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ASTON VILLA vs ARSENAL

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ASTON VILLA v ARSENAL : PREMIER LEAGUE

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Full time
FT
95
Cruel
95
There was a massive scramble in our box, we made about 5 blocks but couldn't get it clear and Buendia hammered it home from close range
95
Jesus
95
Goal Villa
94
Hincapie brilliant defending
94
Goal kick
94
side netting I mean to say
94
Chance Madueke at the far post, brilliant ball from Rice, Madueke hit near post
93
OOOOOh
93
Arsenal throw on halfway
92
Madueke tackled
92
White flicks on, Martinez collects
91
Another Arsenal throw, Rice is coming over
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4 mins
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Arsenal throw
90
Raya to take
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Near halfway
90
FK Arsenal
89
Arsenal throw, our half
89
Martinelli adjudged to have fouled Konsa
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Zubi clears
88
On your toes Madueke
87
Villa subs: Cash and Torres off, Buendia and Lindelof on
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Arsenal subs: MLS and Martinelli on, Calafiori and Trossard off
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Goal kick, straight over
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Corner Arsenal
84
Arsenal throw, their half
83
Nice pass tross to White
82
Arsenal are ragged
82
Maatsen cross, deflected off Timber and ran across the goal and beyond the far post
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OOOOOOH
81
Calafiori defends, Raya clears
81
Raya boots it
80
Villa throw, our half
80
A pass through the inside channel almost sends Villa through
79
OOOOH
79
Arsenal sub: Saka off, Madueke on
78
Mistake from Calafiori at the back, it came to Malen and he dragged a shot wide of the far post
78
Huge chance Malen
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OOOOOOOh
76
Wanker
76
Martinez picks it up, Saka bumps into him, Martinez pretends to be injured
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Saka through
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Oooooh
75
Villa subs: Sancho and Bogarde on, Onana and McGinn off
74
Saka won the ball, and gets booked
73
Foul on Trossard
73
Hincapie reads it well
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1 match ban for him now
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Yellow card Calafiori
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Trossard was screaming at hm to leave it
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Saka cross
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Ooooh
71
Saka shot was going in
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Then Arsenal offside
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Saka shot blocked
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Ooooh
70
Ode really good this half
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It was going just over, but it's a corner
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Odegaard shot, fizzing towards top corner, Martinez saved
69
OOOOOOOh
69
Timber mistake, but he makes up for it
68
Rice shot, on his left, hooked it over on the volley from the edge of their box
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Arsenal throw
67
Hincapie strong against Malen
67
Ode runs, then shoots but straight at Martinez
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Villa throw in their own half
66
Villa sub: Watkins off, Malen on
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The flag went up, Tross offside
66
What a pass Odegaard to Trossard
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OOOOH
65
This is getting a bit stretched and chaotic
65
Raya makes a good save from Watkins
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OOOOOH
64
Mistake from Arsenal, Villa had a big chance but Calafiori and Hincapie squeeze him out
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Oooooh
64
Arsenal throw, our half
62
SHUT UP FLETCH
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Villa throw, it should have been an Arsenal throw
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Maatsen shoots miles over
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Villa throw, deep in our half
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tross blocks McGinn
59
Villa still have it
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Calafiori tackle
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Some Villa possession
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Villa throw, our half
57
What a pass from McGinn to Cash but he clumped his cross out for a goal kick. Got away with one there
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Ooooh
57
Villa keep it
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Rice heads
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FK Villa, not far outside our box, wide position, foul by Timber
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Hincapie cleaers a low cross
55
He had a lot of space there
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Hincapie blocks a Watkins shot
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Flicks White and Saka
54
Tross cross too heavy, Villa throw in their own half
54
⚽️ 1-1, Trossard: https://streamff.com/v/40c91835
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Rice won it, Ode took it on, Saka squared it, it squirted away from Rice then Tross was there to apply the finish
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TROSSARD
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GOOOALLLLLL
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Rice strong
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Very good start to the half from us
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Trossard volley not far wide, lovely pass from Odegaard to set it up
