Arsenal 3-0 Aston Villa: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 15 May 2016
Result
Arsenal 3-0 Aston Villa
Premier League · Sunday 15 May 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Arsenal 3-0 Aston Villa: match report
Arsenal beat Aston Villa 3-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 15 May 2016. The half-time score was 1-0.
Olivier Giroud opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Arsenal's goals came from Olivier Giroud (5'), Olivier Giroud (78'), Olivier Giroud (80') and an own goal by Mark Bunn (90+2'). Aston Villa did not score.
Discipline: Arsenal received no yellow cards; Aston Villa received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Arsenal were 3rd on 67 points from 37 and Aston Villa 20th on 19 points from 37. Arsenal went on to finish that season 3rd with 70 points, and Aston Villa 20th with 19.
Arsenal lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Aston Villa in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Olivier Giroud of Arsenal (8.9), ahead of Mesut Özil (8.2).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Arsenal wins, 1 draw and 2 for Aston Villa.
Key events
- 5'Goal · Olivier Giroud
- 39'Yellow card · Carlos Sánchez
- 78'Goal · Olivier Giroud
- 80'Goal · Olivier Giroud
- 90+2'Own goal · Mark Bunn
Head-to-head
Team news
Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1)
Petr Čech, Héctor Bellerín, Gabriel Paulista, Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal, Santi Cazorla, Francis Coquelin, J. Wilshere, Mesut Özil, Alexis Sánchez, Olivier Giroud
Aston Villa line-up (5-3-2)
Mark Bunn, Jordan Lyden, Leandro Bacuna, Joleon Lescott, Kevin Toner, Aly Cissokho, Ashley Westwood, Carlos Sánchez, Idrissa Gueye, Scott Sinclair, Jordan Ayew