PREMIER LEAGUE · 2026/27

Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal

Arsenal won 1–0 against Aston Villa. The match was played on 31 August 2026. Kick-off was at 20:00 BST. Venue: Villa Park.

◷ All times UKUpdated 11 Nov 2026, 07:44 GMT

MATCHWEEK 2 · Full time

Aston Villa0 – 1

Arsenal

Monday 31 August 2026 · 20:00 BST

Villa Park, Birmingham, England

Bukayo Saka 59'

Matchweek 2 fixtures and results →

Goals by half

Aston Villa v Arsenal: Goals in each half
Aston Villa	Goals in each half	Arsenal
0	First-half goals	0
0	Second-half goals	1

Match information

Competition: Premier League 2026/27
Matchweek: 2
Match status: Full time
UK kick-off: 20:00 BST
Attendance: 36,804
Referee: Jarred Gillett

UK broadcast information

A UK television listing is not available here for this match.

Aston Villa v Arsenal: highlights and goals

Aston Villa v Arsenal: match highlights

Arsenal · 120 seconds

Published 31 August 2026

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Key match events

Goals, cards and substitutions

29'
Yellow card: Christos Tzolis
Arsenal
Booked for a foul.
45'
Substitution
Arsenal
On: Eberechi Eze. Off: Christos Tzolis.
59'
Goal: Bukayo Saka
Arsenal
Assist: Riccardo Calafiori. Right-footed finish.
71'
Substitution
Arsenal
On: Bruno Guimarães. Off: Myles Lewis-Skelly.
71'
Substitution
Arsenal
On: Mikel Merino. Off: Martin Ødegaard.
71'
Substitution
Aston Villa
On: Tammy Abraham. Off: Nicolas Jackson.
71'
Substitution
Aston Villa
On: Alysson. Off: George Hemmings.
78'
Substitution
Aston Villa
On: Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Off: Matty Cash.
78'
Substitution
Aston Villa
On: Alejandro Garnacho. Off: Ross Barkley.
79'
Substitution
Arsenal
On: Ezri Konsa. Off: Cristhian Mosquera.
80'
Yellow card: Alysson
Aston Villa
Booked for a foul.
81'
Yellow card: John McGinn
Aston Villa
Booked for a foul.
85'
Substitution
Arsenal
On: Martín Zubimendi. Off: Declan Rice.
90'+6'
Yellow card: Ian Maatsen
Aston Villa
Booked for a foul.

Aston Villa v Arsenal: match statistics

Attacking play

Aston Villa v Arsenal: Attacking play
Aston Villa	Attacking play	Arsenal
39.2%	Possession	60.8%
7	Shots	7
0	Shots on target	2
0%	Shots on target (%)	30%
2	Blocked shots	1
2	Corners	4
0	Offsides	8
0	Penalties taken	0
0	Penalties scored	0

Passing and possession

Aston Villa v Arsenal: Passing and possession
Aston Villa	Passing and possession	Arsenal
337	Passes attempted	527
272	Completed passes	462
80%	Pass completion	90%
11	Crosses attempted	16
1	Successful crosses	3
10%	Cross success	20%
42	Long passes attempted	40
15	Successful long passes	15
40%	Long-pass success	40%

Defending and goalkeeping

Aston Villa v Arsenal: Defending and goalkeeping
Aston Villa	Defending and goalkeeping	Arsenal
1	Saves	0
20	Tackles attempted	13
11	Successful tackles	7
60%	Tackle success	50%
2	Interceptions	8
16	Clearances	20
16	Successful clearances	20

Discipline

Aston Villa v Arsenal: Discipline
Aston Villa	Discipline	Arsenal
17	Fouls committed	6
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0

Percentages may be rounded. A dash means that figure is unavailable.

Understanding the match statistics

Possession and passing

Possession shows each team's share of the ball. Pass completion compares completed passes with passes attempted. These figures help describe how a side played; they do not measure the quality of every chance.

Shots and shots on target

Shots on target are attempts that would score without a save or a goal-line intervention. A side can have more shots and still lose: where the chances came from matters too.

Fouls, cards and defensive actions

A foul does not always lead to a card. Tackles, interceptions, blocks and clearances describe different ways of stopping an attack. Read them alongside possession and the score.

