SUBSTITUTION: G. Martinelli COMES ON FOR P. Aubameyang
Substitution - Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - injury.
Missed chance. Jacob Ramsey - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Matt Targett.
Leon Bailey - Aston Villa - won a free kick in attack.
John McGinn - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
Fouled by Nuno Tavares - Arsenal
Fouled by Ainsley Maitland-Niles - Arsenal
Matthew Cash - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the right wing.
Fouled by Nuno Tavares - Arsenal
Fouled by Ainsley Maitland-Niles - Arsenal
Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa - receive yellow card.
Missed chance. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from few metres missed. Assist - Matthew Cash.
Goal! Arsenal 3, Aston Villa 1. Jacob Ramsey - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assist - Leon Bailey.
Fouled by Matt Targett - Aston Villa
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
New attacking attempt. Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Fouled by Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - won a free kick in attack.
SUBSTITUTION: A. El-Ghazi COMES ON FOR D. Ings
Substitution - Aston Villa. Anwar El Ghazi for Danny Ings.
Fouled by Tyrone Mings - Aston Villa
Benjamin White - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
John McGinn - Aston Villa - won a free kick in attack.
Fouled by Thomas Partey - Arsenal
SUBSTITUTION: A. Maitland-Niles COMES ON FOR A. Lokonga
Substitution - Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Albert Sambi Lokonga.
Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
New attacking attempt. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assist - Emile Smith Rowe.
New attacking attempt. Leon Bailey - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Jacob Ramsey.
SUBSTITUTION: M. Odegaard COMES ON FOR A. Lacazette
SUBSTITUTION: J. Ramsey COMES ON FOR E. Buendia
Substitution - Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey for Emiliano Buendía.
Substitution - Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard for Alexandre Lacazette - injury.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal - receive yellow card for a foul.
Fouled by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal
Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
Fouled by Danny Ings - Aston Villa
New attacking attempt. Emiliano Buendía - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Matt Targett.
Leon Bailey - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the right wing.
Fouled by Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal
Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
Shot blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Bukayo Saka.
Matt Targett - Aston Villa - receive yellow card for a foul.
Fouled by Matt Targett - Aston Villa
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
Shot blocked. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Matt Targett.
Goal! Arsenal 3, Aston Villa 0. Emile Smith Rowe - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the left side of the box to the left corner. Assist - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang following a fast break.
Thomas Partey - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
Shot blocked. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Albert Sambi Lokonga.
New attacking attempt. Albert Sambi Lokonga - Arsenal - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner.
Fouled by Emiliano Buendía - Aston Villa
Shot blocked. John McGinn - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
Shot blocked. Danny Ings - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Emiliano Buendía.
Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
Missed chance. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the left after corner.
Shot blocked. Albert Sambi Lokonga - Arsenal - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Alexandre Lacazette.
Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
New attacking attempt. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Emiliano Buendía.
Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
SUBSTITUTION: L. Bailey COMES ON FOR A. Tuanzebe
VAR Decision: Penalty Arsenal.
Substitution - Aston Villa. Leon Bailey for Axel Tuanzebe.
Second Half starts Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 0.
Penalty saved! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal - fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, shot with right foot saved in the left corner.
Penalty conceded by Matt Targett - Aston Villa - after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette draws a foul in the penalty area.
Missed chance. Thomas Partey - Arsenal - shot with the head from the right side of the six yard box is very close to the goal. Assist - Bukayo Saka with a cross after corner.
John McGinn - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal .
Fouled by Albert Sambi Lokonga - Arsenal
First Half ended - Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 0.
Albert Sambi Lokonga - Arsenal - receive yellow card for a foul.
Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
Missed chance. Albert Sambi Lokonga - Arsenal - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Emile Smith Rowe.
New attacking attempt. Nuno Tavares - Arsenal - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Albert Sambi Lokonga.
Emiliano Buendía - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the right wing.
Dangerous play by Nuno Tavares - Arsenal
John McGinn - Aston Villa - receive yellow card for a foul.
Fouled by Nuno Tavares - Arsenal
Fouled by John McGinn - Aston Villa
Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
Albert Sambi Lokonga - Arsenal - won a free kick in attack.
Fouled by Alexandre Lacazette - Arsenal
Emiliano Martínez - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
New attacking attempt. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Nuno Tavares.
Tyrone Mings - Aston Villa - receive yellow card for a foul.
Tyrone Mings - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
Fouled by Bukayo Saka - Arsenal
Goal! Arsenal 1, Aston Villa 0. Thomas Partey - Arsenal - with an attempt from few metres to the right corner. Assist - Emile Smith Rowe with a cross after corner.
Shot blocked. Nuno Tavares - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Emile Smith Rowe.
Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
Thomas Partey - Arsenal - hits the bar with a shot with right foot from the centre of the box .
Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
Fouled by Tyrone Mings - Aston Villa
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - won a free kick on the right wing.
Missed chance. Takehiro Tomiyasu - Arsenal - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left. Assist - Alexandre Lacazette.
Offside - Arsenal. Thomas Partey with a pass, however Bukayo Saka is in offside.
John McGinn - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
Fouled by Alexandre Lacazette - Arsenal
Shot blocked. Emile Smith Rowe - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Gabriel Magalhães with a head.
Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Matt Targett.
Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Benjamin White.
Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the left wing.
Fouled by Thomas Partey - Arsenal
Fouled by Alexandre Lacazette - Arsenal
Ezri Konsa - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal
Emiliano Martínez - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
Fouled by Thomas Partey - Arsenal
Emiliano Buendía - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
Missed chance. Nuno Tavares - Arsenal - shot with left foot from a diffucult position on the left is high and wide to the left.
Missed chance. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Arsenal - shot with right foot inside of six yard box - left side missed. Assist - Bukayo Saka.
Missed chance. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with left foot from a diffucult position on the right is high and wide to the left. Assist - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - receive yellow card for a foul.
Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence.
Fouled by Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa
The teams are on their way out of the tunnel - and we're about to get underway at Emirates Stadium