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Coverage of the Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Arsenal.
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Premier League | Gameweek 16
Dec 9, 2023 at 5.30pm UK
Villa Park
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Aston Villa
1 - 0
Arsenal

McGinn (7')
Digne (53'), Luiz (62'), McGinn (73'), Carlos (88')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Zinchenko (28'), Rice (77')

Live Updates: Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal

Last Updated: Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 23:34 UK

First Half starts.
1'Shot blocked. Kai Havertz - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is blocked.
1'Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
5'Shot blocked. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - John McGinn.
6'Missed chance. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
7'Goal! Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0. John McGinn - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assist - Leon Bailey.
12'Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - won a free kick on the right wing.
12'Fouled by Lucas Digne - Aston Villa
16'Shot blocked. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Kai Havertz.
19'Ezri Konsa - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
19'Fouled by Kai Havertz - Arsenal
20'Fouled by Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa
20'William Saliba - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
21'Fouled by Kai Havertz - Arsenal
21'Youri Tielemans - Aston Villa - won a free kick in attack.
23'Shot blocked. Lucas Digne - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
23'Shot blocked. Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
25'Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
25'Fouled by Declan Rice - Arsenal
26'Fouled by Gabriel Jesus - Arsenal
26'Lucas Digne - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the left wing.
28'Fouled by Oleksandr Zinchenko - Arsenal
28'Youri Tielemans - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
28'Oleksandr Zinchenko - Arsenal - receive yellow card for a foul.
29'Fouled by Leon Bailey - Aston Villa
29'Oleksandr Zinchenko - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
31'Offside - Arsenal. Ben White is in offside.
32'New attacking attempt. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Martin Ødegaard.
32'Missed chance. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left. Assist - Emiliano Martínez.
33'Missed chance. Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - shot with left foot from outside the box is close, but missed. Assist - Bukayo Saka.
34'Fouled by William Saliba - Arsenal
34'Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the left wing.
34'Fouled by Declan Rice - Arsenal
34'John McGinn - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the left wing.
36'Shot blocked. Gabriel Martinelli - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Gabriel Magalhães with a through ball.
37'Fouled by Gabriel Jesus - Arsenal
37'John McGinn - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
39'New attacking attempt. Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Gabriel Jesus.
40'Offside - Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is in offside.
41'Fouled by Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa
41'Kai Havertz - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
42'New attacking attempt. Gabriel Jesus - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assist - Oleksandr Zinchenko.
42'Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
43'Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Ollie Watkins.
45'Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by William Saliba.
45+1'Fouled by Ezri Konsa - Aston Villa
45+1'Kai Havertz - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
45+2'Offside - Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli is in offside.
45+3'First Half ended - Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0.
45'Second Half starts Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0.
45'Substitution - Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby for Leon Bailey - injury.
48'Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - won a free kick on the right wing.
48'Fouled by Lucas Digne - Aston Villa
50'Offside - Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli is in offside.
53'Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - won a free kick on the right wing.
53'Fouled by Lucas Digne - Aston Villa
53'Lucas Digne - Aston Villa - receive yellow card for a foul.
55'Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
56'Substitution - Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey for Youri Tielemans.
57'Shot blocked. William Saliba - Arsenal - shot with right foot from few metres is blocked.
58'Fouled by Moussa Diaby - Aston Villa
58'Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal - won a free kick in attack.
58'Missed chance. Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Kai Havertz.
61'New attacking attempt. Lucas Digne - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Moussa Diaby.
61'Offside - Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is in offside.
62'Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - won a free kick on the right wing.
62'Fouled by Lucas Digne - Aston Villa
62'Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa - receive yellow card.
66'Substitution - Aston Villa. Matty Cash for Ezri Konsa.
66'Substitution - Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker for Boubacar Kamara.
68'New attacking attempt. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Moussa Diaby.
69'Fouled by John McGinn - Aston Villa
69'Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - won a free kick in attack.
70'Substitution - Arsenal. Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli.
71'Shot blocked. Declan Rice - Arsenal - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
71'Fouled by Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa
71'Kai Havertz - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
72'Fouled by John McGinn - Aston Villa
72'Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
73'John McGinn - Aston Villa - receive yellow card for a foul.
75'Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Declan Rice.
76'Missed chance. Matty Cash - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from outside the box missed.
77'Fouled by Declan Rice - Arsenal
77'Matty Cash - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
77'Declan Rice - Arsenal - receive yellow card for a foul.
78'Substitution - Aston Villa. Álex Moreno for Lucas Digne.
80'Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - won a free kick on the right wing.
80'Fouled by Álex Moreno - Aston Villa
81'Delay in match - Arsenal
82'Substitution - Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah for Gabriel Jesus.
82'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82'Fouled by John McGinn - Aston Villa
82'Oleksandr Zinchenko - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
82'Eddie Nketiah - Arsenal - won a free kick in attack.
82'Fouled by Leander Dendoncker - Aston Villa
84'Delay in match - injury Oleksandr Zinchenko - Arsenal
84'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85'Delay in match - injury Leandro Trossard - Arsenal
85'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87'Eddie Nketiah - Arsenal - won a free kick in attack.
87'Fouled by Diego Carlos - Aston Villa
88'Diego Carlos - Aston Villa - receive yellow card.
90'Hand ball by Kai Havertz - Arsenal
90+3'Delay in match - injury Emiliano Martínez - Aston Villa
90+3'Substitution - Arsenal. Reiss Nelson for Oleksandr Zinchenko.
90+4'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90+4'Shot blocked. John McGinn - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Douglas Luiz.
90+5'Shot blocked. Leander Dendoncker - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
90+7'Emiliano Martínez - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
90+7'Fouled by Kai Havertz - Arsenal
90+8'Missed chance. Eddie Nketiah - Arsenal - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Declan Rice with a cross.
90+9'Second Half ended - Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0.
Thats all. Game finished - Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0.

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