Aston Villa welcomed Arsenal at Villa Park earlier this evening as they focused on securing a win at home in the Premier League. The Villans made a good start to the game and managed to get to the half-time break with a goalless scoreline.
The West Midlands club conceded the opener in the 67th minute when Leandro Trossard scored with a clever finish for the Gunners. Thomas Partey doubled Arsenal’s advantage just ten minutes later as Aston Villa crashed to a lackluster 2-0 loss at Villa Park.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player performed during the clash against the Gunners.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 6.5/10
The Argentine keeper made a couple of good saves during the game and won’t be pleased after conceding twice in the second half.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending but offered very little going forward.
CB: Pau Torres – 6/10
The Spaniard made two important clearances at the back but it was not enough in the end.
CB: Ezri Konsa – 6/10
He failed to keep things solid on the defensive end of the pitch.
RB: Matty Cash – 6/10
He made one important clearance at the back and was replaced early in the game.
RW: Leon Bailey – 6/10
Bailey caused some problems for his marker but was wasteful in the final third.
CM: Amadou Onana – 6/10
Onana worked hard for his team in the middle of the park but lacked quality on the ball.
CM: Youri Tielemans – 6.5/10
He got stuck in with a few solid tackles and was good on the ball.
LW: John McGinn – 6/10
McGinn worked his socks off on the left flank but never looked like a threat.
ST: Morgan Rogers – 7/10
He made a few energetic runs with the ball and managed to engineer a couple of inviting chances in the final third.
ST: Ollie Watkins – 6/10
Watkins got himself into some dangerous areas in the final third but wasted some great chances to score.
Substitutes:
RB: Kosta Nedeljkovic – 6.5/10
He made one good run with the ball.
ST: Jhon Duran – 6.5/10
Duran was a threat in the Arsenal half.
LW: Jacob Ramsey – 6.5/10
Ramsey‘s pace caused some problems for the opposition centre-backs.
LB: Ian Maatsen – 6.5/10
He made one decent run on the left flank.
CM: Ross Barkley – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
