Arsenal 2–2 Aston Villa
2025-01-18 · Matchweek 22
· Referee: Chris Kavanagh · VAR: John Brooks
A quiet game for the whistle — 5 bookings, evenly split; both sides handled about as usual.
How Chris Kavanagh refereed it
Kavanagh showed 5 yellow cards against a career average of 3.5, and awarded 28 fouls against an average of 21.0.
Match statistics
| Arsenal | Aston Villa | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 10 | 18 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | Ian Maatsen | 0-0 |
| 35' | Normal Goal | Arsenal | Gabriel Martinelli | 1-0 |
| 55' | Normal Goal | Arsenal | K. Havertz | 2-0 |
| 60' | Normal Goal | Aston Villa | Y. Tielemans | 2-1 |
| 67' | Yellow Card | Arsenal | Leandro Trossard | 2-1 |
| 68' | Normal Goal | Aston Villa | O. Watkins | 2-2 |
| 78' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | Boubacar Kamara | 2-2 |
| 89' | Goal cancelled | Arsenal | Kai Havertz | 2-2 |
| 90+4' | Yellow Card | Arsenal | Raheem Sterling | 2-2 |
| 90+5' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | Morgan Rogers | 2-2 |