Scott Willis

Scott Willis

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Arsenal Compared to Corresponding Fixtures Last Season Points: +4 (21 vs 17) xG: -2.6 (14.37 vs 16.94) G: -2 (13 vs 15) xGA: -1.1 (6.48 vs 7.56) GA: +0 (5 vs 5) xG Dif: -1.5 (+7.89 vs +9.38) G Dif: -2 (+8 vs +10)

Unai Emery is undoubtedly a good coach. Like everyone he needs the right situation to excel, his just seems to be at the tier below the biggest club level. He’s great when he’s more of the outsider/underdog. Aston Villa where he fights for 6th to 3rd is a perfect match.

Mikel Arteta has a reputation over using players and not doing rotation but I think this is something that has gotten significantly better over the last 18 months or so.

As I have gotten more experience officiating, being a stickler for enforcing a coach’s technical area makes your life harder and like you’re a small petty person.

The only exception I have for this if they are interfering with the crew’s or players ability to move up and down or if they are coming on to argue a call. After that you are stuck in your box, but if you’re leaving me alone and coaching nope.

I don’t know if Arteta is saying anything to the official here that earns him his yellow but otherwise this feels like silly trying to make an example out of him performative actions.

I had some reservations about Merino as a true midfielder and how the balance would work. I think he's played quite well here. He's floated around and impacted all over. Good half from him.

This Konsa goal was the first goal have scored in the opening 10 minutes of a Premier League match this season. Nice to get off to a quick start for once.

Watching the women on the main screen, I see City had 7 shots on target an 3.0 post shot xG, was this a good game from Suzuki here to only let 1 in?

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Villa 2 (0.6) - (1.5) 1 Man City