Aston Villa v Arsenal - as it happened
Join me at Villa Park for this huge match at both ends of the table.
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
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94'FT: Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal. WHAT A WIN FOR VILLA. They are out the relegation zone and face West Ham on Sunday. Arsenal CAN'T qualify for Europe through the league.
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93'Villa sub: McGinn off for Lansbury.
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92'Unless Arsenal score, Villa and Watford will be joint on points, with Bournemouth three points behind. Two teams will go down.
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91'Willock is booked for a foul on McGinn.
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90'4 minutes added on.
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88'The cross comes in and Mings clears it over the bar.
Yellow card
a Aston Villa
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87'Targett is booked for a foul on Pépé right at the edge of the box.
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86'Villa are holding on. They don't care about attacking they just want it cleared.
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83'What a result this would be for the hosts.
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82'McGinn has a volley from outside the box that goes well wide.
Yellow card
a Arsenal
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80'Kolasinac is booked for a foul on McGinn.
Substitution
at Arsenal
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79'Arsenal sub: Soares off for Willock.
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78'This time McGinn has an effort from the edge of the box that Martínez parries.
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77'OFF THE POST!!! The corner comes in, Nketiah heads it but it hits the post and comes to the grateful Reina.
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75'Davis is one on one with Martínez and he puts it inches wide. A huge let-off for the Gunners.
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75'I really don't see Arsenal scoring from what I'm seeing.
Substitution
at Aston Villa
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72'Villa sub: Samatta off for Davis.
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72'Villa sub: Hourihane off for Nakamba.
Yellow card
a Aston Villa
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71'Douglas Luiz is booked for a foul on Pépé.
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68'Aubameyang has a header that goes well over the bar.
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63'A reminder that Arsenal have to win if they want to qualify for Europe through the league.
Yellow card
a Arsenal
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61'Lacazette is booked for a foul on Grealish.
Substitution
at Arsenal
Substitution
at Arsenal
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60'Arsenal sub: Pépé off for Luiz.
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60'Arsenal sub: Saka off for Tierney.
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59'This performance has been very disappointing from Arsenal. Nothing like their showing against Manchester City.
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56'Guilbert has a shot that is deflected wide.
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51'The ball comes to Nketiah and he fires well over. Arsenal have had no chances anywhere near the goal yet.
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48'Villa have started the second half the best. Arsenal don't show signs of scoring.
Substitution
at Arsenal
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46'Arsenal sub: Torreira off for Xhaka.
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46'And we're back.
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45'HT: Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal. Villa have been the better side so far and could have got a second. A big second-half for both sides.
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45'3 minutes added time.
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45'Grealish has a shot from outside the box that goes wide. Villa are the team that look like they will score the next goal.
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42'The cross comes in and Trezeguet heads at the goalkeeper from just inside the box. He had time to take the ball down.
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40'The truth is that Arsenal have offered nothing this half. I wonder what Arteta will say to them.
Yellow card
a Arsenal
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35'Torreira is booked for a foul on Hourihane
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29'The ball is played to Ceballos at the edge of the box but he blazes his effort over the bar.
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29'This result means that Watford are now in the relegation zone.
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28'And Villa are in front. The corner comes in, Mings flicks the header on and Trezeguet drills his effort into the bottom corner.
Goaaaaaal!
de Aston Villa en el 27'
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Statistics of Trezeguet in Premier League3460.18130
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27'TREZEGUET!!!!!!!!
Substitution
at Aston Villa
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25'Aston Villa sub: Guilbert on for El Mohamady.
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23'If Arsenal draw, they can only make Europe through winning the FA Cup.
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22'This would be a decent result for Villa. They would be 2 points behind Watford who have to play Arsenal on Saturday.
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16'Arsenal have threatened much yet.
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12'Still just the one half-chance.
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7'First chance of the match. The ball is crossed in and McGinn's header goes well over.
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7'Arsenal have to win if they want to make Europe.
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2'Aston Villa haven't beaten Arsenal since 2013. They haven't won at home since 1998.
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1'And we're off.
Start of match
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PRVWThat was a very good result for Aston Villa (the Watford match). It means all teams are on the same goal difference. Villa though can move outside the relegation zone with a win. Arsenal need to finish in the top 7 (if they don't win the FA Cup) and a win will take them 8th.
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PRVWArsenal XI: Martinez; Holding, David Luiz, Kolasinac; Soares, Ceballos, Torreira, Saka; Nkettiah, Lacazette, Aubammeyang.
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PRVWAston Villa XI: Reina; Elmohamady, Konsa, Mings, Targett; McGinn, Luiz, Hourihane; Trezeguet, Samatta, Grealish.
Pre-match
21 July 2020, 21:15
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Stadium: Villa Park
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PRVWHello and welcome to Villa Park for this huge match at both ends of the table. Team news to come.