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Game #5654

Aston Villa

Saturday, 18 February 2023

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Lost

11th (-)

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

Premier League

Arsenal

Villa Park

Attendance: 42,066

Aston Villa

2-4

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Arsenal

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Assist(s) | Matty Cash | 5โ€™ | รlex Moreno | 31โ€™ |

MATCH TIMELINE

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Saturday, 18 February 2023

โšฝ | 5โ€™ Goal, 1-0, Ollie Watkins, Assist by Matty Cash
๐Ÿฅ… | 16โ€™ Goal, 1-1, (Arsenal) Bukayo Saka
โšฝ | 31โ€™ Goal, 2-1, Philippe Coutinho, Assist by รlex Moreno
๐ŸŸจ | 45โ€™+3 Booking, Douglas Luiz
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal
๐Ÿฅ… | 61โ€™ Goal, 2-2, (Arsenal) Oleksandr Zinchenko
๐Ÿ” | 62โ€™ Sub off, Philippe Coutinho, Sub on, Jacob Ramsey
๐Ÿ” | 67โ€™ Sub off, Emiliano Buendรญa, Sub on, Leon Bailey
๐Ÿ” | 67โ€™ Sub off, Douglas Luiz, Sub on, Leander Dendoncker
๐Ÿ” | 78โ€™ Sub off, Ollie Watkins, Sub on, Jhon Durรกn
๐Ÿ” | 78โ€™ Sub off, รlex Moreno, Sub on, Lucas Digne
๐ŸŸจ | 84โ€™ Booking, Emiliano Martรญnez
๐Ÿฅ… | 90+3โ€™ Goal, 2-3, (Arsenal) Emiliano Martรญnez o.g.
๐Ÿฅ… | 90+8โ€™ Goal, 2-4, (Arsenal) Gabriel Martinelli
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal

Match Statistics

Possession F | 33%
Possession A | 67%
Shots F | 7
Shots A | 20
Shots on Target F | 5
Shots on Target A | 5
Corners F | 2
Corners A | 9
Fouls F | 13
Fouls A | 4

ON THIS DAY

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Saturday, 18 February 2023

  • "Arsenal score twice in stoppage time to beat Villa"

  • Fresh from signing a new 4-year deal with the club, Tyrone Mings makes his 150th appearance for Villa since joining the club January 2019. Mings' full record now reads W59 D28 L63, 7 Goal, 8 Assists, 34 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

DEBUT APPEARANCES

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None

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

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Aston Villa

European Cup / Champions League: ๐Ÿ†
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: โŒ
League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1995-96

Arsenal

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European Cup / Champions League: โŒ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐Ÿ†
League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 2019-20

Aston Villa

Arsenal

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FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa v

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Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 2022-23 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Game | #23 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Saturday, 18 February 2023
Attendance | 42,066 |

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MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Unai Emery | ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ | Hondarribia, 2022-
Referee:ย Simon Hooper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wiltshire, 2008-
Kick off: 12.30pm
Half Time Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 2-1
Full Time Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
Full Time Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 2-4
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Unai Emery | ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ | 2022-

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

๐Ÿ•’ 12 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 5 ๐ŸŸจ | 1 ๐ŸŸฅ 6 | 1.33

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

MATCH OFFICIALS

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Referee:ย Simon Hooper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wiltshire, 2008-
Matches Officiated: 15
๐ŸŸฉ : 8
๐ŸŸจ : 4
๐ŸŸฅ : 3
๐Ÿ†˜ : 1
Previous 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ
Last Match: ๐ŸŸจ 3 Sep 22, Villa 1-1 Abu Dhabi (h) ๐Ÿ†˜
Incidents: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ
Assistants: James Mainwaring, Mark Scholes.
Fourth official: John Brooks.
VAR: Stuart Attwell.
Assistant VAR: Scott Ledger.

CARDS

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๐ŸŸจ Douglas Luiz
๐ŸŸจ Emiliano Martรญnez

๐ŸŸจ Granit Xhaka
๐ŸŸจ Bukayo Saka

TEAM NEWS

Tyrone Mings returns, Philippe Coutinhoโ€™s slow return to form is rewarded with a first League start under Unai Emery whilst John McGinn returns to the first XI with Jacob Ramsey and Leon Bailey dropping to the bench.

The returning Bertrand Traorรฉ makes his first squad appearance of the season whilst the bench is once again free from the worst mistakes of the former managerโ€™s corrosive regime.

