Arsenal 4–1 Aston Villa
2025-12-30 · Matchweek 19
· Referee: Darren England
A quiet game for the whistle — 5 bookings, evenly split; both sides handled about as usual.
How Darren England refereed it
England showed 5 yellow cards against a career average of 3.8, and awarded 27 fouls against an average of 21.8.
Match statistics
| Arsenal | Aston Villa | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 18 | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45+1' | Yellow Card | Arsenal | Mikel Merino | 0-0 |
| 45+2' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | Morgan Rogers | 0-0 |
| 48' | Normal Goal | Arsenal | Gabriel | 1-0 |
| 52' | Normal Goal | Arsenal | M. Zubimendi | 2-0 |
| 69' | Normal Goal | Arsenal | L. Trossard | 3-0 |
| 72' | Goal confirmed | Arsenal | Leandro Trossard | 3-0 |
| 78' | Normal Goal | Arsenal | Gabriel Jesus | 4-0 |
| 79' | Yellow Card | Arsenal | Gabriel Jesus | 4-0 |
| 81' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | Lamare Bogarde | 4-0 |
| 90' | Normal Goal | Aston Villa | O. Watkins | 4-1 |
| 90+7' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | Ollie Watkins | 4-1 |