On This Day
Villa take the game to League leaders Arsenal and deservedly come away with three points thanks to Emiliano Buendรญaโs 95th-minute winner.
Villa win seven consecutive games for the second time under Unai Emery ๐ช๐ธ, having previously achieved the feat between February and April 2025.
Ezri Konsa ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his 250th start for Villa.
Boubacar Kamara ๐ซ๐ท makes his 100th start for Villa.
Matty Cash ๐ต๐ฑ makes his 175th start for Villa.
Amadou Onana ๐ง๐ช secures his 30th win for Villa on his 47th appearance.
Emiliano Buendรญa ๐ฆ๐ท scores his 15th goal for Villa.
Matty Cash ๐ต๐ฑ scores his 10th Premier League goal for Villa.
Lucas Digne ๐ซ๐ท makes his 20th unused substitute appearance for Villa.
Ian Maatsen ๐ณ๐ฑ makes his 25th start for Villa.
Emiliano Buendรญa ๐ฆ๐ท makes his 65th appearance under Unai Emery ๐ช๐ธ.
Pau Torres ๐ช๐ธ makes his 65th Premier League appearance for Villa and 60th start.
Boubacar Kamara ๐ซ๐ท contributes his 5th Premier League assist for Villa.
Morgan Rogers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his 60th Premier League start for Villa.
GK Emiliano Martรญnez | ๐ฆ๐ท |
RB Matty Cash | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ต๐ฑ | โฝ | ๐ |
CB Pau Torres | ๐ช๐ธ | ๐ |
CB Ezri Konsa | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Ian Maatsen | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
DM Boubacar Kamara | ๐ซ๐ท | ๐ฅ |
DM Amadou Onana | ๐ง๐ช | ๐ |
CM John McGinn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CM Youri Tielemans | ๐ง๐ช |
AM Morgan Rogers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ollie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 2022-

Substitutes
๐ | RW Donyell Malen | ๐ณ๐ฑ | for CF Ollie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 66โ |
๐ | LW Jadon Sancho | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CM John McGinn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 75โ |
๐ | DM Lamare Bogarde | ๐ณ๐ฑ | for DM Amadou Onana | ๐ง๐ช | 75โ |
๐ | CB Victor Lindelรถf | ๐ธ๐ช | for CB Pau Torres | ๐ช๐ธ | 86โ |
๐ | AM Emiliano Buendรญa | ๐ฆ๐ท | โฝ | for RB Matty Cash | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ต๐ฑ | 87โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Marco Bizot | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
LB Lucas Digne | ๐ซ๐ท |
RB Andrรฉs Garcรญa | ๐ช๐ธ |
M George Hemmings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Emiliano Martรญnez | ๐ฆ๐ท | โฌ17.40m | 32 |
GK Marco Bizot | ๐ณ๐ฑ | Free | 34 |
Defenders
CB Pau Torres | ๐ช๐ธ | โฌ33.00m | 28 |
CB Ezri Konsa | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ13.30m | 28 |
CB Victor Lindelรถf | ๐ธ๐ช | Free | 31 |
Full Backs
LB Ian Maatsen | ๐ณ๐ฑ | โฌ44.50m | 23 |
LB Lucas Digne | ๐ซ๐ท | โฌ30.00m | 32 |
RB Matty Cash | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ต๐ฑ | โฌ15.75m | 28 |
RB Andrรฉs Garcรญa | ๐ช๐ธ | โฌ7.00m | 22 |
Midfielders
DM Amadou Onana | ๐ง๐ช | โฌ59.35m | 24 |
AM Emiliano Buendรญa | ๐ฆ๐ท | โฌ38.40m | 28 |
AM Morgan Rogers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ9.40m | 23 |
CM John McGinn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฌ3.10m | 30 |
DM Lamare Bogarde | ๐ณ๐ฑ | Youth | 21 |
M George Hemmings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 18 |
CM Youri Tielemans | ๐ง๐ช | Free | 28 |
DM Boubacar Kamara | ๐ซ๐ท | Free | 25 |
Wingers
RW Donyell Malen | ๐ณ๐ฑ | โฌ25.00m | 26 |
LW Jadon Sancho | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Loan | 25 |
