Match Day Thread Arsenal vs Aston Villa - Matchday Thread

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Venue: Emirates Stadium
Date: Sunday 14th April 2024
KO time: 16:30 BST

Overall Record

Wins: 87
Losses: 70
Draws: 45

Last six meetings

Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal
Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal

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This game has become a massive must win game considering Liverpool just got done over by Palace at home!! COYG!

 

20 mins gone. We’ve played well and had some good chances, but we keep making poor shot selections. We keep going near post rather than into the far corner. Need to be more decisive and ruthless.

 

Why does White get booked for the same thing that McGinn did 20 minutes ago and didn't get booked for? It's not like the ref didn't see Mcginn. He waved play on so saw it. Muppet.

 

We need to seriously put these chances away. We are so wasteful in the final third. Our attacks feel too rushed. We need more composure in the final third.

We’ve looked a bit vulnerable on the counter too.

 

David Coote giving a free kick to Villa for a nothing challenge on Tielemans from Odegaard. How was that a foul? Stupid prat.

 

HT. 0-0.

Started really well, dominating the ball, getting in behind a lot but the final pass has been absolutely dreadful. Gabriel carrying on from mid week with a rash and nervy display. Thank god that chance from Watkins hit the inside of the post and didn’t go in. We need to sharpen up and pronto.

Havertz, Jesus, Saka, I’m looking at you guys. All of you need to be better.

 

Havertz has made some really smart runs and drifted into the box well, but there’s a lack of conviction and intelligence in his final actions that let us down. Come on, Kai. Prove why we paid £65m for you. Prove the doubters wrong.

 

Just seen that trossard chance again. He had so much of the goal to aim at and hits it right where Martinez is . It’s a great save, but Trossard has to score there.

 

We’re playing too frantically. We’re winning the ball back and counter pressing well but then we keep giving the ball back to Villa. No maturity or calmness at all.

 

Rice has been ****ing terrible in attacking positions today. ****ing hell.

Can we bring some subs on please Arteta?! We clearly need them and you have a bench for a reason.

 

Villa growing in confidence they can win here and can you blame them?

 

Zinchenko with a sloppy mistake and Tielemans crashes a worldie against the underside of the bar/post.

 

Jesus forces a good save from Martinez on that transition. This is far too end to end.

 

Ben White coming off for Tomiyasu and Martinelli coming on for Trossard.

 

Can our players please learn to stay onside? It’s pissing me off how often we don’t watch the line.

 

I can’t believe how badly we’ve played this 2nd half. Complete contrast to the 1st half where we should have been winning.

 

Konsa went down so easily there and Coote fell for it. Wasn’t a foul. Martinelli would have been in. Annoying,

 

Another Villa corner. How many have they had this half? Ridiculous.