' Oleksandr Zinchenko
Lucas Digne 53' Y
Douglas Luiz 62' Y
John McGinn 73' Y
Y 77' Declan Rice
Diego Carlos 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Assistant 1 Darren Cann
  • Assistant 2 James Mainwaring
5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

6
1
7
Aston Villa FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-09 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Arsenal FC 2022-08-31 Arsenal FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2022-03-19 Aston Villa FC 0–1 Arsenal FC 2021-10-22 Arsenal FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC 2021-02-06 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Arsenal FC H 1–0 W
06 Dec Manchester City FC H 1–0 W
03 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 2–2 D
26 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–1 W
12 Nov Fulham FC H 3–1 W
05 Nov Nottingham Forest FC A 0–2 L
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Aston Villa FC A 0–1 L
05 Dec Luton Town FC A 4–3 W
02 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
29 Nov Racing Club de Lens H 6–0 W
25 Nov Brentford FC A 1–0 W
11 Nov Burnley FC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC Arsenal FC
#10 Position #1
13 Points 27
10 Played 10
3 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 9 / 0 / 1
14 Scored 15
17 Conceded 5
-3 GD +10
1.30 PPG 2.70
30% Win % 90%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season
70% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Aston Villa FC are 10th (13 pts). Arsenal FC are 1st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/–
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Arsenal FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
4/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
Nicolas Jackson 6 G 1 A
Johan Manzambi 2 G 3 A
Alysson 2 G
Arsenal FC
Martin Odegaard 3 G
Kai Havertz 3 G
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Bruno Guimaraes 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Villa Park will turn into a battlefield for Aston Villa FC and Arsenal FC.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 7' John McGinn makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Aston Villa FC are in front.
  • 12' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 17' Arsenal FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 22' Pau Torres, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 27' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' The referee calls foul for Oleksandr Zinchenko. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 33' Arsenal FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Bukayo Saka scoring 1 goals.
  • 38' Bukayo Saka has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 43' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mikel Arteta might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' Aston Villa FC ring the changes. Leon Bailey has done his job and it is now time for Moussa Diaby to step up.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lucas Digne.
  • 56' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 56 minute. Youri Tielemans leaves to be changed by Jacob Ramsey.
  • 61' Arsenal FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 62' It’s a booking for Aston Villa FC player. Douglas Luiz gets a Yellow card.
  • 63' Douglas Luiz picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 66' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Boubacar Kamara by Leander Dendoncker on 66 minute.
  • 70' Leandro Trossard is ready to make an impact after coming on for Martinelli at the 70 minute mark.
  • 73' A moment of madness from John McGinn on 73 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Aston Villa FC will be frustrated.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Declan Rice.
  • 78' Alex Moreno is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lucas Digne at the 78 minute mark.
  • 81' Arsenal FC ring the changes. Gabriel Jesus has done his job and it is now time for Eddie Nketiah to step up.
  • 86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Diego Carlos is booked for Aston Villa FC — Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' Reiss Nelson gets the nod from Arsenal FC. He replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Arsenal FC.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikel Arteta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-12-09 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Arsenal FC 2022-08-31 Arsenal FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2022-03-19 Aston Villa FC 0–1 Arsenal FC 2021-10-22 Arsenal FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC 2021-02-06 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Arsenal FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2023-12-09 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Arsenal FC W 2023-12-06 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Manchester City FC W 2023-12-03 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Aston Villa FC D 2023-11-26 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W 2023-11-12 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Fulham FC W 2023-11-05 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC L

Arsenal FC Form

2023-12-09 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Arsenal FC L 2023-12-05 Luton Town FC 3–4 Arsenal FC W 2023-12-02 Arsenal FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2023-11-29 Arsenal FC 6–0 Racing Club de Lens W 2023-11-25 Brentford FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2023-11-11 Arsenal FC 3–1 Burnley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.93 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Arsenal FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC30% Draw28% Arsenal FC42%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Arsenal FC
70%
Aston Villa FC or Arsenal FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC18% Draw50% Arsenal FC32%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
12.4%
0 – 0
11.6%
0 – 2
9.4%
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
5.6%
0 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 15% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 24% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 15% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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