Forwards
CF Ollie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ34.00m | 29 |
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
1. CB Tyrone Mings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ22.30m | 32 | 6 Nov 25 | 7 |
2. CM Ross Barkley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ5.90m | 31 | 3 Dec 25 | 2 |
3. CF Evann Guessand | ๐จ๐ฎ | โฌ30.00m | 24 | 6 Dec 25 | 1 |
Not Selected | 1 |
1. AM Harvey Elliott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Loan | 22 |
Out on Loan | 17 |
1. CB Josh Feeney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 20 | ๐ฑHuddersfield
2. RB Kosta Nedeljkovic | ๐ท๐ธ | โฌ7.60m | 19 | ๐ฑLeipzig
3. GK Oliwier Zych | ๐ต๐ฑ | Youth | 21 | ๐ฑRakรณw Czฤstochowa
4. AM Tommi O'Reilly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 21 | ๐ฑCrewe
5. CB Finley Munroe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 20 | ๐ฑSwindon
6. CB Sil Swinkels | ๐ณ๐ฑ | Youth | 21 | ๐ฑExeter
7. DM Enzo Barrenechea | ๐ฆ๐ท | โฌ8.00m | 24 | ๐ฑBenfica
8. CF Louie Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ1.00m | 22 | ๐ฑSheffield United
9. GK Sam Lewis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 19 | ๐ฑCambridge City
10. CB Yasin รzcan | ๐น๐ท | โฌ7.00m | 19 | ๐ฑAnderlecht
11. GK Joe Gauci | ๐ฆ๐บ | โฌ1.50m | 25 | ๐ฑPort Vale
12. CB Kerr Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฌ960k | 20 | ๐ฑBarrow
13. RW Leon Bailey | ๐ฏ๐ฒ | โฌ32.00m | 28 | ๐ฑRoma
14. LW Lewis Dobbin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ11.80m | 22 | ๐ฑPreston
15. LW Samuel Iling-Junior | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ14.00m | 21 | ๐ฑAlbion
16. CF Zรฉpiqueno Redmond | ๐ณ๐ฑ | Free | 19 | ๐ฑHuddersfield
17. RB Triston Rowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 18 | ๐ฑAnnecy
Youth | 11 |
1. GK Sam Proctor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ120k | 18 |
2. GK Rhys Oakley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 18 |
3. GK James Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 20 |
4. GK Ronnie Hollingshead | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Free | 20 |
5. CB Thierry Katsukunya | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Youth | 19 |
6. LB Travis Patterson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 19 |
7. CM Aidan Borland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฌ350k | 18 |
8. CM Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 19 |
9. AM Bradley Burrowes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 17 |
10. LW Kadan Young | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 19 |
11. LW Ben Broggio | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 18 |
Team News
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Substitutes
Scorer(s): Matty Cash | 36โ | Emiliano Buendรญa | 90โ+5 |
Assist(s): Boubacar Kamara | 90โ+5 |
Match Timeline
โฝ 36โ Goal!, 1-0, Matty Cash
๐ 45โ+2 HT Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
๐ฅ
52โ Goal, 1-1, (Arsenal), Leandro Trossard
๐ 66โ Sub off, Ollie Watkins, Sub on, Donyell Malen
[๐จ] 72โ Booking, (Arsenal) Riccardo Calafiori, Bad Foul
[๐จ] 74โ Booking, (Arsenal) Bukayo Saka, Bad Foul
๐ 75โ Sub off, John McGinn, Sub on, Jadon Sancho
๐ 75โ Sub off, Amadou Onana, Sub on, Lamare Bogarde
๐ 86โ Sub off, Pau Torres, Sub on, Victor Lindelรถf
๐ 87โ Sub off, Matty Cash, Sub on, Emiliano Buendรญa
โฝ 90โ+5 Goal!, 2-1, Emiliano Buendรญa, Assist by Boubacar Kamara
