Aston Villa v Arsenal result

Full-time · Aston Villa 1–0 Arsenal

Premier League · Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:30 GMT · Villa Park

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Aston Villa 1–0 Arsenal — Aston Villa won this Premier League match.

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The numbers

Result: Aston Villa 1–0 Arsenal · Premier League
Venue: Villa Park · Birmingham
Referee: C. Kavanagh
Head-to-head (last 3): Aston Villa 2 · draws 0 · Arsenal 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Aston Villa 2W 0D 3L · Arsenal 2W 1D 2L

Aston Villa 1–0 Arsenal (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.88 / 0.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.33 / 5.88

Corners

against 8.33 / 4.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.33 / 5.5

Shots on target

against 7.17 / 3.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

0.5 / 1.5

Cards

against 1.17 / 1.88 · 0 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.35 yellows

Referee · C. Kavanagh

2.13 home / 2.22 away

over 23 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 February 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 February 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Aston Villa for / against	Line	Arsenal for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.33 for · 8.33 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.88 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.33 for · 19 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	15.38 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.33 for · 7.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	5.5 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.17 for · 13.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	8.88 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	0.5 for · 1.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: C. Kavanagh — 4.35 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 22.57 fouls over 23 matches (2.13 to the home side, 2.22 to the away side).

Home 2.13Away 2.22

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Nakamba n 8	47.5	1.7 4/1	1.2 4/1	—
O. Watkins n 8	90	1.4 5/3	1.8 6/5	—
J. Grealish n 8	89.8	1.4 7/3	4.5 8/8	G. Xhaka
Douglas Luiz n 8	88.4	1.4 7/3	1.9 7/4	—
M. Cash n 8	90	1.3 4/2	0.8 3/2	—

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. El Ghazi n 8	53.8	2.9 4/3	2.5 4/2
O. Watkins n 8	90	2.8 8/6	1.6 6/4
B. Traoré n 8	72.1	2.2 7/4	0.9 6/0
R. Barkley n 8	71.8	1.4 7/2	0.5 3/0
J. McGinn n 8	90	1 5/1	0.3 2/0

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. El Ghazi n 8	53.8	0.8 3/1	0 0/0
J. Grealish n 8	89.8	0.1 1/0	0.5 4/0
O. Watkins n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
B. Traoré n 8	72.1	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
R. Barkley n 8	71.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Targett n 8	88.1	3.4 8/5
M. Cash n 8	90	2.8 7/7
J. McGinn n 8	90	2.4 8/5
M. Nakamba n 8	47.5	1.7 4/2
Douglas Luiz n 8	88.4	1.4 6/4

Aston Villa — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Martínez n 8	90	4.6 7/6

Arsenal

Arsenal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Willock n 8	40.9	2.5 5/3	0.8 3/0	—
Dani Ceballos n 8	59.1	1.7 6/2	1.1 3/2	—
E. Nketiah n 8	40.8	1.7 3/2	2.8 4/3	—
G. Xhaka n 8	85.5	1.4 7/3	0.8 4/1	J. Grealish
R. Nelson n 8	55.3	1.4 5/1	0.4 2/0	—

Arsenal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Pépé n 8	65	2.6 7/5	0.9 4/1
P. Aubameyang n 8	84.8	2.5 7/5	1.5 7/3
R. Nelson n 8	55.3	2.4 5/3	1 3/2
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	50.9	2.2 7/2	0.7 2/1
E. Nketiah n 8	40.8	2.2 5/3	1.1 4/0

Arsenal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Lacazette n 8	64.8	0.5 2/1	0.5 3/0
Bukayo Saka n 8	74.8	0.5 3/0	0.3 2/0
E. Nketiah n 8	40.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
P. Aubameyang n 8	84.8	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
E. Smith Rowe n 8	80.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

Arsenal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Partey n 8	56.6	2.6 7/3
G. Xhaka n 8	85.5	2.5 7/6
Héctor Bellerín n 8	83.3	2.3 8/6
A. Maitland-Niles n 8	48.6	2.3 6/3
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	50.9	2 4/2

Arsenal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson n 8	80.8	2.9 5/3
B. Leno n 8	91.5	2.5 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Aston Villa		Arsenal
33%	Possession	67%
12	Shots	14
8	Shots on target	3
3	Shots off target	6
1	Blocked shots	5
9	Shots inside the box	10
3	Corners	7
1	Offsides	0
12	Fouls	12
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	7
316	Passes	597
73%	Pass accuracy	87%

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Martínez	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
M. Cash	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	7.5
E. Konsa	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
T. Mings	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
M. Targett	90	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	7.9
J. McGinn	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	7
M. Nakamba	90	0	0	0	0	1	6	Y	7.3
J. Grealish	90	0	0	1	1	4	0	Y	7.7
O. Watkins	90	1	0	4	3	1	1	0	7.9
R. Barkley	78	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	7.2
B. Traoré	66	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	6.7
Trézéguet sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Ramsey sub	12	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6

Arsenal player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Ryan	90	0	0	0	0	0	8.2
Héctor Bellerín	90	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
R. Holding	90	2	0	1	5	0	6.9
Gabriel Magalhães	90	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
G. Xhaka	90	1	1	2	0	Y	6.9
Bukayo Saka	90	0	0	3	2	0	7.2
E. Smith Rowe	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
N. Pépé	90	2	0	0	1	0	6.2
T. Partey	74	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
Cédric Soares	65	0	0	1	2	0	6
A. Lacazette	59	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
P. Aubameyang sub	31	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
Martin Ødegaard sub	25	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Willian sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

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Recent form

Aston VillaLWLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

ArsenalWLWDL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Aston Villa 2 · 0 draws · Arsenal 1 · 3 goals/game

2020-11-08 Arsenal 0–3 Aston Villa
2020-07-21 Aston Villa 1–0 Arsenal
2019-09-22 Arsenal 3–2 Aston Villa

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Aston Villa#11 pos55 pts38 pl+9 GD

Arsenal#8 pos61 pts38 pl+16 GD

Goals per game

Aston Villa scored1.45

Arsenal scored1.45

Aston Villa conceded1.21

Arsenal conceded1.03

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What is the head-to-head record between Aston Villa and Arsenal?: In their last 3 meetings, Aston Villa won 2, Arsenal won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Aston Villa and Arsenal?: Recent form — Aston Villa 2W 0D 3L; Arsenal 2W 1D 2L.

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