Standout player statistics

Shots

Ian Maatsen

Aston Villa

Completed passes

Pau Torres

Aston Villa

Defensive actions

Pau Torres

Aston Villa

Saves

Zion Suzuki

Aston Villa

Shots

Bukayo Saka

Arsenal

Completed passes

Declan Rice

Arsenal

Defensive actions

Gabriel Magalhães

Arsenal

Aston Villa v Arsenal: line-ups and player stats

Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1

Aston Villa starting XI and substitutes
No.	Player	Position	Role	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	Yellow	Red
Starting XI
1	Zion Suzuki	GK	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Pau Torres	CD-L	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Victor Lindelöf	CD-R	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Ian Maatsen	LB	Starter	0	0	2	0	1	0
2	Matty Cash	RB	StarterOff 78'	0	0	1	0	0	0
10	Emiliano Buendía	AM	Starter	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	Ross Barkley	LM	StarterOff 78'	0	0	1	0	0	0
8	Boubacar Kamara	RM	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Nicolas Jackson	F	StarterOff 71'	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	George Hemmings	AM-L	StarterOff 71'	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	John McGinn	AM-R	Starter	0	0	2	0	1	0
Substitutes
26	Lamare Bogarde	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Tyrone Mings	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Marco Bizot	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Matteo Ruggeri	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Tammy Abraham	SUB	Substitute usedOn 71'	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	Alysson	SUB	Substitute usedOn 71'	0	0	0	0	1	0
74	Luka Lynch	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Alejandro Garnacho	SUB	Substitute usedOn 78'	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Aaron Wan-Bissaka	SUB	Substitute usedOn 78'	0	0	0	0	0	0

More Aston Villa player statistics

Fouls and involvement
Player	Fouls committed	Fouls won	Offsides
Zion Suzuki	0	0	—
Pau Torres	1	0	0
Victor Lindelöf	0	0	0
Ian Maatsen	5	0	0
Matty Cash	2	2	0
Emiliano Buendía	0	1	0
Ross Barkley	0	1	0
Boubacar Kamara	3	0	0
Nicolas Jackson	0	0	0
George Hemmings	2	0	0
John McGinn	3	2	0
Lamare Bogarde	0	0	0
Tyrone Mings	0	0	0
Marco Bizot	0	0	—
Matteo Ruggeri	0	0	0
Tammy Abraham	0	0	0
Alysson	0	0	0
Luka Lynch	0	0	0
Alejandro Garnacho	0	0	0
Aaron Wan-Bissaka	1	0	0

Goalkeeping
Player	Saves	Shots faced	Goals conceded
Zion Suzuki	1	0	1
Marco Bizot	0	0	0

Arsenal · 4-2-3-1

Arsenal starting XI and substitutes
No.	Player	Position	Role	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	Yellow	Red
Starting XI
1	David Raya	GK	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Gabriel Magalhães	CD-L	Starter	0	0	1	0	0	0
3	Cristhian Mosquera	CD-R	StarterOff 79'	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Riccardo Calafiori	LB	Starter	0	1	1	0	0	0
4	Ben White	RB	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Martin Ødegaard	AM	StarterOff 71'	0	0	1	0	0	0
49	Myles Lewis-Skelly	LM	StarterOff 71'	0	0	1	0	0	0
41	Declan Rice	RM	StarterOff 85'	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Kai Havertz	F	Starter	0	0	1	1	0	0
17	Christos Tzolis	AM-L	StarterOff 45'	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	Bukayo Saka	AM-R	Starter	1	0	2	1	0	0
Substitutes
23	Mikel Merino	SUB	Substitute usedOn 71'	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Martín Zubimendi	SUB	Substitute usedOn 85'	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Noni Madueke	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Viktor Gyökeres	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Ezri Konsa	SUB	Substitute usedOn 79'	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Eberechi Eze	SUB	Substitute usedOn 45'	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	Bruno Guimarães	SUB	Substitute usedOn 71'	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Kepa Arrizabalaga	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Piero Hincapié	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0