TEAM STATS

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Starting XI Average Age: | 27.42 |
Bench Average Age: | 26.50 |
Squad Average Age: | 26.96 |
Subs Average Age: | 24.79 |
Oldest Starter: M Philippe Coutinho | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | 30.71 |
Youngest Starter: M Boubacar Kamara | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท | 23.25 |
Oldest Squad Player: RB Ashley Young | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 37.64 |
Youngest Squad Player: CF Jhon Durรกn | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด | 19.20 |
Oldest Substitute: LB Lucas Digne | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท | 29.60 |
Youngest Substitute: CF Jhon Durรกn | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด | 19.18 |

MANAGER

Unai Emery | ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ | 2022-

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Aston Villa

GK Emiliano Martรญnez | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท |
LB รlex Moreno | ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | ๐Ÿ” |
CB Ezri Konsa | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Tyrone Mings | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Matty Cash | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
M Boubacar Kamara | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท |
M John McGinn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Douglas Luiz | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | ๐Ÿ” |
M Philippe Coutinho | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | โšฝ | ๐Ÿ” |
W Emiliano Buendรญa | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท | ๐Ÿ” |
CF Ollie Watkins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | ๐Ÿ” |

MANAGER

Mikel Arteta | ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ |

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Arsenal

GK Aaron Ramsdale | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Oleksandr Zinchenko | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | โšฝ | ๐Ÿ” |
CB Ben White | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
CB William Saliba | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท |
CB Gabriel | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท |
M Martin ร˜degaard | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด | ๐Ÿ” |
M Jorginho | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น |
M Granit Xhaka |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ| ๐ŸŸจ | ๐Ÿ” |
W Bukayo Saka | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ | โšฝ
W Leandro Trossard | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช | ๐Ÿ” |
CF Eddie Nketiah | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

SUBSTITUTES

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๐Ÿ” | M Jacob Ramsey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Philippe Coutinho | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | 62โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | M Leander Dendoncker | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช | for M Douglas Luiz | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | 67โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | W Leon Bailey | ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ | for W Emiliano Buendรญa | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท | 67โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | CF Jhon Durรกn | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด | for CF Ollie Watkins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 78โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | LB Lucas Digne | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท | for LB รlex Moreno | ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ | 78โ€™ |

SUBSTITUTES

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๐Ÿ” | W Gabriel Martinelli | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | โšฝ | for W Leandro Trossard | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช | 68โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | RB Takehiro Tomiyasu | ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต | for CB Ben White | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 79โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | M Fรกbio Vieira | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น | for M Granit Xhaka |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ| 79โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | LB Kieran Tierney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | for LB Oleksandr Zinchenko | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | 89โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | CB Rob Holding | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Martin ร˜degaard | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด | 89โ€™ |

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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GK Viljami Sinisalo | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ |
CB Calum Chambers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Ashley Young | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Bertrand Traorรฉ | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซ |

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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GK Matt Turner | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ |
CB Jakub Kiwior | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ |
M Emile Smith Rowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Reiss Nelson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Player Positions:

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GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Halfโ€จ

M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward

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Match Symbols:

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โšฝ | Goal
๐Ÿ”ฅ | Assist
๐Ÿ” | Substitution

๐ŸŸจ | Booking

๐ŸŸฅ | Sending off

๐Ÿ†˜ | Poor refereeing performance
๐ŸŸข : Debut ๐Ÿ”ด : Final Game

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

* This Game

Game
Start
Goal
Assist
Win
Draw
Loss
Goal Conceded
Clean Sheet
Yellow
Red
GK Emiliano Martรญnez | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท |
97
97*
0
0
37
17
43*
127*
31
9
0
M Philippe Coutinho | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท |
41
25*
6*
4
13
9
19*
-
-
3
0

SUBSTITUTES

Game
Sub
Goal
Assist
Win
Draw
Loss
Goal Conceded
Clean Sheet
Yellow
Red
M Jacob Ramsey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
86
30*
8
5
32
13
41*
-
-
13
0

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SQUAD STATS

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1st XI Cost: ยฃ174.95m
Home Nation ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง : 5/11
Homegrown: 0/11
Subs Cost: ยฃ83.95m
Team Cost: ยฃ258.90m
Squad Cost: ยฃ275.46m
Home Nation ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง : 8/20
Homegrown: 2/20

