Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal: Gunners secure convincing win
Birmingham, August 24, 2024 – Arsenal defeated Aston Villa 2-0 in the second round of the Premier League, in a match played at Villa Park. The Gunners dominated the game from the start, with 61% possession, and secured the three points thanks to goals from Leandro Trossard (67th minute) and Thomas Partey (77th minute).
Aston Villa, on the other hand, were less effective in attack, only managing 3 shots on target. Additionally, Unai Emery’s team received 3 yellow cards, while Arsenal saw 4.
The first goal of the match came in the 67th minute, when Trossard capitalized on a pass to beat the Aston Villa goalkeeper. In the 77th minute, Partey extended the Gunners’ lead with a shot from outside the box.
Despite the defeat, Aston Villa had some opportunities to reduce the deficit, but they were unable to convert them.
Statistics:
* Aston Villa: 39% possession, 11 shots (3 on target, 3 off target), 4 corners, 8 fouls, 1 yellow card, 0 red cards
* Arsenal: 61% possession, 8 shots (4 on target, 4 off target), 1 corners, 15 fouls, 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Key Events:
* Minute 45: Yellow card for Declan Rice (Arsenal)
* Minute 57: Yellow card for Gabriel (Arsenal)
* Minute 67: Goal by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal)
* Minute 72: Yellow card for Andre Onana (Aston Villa)
* Minute 77: Goal by Thomas Partey (Arsenal)
* Minute 89: Yellow card for Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
Substitutions aston villa: at minute 16 K. Nedeljkovic came in and M. Cash went out., at minute 65 J. Duran came in and O. Watkins went out., at minute 65 J. Ramsey came in and J. McGinn went out., at minute 76 R. Barkley came in and A. Onana went out., at minute 76 I. Maatsen came in and L. Digne went out.
Substitutions arsenal: at minute 65 L. Trossard came in and G. Martinelli went out., at minute 79 R. Calafiori came in and J. Timber went out., at minute 88 R. Nelson came in and B. Saka went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Aston Villa
Arsenal
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