Premier League 2024-25, Arsenal down Aston Villa 2-0: Key stats
Arsenal got the job done against Unai Emery's Aston Villa in matchweek 2 of the Premier League 2024-25 season. After a goalless first half, Arsenal opened the scoring through Leandro Trossard in the 67th minute. Thomas Partey then made it 2-0 10 minutes later. This was another significant performance from the Gunners, who would be aiming to pip favorites Manchester City this season.
Summary of the match
Ollie Watkins spurned a wonderful chance for Aston Villa in the first half with Arsenal despite dominating possession, failed to create much. Villa also caused issues with their counter-attacks. In the second half, substitute Trossard scored after Bukayo Saka's low cut-back deflected nicely for the Belgian. Saka then assisted Partey, who made no mistake and handed his side three crucial points.
Here are the match stats
Villa had 11 attempts with three shots on target. Arsenal had four shots on target from nine attempts. The Gunners dominated possession (61%) and clocked 501 passes with a 91% accuracy. Villa had 1.35 expected goals compared to Arsenal's 1.09.
Key numbers for Trossard and Saka
Former Brighton attacked Trossard made his 172nd Premier League appearance. He now owns 39 goals in addition to 24 assists. He has 19 goals for Arsenal in all competitions, including 14 in the Premier League. Saka assisted in his 2nd successive league match this season. He has raced to 37 Premier League assists from 172 appearances.
15th win for the Gunners at Villa Park
As per Opta, Arsenal collected their 15th away win at Villa Park in the Premier League. They steered clear of the 14 wins against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
