Arsenal lost 0-1 to Aston Villa in the 15th round of the 2023-24 Premier League (PL) at 2:30 a.m. on the 10th (Korea time) at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. The loss of the match ended Arsenal’s fourth consecutive win in the league, and Villa ranked third with 35 points.
The home team villa came out with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Ollie Watkins, John McGinn, Yuri Tillemans, Leon Bailey, Douglas Ruiz, Bubakar Kamara, Luca Digne, Pau Torres, Diego Carlos, Ezri Konsa and Emiliano Martinez came out.
In response, Arsenal, the visiting team, pulled out a 4-3-3 formation. Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jejuz, Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Declan Rice, Martin 외degaard, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gabriel Magalyanguis, William Saliba, Ben White, and David Raya were on the starting list.
Arsenal opened the scoring. In the sixth minute of the first half, Martinelli, who caught the ball from the left, scored a sharp cross to Saka, who was penetrating into the box, but it did not hit exactly. 카지노사이트 순위
Villa then scored the first goal. In the seventh minute of the first half, Bailey used his speed to penetrate from the right side and gave a cutback to McGinn in the box. McGinn, who caught the ball, scored a fantastic turning shot into the net for Arsenal.
Arsenal took the opportunity through strong pressure. In the 16th minute of the first half, Havertz, who succeeded in pressing near the half line, passed to Saka on the right side. Saka, who caught the ball, folded inside and attempted a bold left-footed shot, but failed after being hit by the opponent’s defense.
Arsenal’s offensive continued. In the 24th minute of the first half, Jeju’s who caught the ball in a narrow space connected a through pass to the penetrating Saka and led to a cutback, which was also defended by Villa’s defense. In the 32nd minute of the first half, he succeeded in bringing the right to attack through pressure once again and led to Saka’s left-footed shot, but he headed straight to goalkeeper Martinez.
Arsenal hit the ground running. In the 33rd minute of the first half, a short ball from a corner kick sent the ball through Saka to Odegaard and a superb shot aimed at the corner of the goal but shook the side net.
Arsenal had a decisive opportunity. In the 36th minute of the first half, Magalyangis, who caught the ball from the rear line, connected a sharp long pass towards Martinelli, who was rushing from the left side, and even a shot over the opponent’s height led to the goalkeeper. However, Carlos, who was following the lead, dramatically defended and failed to score. In the 39th minute of the first half, Havertz, who caught the ball from the left side, passed to Jejudice in the box, and even Odegaard, who was following him. However, Odegaard’s shot also failed as he headed straight to the goalkeeper.
Villa also had another chance to score. In the 40th minute of the first half, Tillemans, who caught the ball in front of the penalty arc, passed it to Watkins, who penetrated the area, and led to a shot, but was blocked by goalkeeper Raya.
Goalkeeper Martinez’s decisive defense shone through. In the 42nd minute of the first half, Jeju Island, which received a pass from Magalyangis, tried to shoot past a defender but was blocked by goalkeeper Martinez. Arsenal had several more chances after that, but failed to score, and the first half ended with a 1-0 Villa lead.
Arsenal’s offensive continued in the second half. In the 12th minute of the second half, a ball that goalkeeper Martinez did not completely handle at a corner hit Watkins in the back and hit the net, but managed to hit it. In addition, in the 13th minute of the second half, Zinchenko gave a through pass to Havertz, who penetrated into the left half-space area, leading to Oedegaard, but missed the goal.
Villa also aimed for an additional score through counterattack. In the 16th minute of the second half, McGinn, who caught the ball in a counterattack, connected to Bailey on the right side, and Digne, who penetrated into the box, attempted a shot but was blocked by Raya’s good defense.
In the end, Arsenal shook Villa’s net. At the 16th minute of the second half, Rice caught the ball near the halfway line and gave a through pass to Saka, who was penetrating, and beat the goalkeeper to score. However, the goal was cancelled as Saka’s position was offside.
Arsenal took out the first replacement card. In the 25th minute of the second half, Martinelli was out and Leandro Trosar was put in. Also, in the 37th minute of the second half, Jeju’s was out and Eddie Nketiah stepped on the ground.
At the end of the game, Arsenal hit the ground ball again. At the 45th minute of the second half, Odegaard, who caught the ball on the right side, crossed into the box and Havertz scored after a fierce battle. However, Havertz’s handball foul was declared during the competition with the opponent team’s defense after VAR, which was also canceled. Since then, Arsenal tried to score by taking out Zinchenko and putting in Lis Nelson, but the match ended 0-1.