Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 16

Dec 9, 2023 at 5.30pm UK

Villa Park

Aston Villa
1 - 0
Arsenal

McGinn (7')
Digne (53'), Luiz (62'), McGinn (73'), Carlos (88')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Zinchenko (28'), Rice (77')

Reaction

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery reacts on October 29, 2023

Unai Emery proud of Aston Villa's achievements after win over Arsenal

Unai Emery suggests that it is important that Aston Villa enjoy their recent record-breaking achievements in the Premier League after defeating Arsenal on Saturday night.

Dec 10, 10:37

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta pictured on November 1, 2023

Mikel Arteta hints at his anger over "clear and obvious" decisions to go against his team in Arsenal's 1-0 Premier League defeat to Aston Villa at Villa Park.

Dec 9, 21:45

The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Aston Villa

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Aston Villa 1-0 Man City
Wednesday, December 6 at 8.15pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Arsenal

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Luton 3-4 Arsenal
Tuesday, December 5 at 8.15pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Arsenal win with a probability of 42.89%. A win for Aston Villa had a probability of 32.36% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.

The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 1-2 with a probability of 9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.82%) and 0-2 (6.84%). The likeliest Aston Villa win was 2-1 (7.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.6%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood.

Result
Aston Villa	Draw	Arsenal
32.36% ( -5.02)	24.75% ( 0.29)	42.89% ( 4.73)

Both teams to score 57.66% (

-2.12)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.64% (

-2.31)

45.36% (

2.3)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.3% (

-2.24)

67.7% (

2.24)

Aston Villa Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.18% (

-3.94)

26.82% (

3.94)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.88% (

-5.49)

62.12% (

5.49)

Arsenal Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.8% (

1.28)

21.2% (

-1.28)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.92% (

1.95)

54.09% (

-1.95)

Score Analysis

Aston Villa 32.36%

Arsenal 42.9%

Draw 24.74%

Aston Villa	Draw	Arsenal
2-1 @ 7.64% ( -0.71) 1-0 @ 7.48% ( -0.1) 2-0 @ 4.92% ( -0.67) 3-1 @ 3.35% ( -0.75) 3-2 @ 2.6% ( -0.47) 3-0 @ 2.16% ( -0.59) 4-1 @ 1.1% ( -0.41) Other @ 3.11% Total : 32.36%	1-1 @ 11.6% ( 0.28) 2-2 @ 5.92% ( -0.31) 0-0 @ 5.69% ( 0.54) 3-3 @ 1.34% ( -0.18) Other @ 0.19% Total : 24.74%	1-2 @ 9% ( 0.55) 0-1 @ 8.82% ( 1.14) 0-2 @ 6.84% ( 1.11) 1-3 @ 4.66% ( 0.45) 0-3 @ 3.54% ( 0.69) 2-3 @ 3.06% ( -0.04) 1-4 @ 1.81% ( 0.24) 0-4 @ 1.37% ( 0.31) 2-4 @ 1.19% ( 0.03) Other @ 2.61% Total : 42.9%

How you voted: Aston Villa vs Arsenal

Aston Villa

27.2%

Draw

22.0%

Arsenal

50.9%

Head to Head

Feb 18, 2023 12.30pm

Gameweek 24

Aston Villa

2-4

Arsenal

Watkins (5'), Coutinho (31')

Saka (16'), Zinchenko (61'), Martinez (90+3' og.), Martinelli (90+8')

> Match Report

Aug 31, 2022 7.30pm

Gameweek 5

Arsenal

2-1

Aston Villa

Jesus (30'), Martinelli (77')

Luiz (74')

> Match Report

Mar 19, 2022 12.30pm

Gameweek 30

Aston Villa

0-1

Arsenal

Ramsey (15'), Mings (33'), McGinn (34')

Saka (30')
Xhaka (45+1'), Soares (57'), Partey (65')

> Preview

Oct 22, 2021 8pm

Gameweek 9

Arsenal

3-1

Aston Villa

Partey (23'), Aubameyang (45+6'), Smith Rowe (56')
Sambi Lokonga (45+1'), Aubameyang (66')

Ramsey (82')
Watkins (2'), Mings (27'), McGinn (32'), Targett (60'), Luiz (84')

> Preview

Feb 6, 2021 12.30pm

Gameweek 23

Aston Villa

1-0

Arsenal

Watkins (2')
Konsa (31'), Nakamba (35'), Grealish (90+6')

Partey (52'), Xhaka (90+4')

> Match Report

Form Guide

Aston Villa 1-0 Man City

Bournemouth 2-2 Aston Villa

Aston Villa 2-1 Legia

Spurs 1-2 Aston Villa

Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham

Brentford 0-1 Arsenal

Arsenal 3-1 Burnley

Arsenal 2-0 Sevilla

Build-up

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reacts on December 2, 2023

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta confirms that discussions have taken place with the FA over his misconduct charge from last month's 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United.

Dec 8, 11:30

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Arsenal could line up for Saturday's Premier League clash with Aston Villa.

Dec 7, 09:14

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu walks off the field after being sent off on August 21, 2023

Arsenal team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Aston Villa

Sports Mole rounds up all of Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash with Aston Villa.

Dec 6, 09:30

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
C	Liverpool	38	25	9	4	86	41	45	84
2	Arsenal	38	20	14	4	69	34	35	74
3	Manchester City Man City	38	21	8	9	72	44	28	71
4	Chelsea	38	20	9	9	64	43	21	69
5	Newcastle United Newcastle	38	20	6	12	68	47	21	66
6	Aston Villa	38	19	9	10	58	51	7	66
7	Nottingham Forest Nott'm Forest	38	19	8	11	58	46	12	65
8	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton	38	16	13	9	66	59	7	61
9	Bournemouth	38	15	11	12	58	46	12	56
10	Brentford	38	16	8	14	66	57	9	56
11	Fulham	38	15	9	14	54	54	0	54
12	Crystal Palace	38	13	14	11	51	51	0	53
13	Everton	38	11	15	12	42	44	-2	48
14	West Ham United West Ham	38	11	10	17	46	62	-16	43
15	Manchester United Man Utd	38	11	9	18	44	54	-10	42
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves	38	12	6	20	54	69	-15	42
17	Tottenham Hotspur Spurs	38	11	5	22	64	65	-1	38
R	Leicester City Leicester	38	6	7	25	33	80	-47	25
R	Ipswich Town Ipswich	38	4	10	24	36	82	-46	22
R	Southampton	38	2	6	30	26	86	-60	12
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Aston Villa1 - 0Arsenal

The Match

Match Report

Team News

Preview

Predicted Lineups

Injuries & Suspensions

Form, Standings, Stats

Aston Villa

Arsenal

Data Analysis

How you voted: Aston Villa vs Arsenal

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