SQUAD STATS

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1st XI Cost: ยฃ262.49m
Home Nation ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง : 4/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Subs Cost: ยฃ81.63m
Team Cost: ยฃ344.12m
Squad Cost: ยฃ371.97m
Home Nation ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง : 8/20
Homegrown: 4/20

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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GK Emiliano Martรญnez | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท | ยฃ19.58m |
GK Viljami Sinisalo | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ | Free |

LB Lucas Digne | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท | ยฃ27.00m |
RB Matty Cash | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ | ยฃ14.18m |
LB รlex Moreno | ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ | ยฃ12.00m |
RB Ashley Young | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |

CB Tyrone Mings | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ20.60m |
CB Ezri Konsa | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ11.97m |
CB Calum Chambers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |

M Philippe Coutinho | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | ยฃ18.00m |
M Douglas Luiz | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | ยฃ15.12m |
M Leander Dendoncker | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช | ยฃ13.50m |
M John McGinn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ยฃ2.79m |
M Jacob Ramsey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
M Boubacar Kamara | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท | Free |

W Emiliano Buendรญa | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท | ยฃ34.56m |
W Leon Bailey | ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ | ยฃ28.80m |
W Bertrand Traorรฉ | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซ | ยฃ16.56m |

CF Ollie Watkins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ27.72m |
CF Jhon Durรกn | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด | ยฃ14.65m |

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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GK Aaron Ramsdale | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ25.20m |
GK Matt Turner | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | ยฃ5.73m |

LB Oleksandr Zinchenko | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | ยฃ31.00m |
LB Kieran Tierney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ยฃ24.30m |
RB Takehiro Tomiyasu | ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต | ยฃ16.74m |

CB Ben White | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ52.65m |
CB William Saliba | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท | ยฃ27.00m |
CB Gabriel | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | ยฃ23.40m |
CB Jakub Kiwior | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ | ยฃ22.12m |
CB Rob Holding | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ2.70m |

M Granit Xhaka |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ| ยฃ40.50m |
M Fรกbio Vieira | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น | ยฃ31.50m |
M Martin ร˜degaard | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด | ยฃ31.50m |
M Jorginho | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น | ยฃ10.00m |
M Emile Smith Rowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |

W Leandro Trossard | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช | ยฃ21.24m |
W Gabriel Martinelli | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | ยฃ6.39m |
W Bukayo Saka | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
W Reiss Nelson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |

CF Eddie Nketiah | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 2 |
GK Jed Steer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Achilles, 6 Aug 2022 [26]
CB Diego Carlos | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | Achilles, 20 Aug 2022 [24]

Unregistered | 1 |
CB Kortney Hause | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Out On Loan | 12 |
M Finn Azaz | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Plymouth
CF Wesley | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | Levante
W Jaden Philogene-Bidace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Cardiff
CF Keinan Davis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Watford
FB Ben Chrisene | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Kilmarnock
M Tim Iroegbunam | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | QPR
CF Cameron Archer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Middlesbrough
M Morgan Sanson | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท | Strasbourg
CF Louie Barry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Salford City
M Aaron Ramsey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Middlesbrough
M Marvelous Nakamba | ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ | Luton Town
CB Lamare Bogarde | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ | Bristol Rovers

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GK Robin Olsen | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช |

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LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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MATCH QUOTES

