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Dec 6, 2025 at 12.30pm UK
 
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Aston Villa
2-1
Arsenal

Cash (36'), Buendia (90+5')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Trossard (52')

The Match

Match Report

Aston Villa beat Arsenal 2-1 in the Premier League at Villa Park on Saturday, and the gap at the top of table is now just three points, leaving Mikel Arteta nervous.

Team News

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

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Arsenal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

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

Injuries & Suspensions

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Aston Villa

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: West Ham 2-3 Aston Villa
Sunday, December 14 at 2pm in Premier League
Next Game: Aston Villa vs. Man Utd
Sunday, December 21 at 4.30pm in Premier League

Arsenal

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Arsenal 2-1 Wolves
Saturday, December 13 at 8pm in Premier League
Next Game: Everton vs. Arsenal
Saturday, December 20 at 8pm in Premier League

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 45.06%. A win for Aston Villa had a probability of 28.35% and a draw had a probability of 26.59%.

The most likely scoreline for a Arsenal win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.94%) and 0-2 (8.38%). The likeliest Aston Villa win was 1-0 (8.89%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.6%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood.

Result
Aston VillaDrawArsenal
28.35%26.59%45.06%
Both teams to score 49.7%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.23%54.77%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.92%76.08%
Aston Villa Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.58%34.41%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.87%71.12%
Arsenal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.78%24.22%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.44%58.56%
Score Analysis
    Aston Villa 28.35%
    Arsenal 45.05%
    Draw 26.58%
Aston VillaDrawArsenal
1-0 @ 8.89%
2-1 @ 6.72%
2-0 @ 4.74%
3-1 @ 2.39%
3-2 @ 1.7%
3-0 @ 1.69%
Other @ 2.22%
Total : 28.35%
1-1 @ 12.6%
0-0 @ 8.34%
2-2 @ 4.77%
Other @ 0.88%
Total : 26.58%
0-1 @ 11.81%
1-2 @ 8.94%
0-2 @ 8.38%
1-3 @ 4.23%
0-3 @ 3.96%
2-3 @ 2.25%
1-4 @ 1.5%
0-4 @ 1.4%
Other @ 2.58%
Total : 45.05%

Head to Head
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gameweek 22
Arsenal
2-2
Aston Villa
Martinelli (35'), Havertz (55')
Arteta (30'), Trossard (67'), Sterling (90+4')
Tielemans (60'), Watkins (68')
Maatsen (20'), Emery (63'), Kamara (78'), Rogers (90+5')
> Match Report
Aug 24, 2024 5.30pm
gameweek 2
Aston Villa
0-2
Arsenal

Onana (72')
Trossard (67'), Partey (77')
Rice (45+3'), Magalhaes (57'), Odegaard (89')
> Match Report
Apr 14, 2024 4.30pm
gameweek 33
Arsenal
0-2
Aston Villa

White (36'), Magalhaes (45'), Havertz (63')
Bailey (84'), Watkins (87')
Rogers (14')
> Match Report
Dec 9, 2023 5.30pm
gameweek 16
Aston Villa
1-0
Arsenal
McGinn (7')
Digne (53'), Luiz (62'), McGinn (73'), Carlos (88')

Zinchenko (28'), Rice (77')
> Match Report
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
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