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Premier League Matchweek 15
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Aston Villa

Official XI

Out 1 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 2 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Score

21Premier League Matchweek 15

Away

Arsenal

Official XI

Out 1 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 1 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Played

6 Dec 2025, 12:30 UTC

Venue

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance

42,888 official

Referee

Peter Bankes

Last verified

4 Jun 2026, 21:32 UTC

Archive

Match archive links

Finished

Aston Villa vs Arsenal finished 2-1. This match archive keeps official XI, lineup, result and season links together.

Lineups

Confirmed lineups

Finished

HomeOfficial XI

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1
7.3829.5 apps
  • Out1 out
  • Suspended2 suspensions

Official lineup released in 4-2-3-1.

AwayOfficial XI

Arsenal

4-3-3
7.3228.0 apps
  • Out1 out
  • Suspended1 suspension

Official lineup released in 4-3-3.

Events

Timeline

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  1. 36'
    Home1-0
    Matty Cash scored

    Aston Villa.

  2. 45'
    Away
    Viktor Gyökeres on

    Arsenal. Mikel Merino off.

  3. 45'
    Away
    Leandro Trossard on

    Arsenal. Eberechi Eze off.

  4. 52'
    Away1-1
    Leandro Trossard scored

    Arsenal.

  5. 66'
    Home
    Donyell Malen on

    Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins off.

  6. 72'
    Away
    Riccardo Calafiori booked

    Arsenal.

  7. 74'
    Away
    Bukayo Saka booked

    Arsenal.

  8. 75'
    Home
    Jadon Sancho on

    Aston Villa. John McGinn off.

  9. 75'
    Home
    Lamare Bogarde on

    Aston Villa. Amadou Onana off.

  10. 79'
    Away
    Noni Madueke on

    Arsenal. Bukayo Saka off.

  11. 86'
    Home
    Victor Lindelöf on

    Aston Villa. Pau Torres off.

  12. 86'
    Away
    Myles Lewis-Skelly on

    Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori off.

  13. 86'
    Away
    Gabriel Martinelli on

    Arsenal. Leandro Trossard off.

  14. 87'
    Home
    Emiliano Buendía on

    Aston Villa. Matty Cash off.

  15. 95'
    Home2-1
    Emiliano Buendía scored

    Aston Villa. Assist Boubacar Kamara.

  16. FT
    Final 2-1

Stats

Top stats

Stored official stats
  1. 2.16
    AttackxG
    1.92
  2. 15
    AttackTotal Shots
    15
  3. 397
    PassingTotal Passes
    443
  4. 10
    DefendingTackles Won
    11
  5. 17
    AttackTotal Dribbles
    13

Sources

4 official sources
Last verified: 4 Jun 2026, 21:32 UTC

Upcoming fixture info

Availability and discipline

  • Bradley BurrowesSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 10:14 UTC
  • James WrightSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 10:14 UTC
  • Jack PorterSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 10:14 UTC

Recent official XI inputs

No recent official XI input row is listed in this drawer.

Model and statistical inputs

Recent starts, minutes and role fit feed projections; they are not upcoming official XI sources.