๐ 90โ+6 FT Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal
Season: 2025-26
Matchday: #21
League Game: #15
Manager Game: #161
Date: Saturday, 6 December 2025
Attendance: 42,888
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | Hondarribia, 2022-
Referee: Peter Bankes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 2016-
Kick off: 12.30pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Peter Bankes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 2016-
Assistants: Eddie Smart, Blake Antrobus
Fourth official: Adam Herczeg
VAR:ย Darren England | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Doncaster, 2022-
Assistant VAR: Mark Scholes
Referee: Peter Bankes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 2016-
๐ 24 | ๐ฉ W10 | ๐จ D5 | ๐ฅ L9 |
๐ 24 | ๐ฉ 42% | ๐จ 21% | ๐ฅ 37% |
Cards ๐จ 42 | ๐ฅ 2 | 1.91 |
Opposition Cards ๐จ 58 | ๐ฅ 2 | 2.50 |
Penalty โฝ 4 | ๐ฅ
3 | โ - |
Disallowed โ - |
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
VAR:ย Darren England | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Doncaster, 2022-
๐ 7 | ๐ฉ W3 | ๐จ D1 | ๐ฅ L3 |
๐ 7 | ๐ฉ 43% | ๐จ 14% | ๐ฅ 43% |
Cards ๐จ 13 | ๐ฅ 0 | 2.16 |
Opposition Cards ๐จ 15 | ๐ฅ 0 | 2.14 |
Penalty โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ
0 | โ 0 |
Disallowed โ 0 |
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Match Stats
Villa Possession 47%
Opposition Possession 53%
Villa Shots 15
Opposition Shots 15
Villa Shots on Target 6
Opposition Shots on Target 9
Villa Shots off Target 2
Opposition Shots off Target 5
Villa Touches in Box 43
Opposition Touches in Box 32
Villa Fouls 10
Opposition Fouls 8
Villa Corners 3
Opposition Corners 3
Villa Saves 7
Opposition Saves 4
Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 2022-
๐ 161 | ๐ฉ | 89 ๐จ | 29 ๐ฅ 43 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
What they Said
โSo happy. We finished this week really playing like we need to โ competing, demanding ourselves, adapting to the opponent and playing with personality. Dominating sometimes and getting in the box, being intense and aggressive when we needed. Villa Park is special, the supporters transmit the energy to us. How they responded is fantastic.
โWe are going to focus game by game. We know our only way is if we are trying to focus on each competition. Europa League we want to play well but Premier League is our first priority. We have to respond like we did it today.โ
**Unai Emery, post-match.**
โVery painful, especially after all the effort in the match. It was an open game, congratulations to Villa they are a really good side. We conceded a big chance in the first half with Ollie Watkins' goal. We had some dominance in the second half and I had the feeling we were going to win the game so to lose it in the manner we did is painful. Eighteen games unbeaten, you lose a game and that's what it is, this is football.โ
**Mikel Arteta, post-match**
"Incredible, the feeling to score that goal and help the team get the win, an important win against the table leaders. Really proud to help the team and score that goal. Very happy.
"It shows the character of the teams in this league, they did well to try to block the shot with three players on the floor. I saw the space and had the opportunity, really happy.
"We have to keep doing our job and stay focussed on us and prepare every game. The season is long and we need to work hard, game by game. Every match is difficult and we have to keep this mentality until the end."
