Unai Emery has led Aston Villa to victory over Arsenal home and away this season.
Live Premier League: Arsenal – Aston Villa
English Premier League football season 2023/24, match 33, between second-placed Arsenal, the opening of the Emirates Stadium to receive the visit of fourth-placed Aston Villa.
Mikel Arteta, the local coach, set up the pieces in a 4-3-3 formation, using three attacking lines, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, and Leandro Trossard.
Unai Emery's away side organized their forces in a 4-4-2 formation, using a pair of strikers, Moussa Diaby, working alongside Ollie Watkins.
Contest details
The score at half time was still 0-0. Until the second half, Villa scored a goal and took the lead. At the end of the match, in the 84th minute, from the moment Lucas Digne sent the ball from the left side into the penalty area and it extended to the far post, Leon Bailey pounced and shot from the right side from close range, there was nothing left. He sent Senga to go up and lead 1-0
Then, in the 87th minute, the former European champion added a second from the moment Youri Tielemans left a long ball from his own half for Ollie Watkins to pull in and curl in a superb right-handed shot. He helped the visiting team make it 2-0.
After that, no more goals were scored. In the end, the match ended with Aston Villa winning 2-0, collecting 63 points, occupying fourth place, while Arsenal ranked second, with the same score of 71 points.
11 key players for both teams
Arsenal (4-3-3): David Raya; Ben White (Takehiro Tomiyasu 67), William Saliba, Gabriel, Oleksandr Zinchenko (Eddie Nketiah (87); Martin Odegaard (Emile Smith Rowe (79), Declan Rice, Kai Havertz; Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus (Jorginho 79), Leandro Trossard (Gabriel Martinelli 67).
Unused substitutes: Aaron Ramsdale, Thomas Partey, Jacob Kefior, Fabio Vieira.
Yellow card: Ben White (36), Gabriel (45), Kai Havertz (63).
Aston Villa (4-4-2): Emiliano Martinez; Ezri Konsa, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne; Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans, John McGinn, Nicolo Zaniolo (Alex Moreno 80); Moussa Diaby (Leon Bailey 61), Ollie Watkins
Unused substitutes: Matty Cash, Calum Chambers, Clement Lenglet, John Doran, Robin Olsen, Ken Kesler-Hayden, Tim Erogbo
Yellow card – Morgan Rogers (14).
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