50
OOoooh
50
FK Arsenal
50
Ode nicks it from Watkins
50
Not long, and cleared
49
Calafiori to try long
49
Arsenal throw, deep in the Villa half
48
Gyok in the box, Villa get it clear
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Martinez came, it rebounded to Trossard who got a shot on target but the keeper was back in
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Ooooh
48
Cleared
47
Good Saka cross, headed behind for an Arsenal corner
46
FK Arsenl, out wide, midway into the Villa half
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We're off again
Half time
Arsenal subs: Trossard and Gyokeres on, Eze and Merino off
Half time
HT
47
But comes to nothing
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Danger from Rogers
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Oooh
46
1 minute added
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Ode there to defend
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Villa break
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Saka hauled over, that really should be a yellow
45
Good defending White
44
Rice shot, tame though – after he'd intercepted well in midfield
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Oooh
44
Good Rice cross, defended well
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Saka pull back, White first time shot, straight at Martinez
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Ooooh
42
Near halfway
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Arsenal throw
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Rice ushers it out for a goal kick
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He's back up
40
Then collided with Tiber
40
Merino headed away
39
Corner Villa
39
White defends well, but Villa have it
38
Arsenal throw again
38
Arsenal throw, Villa half
37
Eze knows too
37
Villa cross from the left, took a nick, went to back post, and Cash ran off the back of Eze
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Cash
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Goal Villa
35
Obvious foul
35
Eze fouls Torres in their box after some good play by Arsenal in their half
34
Torres fouls Merino, ref plays on
34
Timber blocks a Watkins shot
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Arsenal throw, Villa half
32
Villa fans angry with the ref because their players keep making fouls
32
Arsenal FK
32
Eze careless but Villa give it back to us
31
SHUT UP FLETCH
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Onana comes through the back of Merino
30
Raya gets there, and gets a free kick
29
Cash HIT that with power
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What a block by Rice, it opened up for Cash to have a shot just inside our box, and he was there to block it out for a corner
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Oooooh
27
Eze slips, gets a free kick, but he might need to change his studs. That's the second time
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Rice clears
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Corner Villa
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FK Villa in their own box
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Decent spell from Arsenal
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Saka runs into trouble
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Timber tackles so well
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Rogers finger pointing at White
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Saka offside as he takes the Odegaard pass
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Lovely play
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Flag up
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NO
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Bo
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GOOOALLL
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Goal kick Arsenal
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Villa throw in our half
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It should have been a corner
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Goal kick given
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NO
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Corner Arsenal
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Ref plays on
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]Saka caught on the edge of the box
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OOOOOH
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Oooh, flick Eze, Villa defend
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Then White crossed into the middle, Saka header wide when he I think he should hit the target
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Saka shot, Martinez palmed it away
14
Timber wins it, OOOOH
14
Saka overhits a cross to the back post, goal kick
13
Saka being booed, weird twats
13
Zubi tackles Rogers
13
Villa having a little spell here
11
Excellent save from Raya
11
McGinn fouled Calafiori
11
Calafiori was down as that play developed
11
Arsenal have a player down
11
Close range
10
Raya saves from Watkins
10
IOIOOOOOh
10
Then Saka runs it out for a goal kick, Merino's pass to him not as precise as it needed to be
9
Villa gave up possession, Odegaard shot on target, Martinez saved
9
Ooooh
8
Goal kick Villa
7
Long throw cleared by Rice in the end
7
Another one
7
Throw Villa deep in our half after Raya almost put himself in trouble
5
Goal kick Villa
5
High press from Villa
4
Arsenal throw
3
Scrappy start, lots of head tennis
2
Villa throw on halfway
2
Kits a bit weird today, our shorts and their shirts feel like a clash
1
We're off
Pre-game
Raya and Martinez having a good goalkeeper chat
Pre-game
Teams are in the tunnel
Pre-game
Afternoon all
Pre-game
Team news will be posted 75 mins before kick-off.

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