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โ€œVery disappointed, very frustrated and embarrassing as well to lose 2-4 at home with our supporters. Our performance was, collectively or overall, poor. To concede eight goals in two matches at home is not normal. The performance canโ€™t continue like that, away and at home. โ€œToday, we started winning 1-0 and we were winning 2-1 and, with this advantage with this result, we didnโ€™t keep going in our game plan to try to control the game with ball possession, with good positioningโ€ฆ trying to attack not only in transition but we were losing the ball and giving them chances and theyโ€™re taking their moments. They have very good players and have good build-up on the pitch and they were getting our balls easy. They are taking courage. โ€œAt the end, it was 2-2, in my mind I have now about the matchโ€ฆ We were with ball possession, minute 92, we didnโ€™t keep ball possession, taking passes between us and trying to attack better. We did one long ball, easy, gave them the ball and theyโ€™d attack progressively in the build up and they created. Then they scored the third goal and thatโ€™s the example, for 90 minutes, for me. Itโ€™s an example of not the way I want to create and build here. โ€œWe were doing and trying to create this style. The last match against Leicester, we lost the ball easily and made bad decisions. But that is the way, making good decisions at each moment. Today, for example, we didnโ€™t lose one ball in the build-up. We didnโ€™t but we were doing long balls more times and gave them more balls than we have to keep. โ€œWe have to be consistent in our mind, controlling our emotions and, of course, controlling our game plan and to be prepared. โ€œTalking about emotions, and bad luck by the way because you deserved more than you got. โ€œCoutinhoโ€™s goal was good. It was perfect how we progressed with passes and how we attacked with this moment but we didnโ€™t do it a lot of times like I want to do. โ€œOf course, Arsenal is a very good team. They have very good players and are fighting to achieve the title in the Premier League. They were very focused. โ€œWe were focused as well about trying to win the match but we didnโ€™t do it the right way. Not in the style or the idea in how weโ€™re speaking or working. Why? Maybe itโ€™s because we were winning 1-0 and we are not taking risks. But football is to play. If a player is in front of you, you have to win it. To have to beat him and have to play with combinations with your players. You have to play and do things and be protagonists. We are not doing it. โ€œFor example, in the second half, we wasted more time than I wanted. We wasted time. For me, we have to play and we will progress trying to impose playing and being responsible and being protagonists on the pitch. โ€œI am frustrated. And with myself because they are not doing the game plan I have in my mind and are doing with them on the training ground. They are working, being confident in the training ground but, here, doing the opposite in the 90 minutes. This is the moment to do it. When they are not doing it, I am frustrated and really disappointed. I can be angry as well, with them, because itโ€™s embarrassing for me to lose 2-4 at home two times. Itโ€™s embarrassing. Itโ€™s not normal and I donโ€™t like it. Itโ€™s not the way. โ€œWe have to play a match and, here, the Premier League is the best and most difficult league in the world. We have to be protagonists and play with personality in our style. We have to play with ball possession. We are not doing it and we are doing more long balls. Because when Arsenal had ball possession, they were progressing with passes and pushing us to defend low and I donโ€™t want to defend low for a long time. That is the work, when I analysed the team before I arrived here, and when I was working with them, itโ€™s something Iโ€™m trying to change. I know we will need time and confidence. We have been taking confidence but losing the game. We are going bad in some circumstances in our work and itโ€™s not something I want. โ€œEach match is different and it depends. Man City and Arsenal, the last two matches, are difficult matches. They demand us a lot, more defensively. In our moment, overall, we can play better today. I can demand them to play better and demand to myself to push them to do more. โ€œWhen we are repeating in different ways, like Leicester because we didnโ€™t compete well against Leicester. Today we didnโ€™t compete as well. We have to compete. We have to be consistent in the idea we want to win. โ€œMentality is everything. Everything. You have to break lines, go ahead and to break linesโ€ฆ working to do more difficult things. Yes, individually. He scored today, Watkins. Philippe scored as well but thereโ€™s not a lot of positive things today. โ€œWe are training to do our game plan but then, on the pitch, we are not doing it. โ€œItโ€™s run, run, run, noโ€ฆ Thatโ€™s not the idea. I want to build a style. โ€œAt the end, it was 2-2, in my mind I knew about the matchโ€ฆ We were with ball possession, minute 92, we didnโ€™t keep ball possession, taking passes between us and trying to attack better. We did one long ball, easy, gave them the ball and theyโ€™d attack progressively in the build up and they created. Then they scored the third goal and thatโ€™s the example, for 90 minutes, for me. Itโ€™s an example of not the way I want to create and build here. โ€œWe have to play with ball possession. We are not doing it and we are doing more long balls because, when Arsenal had ball possession, they were progressing with passes and pushing us to defend low and I donโ€™t want to defend low for a long time. That is the work, when I analysed the team before I arrived here, and when I was working with them, itโ€™s something Iโ€™m trying to change.โ€ Unai Emery. โ€œHe [Emiliano Martรญnez] decided and, sometimes, itโ€™s good for a player to decide on the pitch himself. They are the protagonists but I donโ€™t like it! I told him at the end of the match. โ€œBecause, statistically and usually, you can go 100 times to score one goal in the end minute and the last minute of the match and, in the history, you score one, two or maybe three times. Goals in the transition there are more. Goals scoring against you, there are more. โ€œOK if weโ€™re losing 2-0 but, 2-4, itโ€™s worse. Itโ€™s very important and I told them and Iโ€™m going to tell him as well in the next few days. โ€œWe have to be consistent in our mind, controlling our emotion and, of course, controlling of our game plan and to be prepared. โ€œToday, I am very, very disappointed. I am embarrassed about the last goal. I have never told my keeper to go forward. Itโ€™s not the spirit. โ€œWe have to keep our mind clear and be smart. No, no, not like that [he didnโ€™t ask me if he could go forward]. I have never told my keeper to do it. Today he decided it was his decision. I didnโ€™t tell him. He knows now [not to do it].โ€ Unai Emery. โ€œAt 2-2 with four or five minutes to go, we should see the game out and draw at the end of the day, โ€œI donโ€™t think they can score two goals. โ€œObviously Jorginhoโ€™s goal was lucky but they had a lot of the ball in the second half and kept putting pressure on us. Itโ€™s disappointing at the end of the day. โ€œWeโ€™ve shown that we play some good football at times. Maybe not today actually, we didnโ€™t play great. โ€œThere have been times we have played some really good football and been patient on the ball. Whatever team youโ€™re up against you need to stick to the game plan and thatโ€™s what the boss has tried to implement. We can do it, itโ€™s just turning the losses into draws and then winning games. โ€œI feel good. Going into each game I feel confident and feel like Iโ€™m going to score goals now going into each game which is a nice feeling for a striker. โ€œAny team I come up against I feel like Iโ€™m going to have the beating of the centre halves as long as my team-mates play me the ball. I feel good at the moment but itโ€™s a shame weโ€™re not winning to top that off.โ€ Ollie Watkins.