More Arsenal player statistics

Fouls and involvement
Player	Fouls committed	Fouls won	Offsides
David Raya	0	0	—
Gabriel Magalhães	1	0	0
Cristhian Mosquera	0	0	0
Riccardo Calafiori	1	1	1
Ben White	0	1	0
Martin Ødegaard	0	0	0
Myles Lewis-Skelly	0	2	0
Declan Rice	0	0	1
Kai Havertz	1	2	5
Christos Tzolis	1	1	0
Bukayo Saka	0	6	1
Mikel Merino	2	2	0
Martín Zubimendi	0	0	0
Noni Madueke	0	0	0
Viktor Gyökeres	0	0	0
Ezri Konsa	0	0	0
Eberechi Eze	0	1	0
Bruno Guimarães	0	0	0
Kepa Arrizabalaga	0	0	—
Piero Hincapié	0	0	0

Goalkeeping
Player	Saves	Shots faced	Goals conceded
David Raya	0	0	0
Kepa Arrizabalaga	0	0	0

C: captain · GK: goalkeeper · D: defender · M: midfielder · F: forward. “On” and “Off” show substitution times. A dash means the figure is unavailable.

Premier League form before this match

The last five league results before kick-off in 2026/27.

Aston Villa

Sunday 23 August 2026

14:00 BSTFull time

Brighton & Hove Albion

4 – 0

Aston Villa

UK TVUK TV details TBC

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Arsenal

Friday 21 August 2026

20:00 BSTFull time

Arsenal

3 – 0

Coventry City

UK TVUK TV details TBC

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Recent matches across all competitions

Earlier matches, including cups and friendlies where listed. Each score shows the named club's goals first. H: home · A: away.

Aston Villa

Aston Villa results before this match
Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Competition
23 August 2026	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	0–4	English Premier League
15 August 2026	Borussia Mönchengladbach	A	1–2	Club Friendly
12 August 2026	Paris Saint-Germain	A	1–2	UEFA Super Cup
7 August 2026	Bayern Munich	A	1–2	Club Friendly
24 May 2026	Manchester City	A	2–1	English Premier League

Arsenal

Arsenal results before this match
Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Competition
21 August 2026	Coventry City	H	3–0	English Premier League
16 August 2026	Manchester City	H	3–0	English FA Community Shield
12 August 2026	Como	H	1–1Penalties: 4–3	Club Friendly
5 August 2026	Real Betis	H	1–3	Club Friendly

Aston Villa v Arsenal: previous meetings

Earlier Premier League meetings in 2026/27.

No earlier meeting is listed for this season.

Where the clubs stand now

Table updated 12 Nov 2026, 06:00 GMT. These are today's available standings, rather than the positions on matchday.

1. Arsenal · 27 points · Goal difference 10

10. Aston Villa · 13 points · Goal difference -3

Full Premier League table →

Your Aston Villa v Arsenal questions

What was the score in Aston Villa v Arsenal?

Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal was the final score. At half-time it was 0–0.

Who scored in Aston Villa v Arsenal?

Bukayo Saka 59'.

What do minutes such as 45+2 and 90+4 mean?

They mean added time at the end of that half: 45+2 is two minutes beyond 45 minutes. Added time is part of normal play, rather than a separate period of extra time.

Updated 11 Nov 2026, 07:44 GMT. Scores are not live.

Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal

Aston Villa v Arsenal: match overview

Goals by half

Match information

UK broadcast information

Aston Villa v Arsenal: highlights and goals

Aston Villa v Arsenal: match highlights

Key match events

Yellow card: Christos Tzolis

Substitution

Goal: Bukayo Saka

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Yellow card: Alysson

Yellow card: John McGinn

Substitution

Yellow card: Ian Maatsen

Aston Villa v Arsenal: match statistics

Attacking play

Passing and possession

Defending and goalkeeping

Discipline

Understanding the match statistics

Possession and passing

Shots and shots on target

Fouls, cards and defensive actions

Standout player statistics

Ian Maatsen

Pau Torres

Pau Torres

Zion Suzuki

Bukayo Saka

Declan Rice

Gabriel Magalhães

Aston Villa v Arsenal: line-ups and player stats

Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1

Arsenal · 4-2-3-1

Premier League form before this match

Aston Villa

Arsenal

Aston Villa

Arsenal

Aston Villa v Arsenal: previous meetings

Where the clubs stand now

Your Aston Villa v Arsenal questions

What was the score in Aston Villa v Arsenal?

Who scored in Aston Villa v Arsenal?

What do minutes such as 45+2 and 90+4 mean?