Aston Villa locked horns with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result on their travels in the Premier League. The Villans made a solid start to the contest and managed to get to the half-time interval with a goalless scoreline.
Leon Bailey gave Aston Villa the all-important lead in the 84th minute before Ollie Watkins killed the game off with a composed finish just three minutes later. The contest finished with Unai Emery’s men securing an impressive 2-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player performed during the match against the Gunners.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7.5/10
The Argentine keeper made a few solid saves at the back. Martinez secured an important clean sheet against his old club today.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 6.5/10
He kept things solid when defending inside his half but offered very little in the opponent’s half.
CB: Diego Carlos – 7.5/10
Carlos gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and did enough to keep a clean sheet.
CB: Pau Torres – 7/10
He didn’t do much wrong at the back and would be pleased after limiting the home team from scoring.
LB: Lucas Digne – 7.5/10
The French talent performed his defensive duties well and managed to secure an assist as well.
CM: John McGinn – 7.5/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field. McGinn deserves credit for completing some energetic dribbles from midfield.
CM: Youri Tielemans – 8/10
Tielemans got stuck in with a few solid tackles and ended the game with an assist to his name.
RW: Moussa Diaby – 6/10
He was quiet for most of the game and was replaced at the hour mark.
CAM: Morgan Rogers – 6.5/10
Rogers made two promising runs with the ball but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
LW: Nicolo Zaniolo – 6.5/10
He had a few bright moments in the Arsenal half and was substituted in the 79th minute.
ST: Ollie Watkins – 8/10
Watkins was a constant menace in the final third and scored late in the game which put the contest to bed.
Substitutes:
RW: Leon Bailey – 7.5/10
He opened the goal-scoring with an easy finish in the 84th minute.
LB: Alex Moreno – 6.5/10
The Spaniard didn’t do much wrong at the back.