MATCH REPORTS

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*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 18 February 2023

**Arsenal scored twice in stoppage time to win a six-goal thriller at Aston Villa and return to the top of the Premier League.** Jorginhoโ€™s shot came off the crossbar and bounced in off Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez to put Arsenal 3-2 up, before substitute Gabriel Martinelli raced clear to score as Villa chased an equaliser. Villa twice led, through Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho, in the first half. They were pegged back by goals from Bukayo Saka and Oleksandr Zinchenko either side of the break. Victory ended Arsenalโ€™s run of three games without a win and took them back above Manchester City after losing to them in midweek. There was an electric pace to the game from the off, and Villa took the lead inside five minutes through Watkinsโ€™ fourth goal in as many matches. He caught Arsenal cold on the counter, latching on to Matty Cashโ€™s long pass before beating William Saliba and finding the far corner. It took only 11 minutes for Arsenal to respond. Moments after Tyrone Mings cleared Eddie Nketiahโ€™s shot on to the bar, Saka levelled with a powerful effort into the roof of the net. Coutinho, making his first league start under Villa boss Unai Emery, put the hosts back in front, rounding off a wonderful team move with a calm finish from inside the area. On the hour Zinchenko found space at the edge of the box and fired in at the near post from a short corner for his first Arsenal goal, before Nketiah fired over minutes later. Martin Odegaard shot wide with 14 minutes remaining and it looked as though it would not be Arsenalโ€™s day until Jorginho and Martinelliโ€™s vital contributions. Gunners show resolve There had been so much talk about Arsenalโ€™s title chances after losing to City, despite the fact they went into this match level on points with a game in hand. For long periods they looked like they may come up short again. But they proved their mental strength with those stoppage-time goals, as well as the fact they twice came from behind. There was no panic as they probed and pushed late on, even when Nketiah and Odegaard missed chances and Villa were going for it themselves. Winning titles is about overcoming adversity under pressure, and that is exactly what Arsenal did today. โ€œWe can take two big lessons,โ€ manager Mikel Arteta told BBC Sport. โ€œIn the first half we did the simple things wrong and in the second half we raised our individual level and did the simple things right. โ€œWe totally merited the win.โ€ Emery โ€˜embarrassedโ€™ by Martinez Tactically, Emeryโ€™s plan was clear and it very nearly worked. Villa started the better and scored early. Even as Arsenal settled after Sakaโ€™s goal, Villa maintained their threat through Watkins, Coutinho and Emi Buendia. Having the lead at the break allowed them to stay compact and absorb Arsenal pressure and, although they conceded again, Watkins continued to cause problems. Bringing Leon Bailey on could have paid off, but Arsenal found a way through to condemn Emery to defeat against his former club. While Martinez was unfortunate with his own goal, Villa boss Emery was furious at his keeper for going up for the corner from which Arsenal broke away to add their fourth. โ€œToday I am very, very disappointed,โ€ said Emery. โ€œI am embarrassed about the last goal. I have never told my keeper to go forward. Itโ€™s not the spirit. โ€œWe have to keep our mind clear and be smart. Today he decided it was his decision. He knows now.โ€ Villa sit in 11th in the table after a third straight defeat.

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