Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
Player of the match – Diego Carlos (Aston Villa)
Aston Villa sealed a club-record fifteenth consecutive residence league win in a row with a 1-0 victory towards Arsenal on Saturday night.
An early purpose set the hosts on their strategy to victory, with Unai Emery’s males transferring a degree behind the Gunners and sit only one additional behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa annoyed his facet for practically 100 minutes of soccer and his males missed the prospect to maneuver again to the summit after the Reds’ victory at Crystal Palace earlier within the day.
How the sport unfolded
Villa began the sport brightly however they practically fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with an exquisite ball excessive of Lucas Digne, just for the England winger to scuff his effort.
And the hosts punished the Gunners by instantly happening the opposite finish and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and minimize the ball again for John McGinn, who calmly turned and swivelled earlier than selecting out the highest nook from 12 yards.
Arsenal have been slowly rising in confidence as Villa began to take a seat off, with Martinelli beating Emiliano Martinez to a ball excessive and lobbing him, just for Diego Carlos to clear off the road. Replays urged a purpose could have been dominated out for offside in any case.
Martinelli then robbed Ezri Konsa of possession and fed by way of Kai Havertz, whose lay off to Gabriel Jesus was knocked onto Martin Odegaard, however his low strike was nicely held by Martinez.
A intelligent move between the strains from Youri Tielemans discovered Ollie Watkins racing into the 18-yard field, however he was saved out by former Brentford teammate David Raya. The offside flag later went up however replays confirmed the choice was very tight.
Just after the break, Arsenal have been livid they weren’t awarded a penalty even after a prolonged VAR verify when Douglas Luiz appeared to hook Jesus’ ankle whereas attempting to clear a excessive ball in his personal field.
A nook from Saka was punched by Martinez towards the top of Watkins and off the within of his personal publish, with Carlos again coming to the rescue to disclaim William Saliba from heading in.
Odegaard spurned one other nice likelihood when he skewed a cut-back from Havertz, whereas Villa’s first likelihood of the second half noticed Raya make a low save to maintain out Lucas Digne.
Arsenal discovered the online on the hour mark when Saka raced in behind to spherical Martinez and slot into an empty internet, however he was denied an equaliser by a late offside flag.
Villa practically caught Arsenal out with a fast counter which noticed Diaby come inside and tee up Watkins, who again was thwarted by Raya.
In the ultimate minute of regulation time, Arsenal bundled the ball throughout the road after Havertz transformed a deep cross from Saka, however the ball bounced off his arm within the chaos and the purpose was disallowed – a choice vindicated after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
One ultimate cross from Declan Rice discovered Eddie Nketiah’s head, however his effort sailed into the Holte End and Villa held on to take the factors.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10 – A blended bag from Martinez, who regarded shaky as a lot as he did sturdy. Ultimately although, he saved a clear sheet.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 5/10 – Put by way of his paces by the tough Martinelli, regardless that the Brazilian wasn’t on the races. Came off second-best fairly a good bit.
CB: Diego Carlos – 8/10 – Made essential clearances at essential instances for Villa. Didn’t bend or break beneath stress.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10 – Not essentially the most bodily of performances however an asset in attempting to assist Villa play from the again towards a terrific Arsenal press.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6/10 – Given actual issues by Saka at one finish however was considered one of Villa’s higher attacking gamers down the opposite.
RM: Leon Bailey – 7/10 – Caused Arsenal all types of points and arrange the opener earlier than being withdrawn by way of harm on the break.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5/10 – Calm if not a little bit wasteful within the midfield battle.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 5/10 – On one other day would have conceded a penalty. Broke up Villa’s personal assaults as a lot as he did Arsenal’s.
LM: John McGinn – 8/10 – Took his purpose extraordinarily nicely to get his facet off to a flyer. Influence waned a little bit however fought for each inch.
AM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10 – Played near Watkins within the first half earlier than bouncing round everywhere in the frontline in his transient time on the pitch throughout the second. Some neat passes right here and there however not a lot of a sustained menace.
CF: Ollie Watkins – 6/10 – Spent the night attempting to duel Saliba. Lost a little bit of his penalty-box menace within the course of.
Substitutes
SUB: Moussa Diaby (46′ for Bailey) – 6/10
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (56′ for Tielemans) – 6/10
SUB: Matty Cash (66′ for Konsa) – 6/10
SUB: Leander Dendoncker (66′ for Kamara) – 5/10
SUB: Alex Moreno (78′ for Digne) – 6/10
Subs not used: Filip Marshall (GK), Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran
Manager
Unai Emery – 7/10 – It wasn’t fairly, it wasn’t good, however Villa bought the job finished.
GK: David Raya – 6/10 – Targeted by Villa with excessive crosses and corners, however the Spaniard held his personal for essentially the most half.
RB: Ben White – 5/10 – A wierd and disjointed efficiency from White, who appeared weirdly out-of-sync together with his teammates.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10 – Given actual working battles by the energetic Watkins however scarcely discovered himself at risk.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes – 5/10 – Twisted and turned within the lead as much as the profitable purpose. Played a lot of the match with confidence however the harm had been finished.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 5/10 – Not a lot use at both finish of the pitch, shedding his focus and nerve too usually.
DM: Declan Rice – 6/10 – Did his defensive duties to his normal excessive commonplace however bought a little bit carried away going forwards. Why was he taking a free-kick?
CM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10 – Seemed drained of confidence after lacking a few nice probabilities. Didn’t wish to get on the ball a terrific deal down the stretch.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10 – Crashed the field, confirmed bark and chunk, created first rate alternatives. It’s slowly clicking.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10 – Arsenal’s most threatening attacker, although the bar was fairly a low one to clear.
CF: Gabriel Jesus – 5/10 – A little bit unlucky to not have gained a penalty, however did not present sufficient menace within the field in addition to that second.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5/10 – Did nicely to get the higher of Konsa however his ultimate ball was missing and decision-making questionable.
Substitutes
SUB: Leandro Trossard (70′ for Martinelli) – 5/10
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (81′ for Jesus) – 5/10
SUB: Reiss Nelson (90′ for Zinchenko) – N/A
Subs not used: Aaron Ramsdale (GK), Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson
Manager
Mikel Arteta – 6/10 – Had to look at the sport from the stands as a consequence of a touchline ban. His facet did the fundamentals nicely however lacked that spark and magic wanted to stage one other late escape.
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