The story
Aston Villa beat Arsenal 1-0 at Villa Park in the Premier League, gameweek 23.
The goal came from Ollie Watkins (2').
It was 1-0 at half-time.
Arsenal had 67% of the ball and 14 shots to Aston Villa's 12.
Match stats
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Key moments
- 2' Ollie Watkins Goal · Aston Villa 1-0 Assist: Bertrand Traoré
Line-ups
Aston Villa
- Emiliano MartínezGoalkeeper
- Matt TargettDefender
- Matty CashDefender
- Tyrone MingsDefender
- Ezri KonsaDefender
- Ross Barkleyoff 77'Midfielder
- John McGinnMidfielder
- Marvelous NakambaMidfielder
- Jack GrealishForward
- Ollie WatkinsForward
- Bertrand Traoréoff 66'Forward
Arsenal
- Mathew RyanGoalkeeper
- GabrielDefender
- Rob HoldingDefender
- Cédric Soaresoff 65'Defender
- Héctor BellerínDefender
- Granit XhakaMidfielder
- Emile Smith RoweMidfielder
- Thomas Parteyoff 74'Midfielder
- Bukayo SakaForward
- Nicolas PépéForward
- Alexandre Lacazetteoff 59'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (6)
- 2' ⚽ Ollie Watkinsassist Bertrand Traoré
- 31' 🟨 Ezri Konsa
- 36' 🟨 Marvelous Nakamba
- 52' 🟨 Thomas Partey
- 90+4' 🟨 Granit Xhaka
- 90+6' 🟨 Jack Grealish
Head to head
2Aston Villa wins1Draws3Arsenal wins