**Emiliano Buendรญa**
GK David Raya | ๐ช๐ธ |
RB Ben White | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Jurrien Timber | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
CB Riccardo Calafiori | ๐ฎ๐น | ๐จ | ๐ |
CB Piero Hincapiรฉ | ๐ช๐จ |
M Declan Rice | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Martรญn Zubimendi | ๐ช๐ธ |
M Martin รdegaard | ๐ณ๐ด |
M Eberechi Eze ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Mikel Merino | ๐ช๐ธ | ๐ |
W Bukayo Saka | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ | ๐ |
Mikel Arteta | ๐ช๐ธ |
Substitutes
๐ | CF Viktor Gyรถkeres | ๐ธ๐ช | for M Mikel Merino | ๐ช๐ธ | 46โ |
๐ | W Leandro Trossard | ๐ง๐ช | ๐ | for M Eberechi Eze ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 46โ |
๐ | W Noni Madueke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for W Bukayo Saka | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 79โ |
๐ | W Gabriel Martinelli | ๐ง๐ท | for W Leandro Trossard | ๐ง๐ช | 86โ |
๐ | LB Myles Lewis-Skelly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CB Riccardo Calafiori | ๐ฎ๐น | 86โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Kepa Arrizabalaga | ๐ช๐ธ |
CB Marli Salmon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Christian Nรธrgaard | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
W Ethan Nwaneri | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Riccardo Calafiori
๐จ Bukayo Saka
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup Winners: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 2019-20
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK David Raya | ๐ช๐ธ | โฌ31.90m | 30 |
๐ GK Kepa Arrizabalaga | ๐ช๐ธ | โฌ5.82m | 31 |
Defenders
CB Riccardo Calafiori | ๐ฎ๐น | โฌ45.00m | 23 |
๐ CB Piero Hincapiรฉ | ๐ช๐จ | Loan | 23 |
๐ CB Marli Salmon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 16 |
Full Backs
RB Ben White | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ58.50m | 28 |
RB Jurrien Timber | ๐ณ๐ฑ | โฌ40.00m | 24 |
LB Myles Lewis-Skelly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 19 |
Midfielders
M Declan Rice | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ116.60m | 26 |
๐ Martรญn Zubimendi | ๐ช๐ธ | โฌ70.00m | 26 |
M Martin รdegaard | ๐ณ๐ด | โฌ35.00m | 26 |
๐ M Eberechi Eze ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ69.25m | 27 |
M Mikel Merino | ๐ช๐ธ | โฌ32.00m | 29 |
๐ M Christian Nรธrgaard | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | โฌ11.60m | 31 |
Wingers
๐ W Noni Madueke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ55.40m | 23 |
W Leandro Trossard | ๐ง๐ช | โฌ24.00m | 31 |
W Gabriel Martinelli | ๐ง๐ท | โฌ7.10m | 24 |
W Bukayo Saka | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 24 |
W Ethan Nwaneri | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 18 |
Forwards
๐ CF Viktor Gyรถkeres | ๐ธ๐ช | โฌ65.76m | 27 |
Opposition Unavailable
Injury | 4 |
1. CF Kai Havertz | ๐ฉ๐ช | โฌ75.00m | 26 |
2. CB Gabriel Magalhรฃes | ๐ง๐ท | โฌ26.00m | 27 |
3. CB William Saliba | ๐ซ๐ท | โฌ30.00m | 24 |
4. ๐ CB Cristhian Mosquera | ๐ช๐ธ | โฌ15.00m | 21 |
Out on Loan | 5 |
1. GK Karl Hein | ๐ช๐ช | Free | 23 | ๐ฑWerder Bremen
2. M Fรกbio Vieira | ๐ต๐น | โฌ35.00m | 25 | ๐ฑHamburg
3. CB Jakub Kiwior | ๐ต๐ฑ | โฌ19.50m | 25 | ๐ฑPorto
4. LB Oleksandr Zinchenko | ๐บ๐ฆ | โฌ35.00m | 28 | ๐ฑForest
5. W Reiss Nelson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 25 | ๐ฑBrentford
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