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Aston Villa vs Arsenal: August 31, 2026

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1-0 at Villa Park, Birmingham on August 31, 2026 (2026-27 Premier League).

Full time · Played August 31, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM ET · StatsNext match records

Score by half

Team1st half2nd halfFinal
Aston Villa000
Arsenal011

Goals

Match statistics

StatisticAston VillaArsenal
Expected goals (xG)0.31.1
Shots77
Shots on target02
Big chances02
Possession %39.160.9
Passes337528
Corners24
Fouls176
Yellow cards31
Red cards00
Saves10

What stood out

  • Expected goals: Aston Villa 0.3, Arsenal 1.1.
  • Managers: Unai Emery (Aston Villa), Mikel Arteta (Arsenal).

Player lines

  • Aaron Wan-Bissaka (AVL, substitute): 12 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Alejandro Garnacho (AVL, substitute): 12 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Alysson (AVL, substitute): 19 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 1 YC, 0 RC
  • Ben White (ARS): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Boubacar Kamara (AVL): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Bruno Guimarães (ARS, substitute): 19 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Bukayo Saka (ARS): 90 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 2 SH, 1 SOT, 0.6 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Christos Tzolis (ARS): 45 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 1 YC, 0 RC
  • David Raya (ARS): 90 MIN, 0 SV, 34 PASS, 24 CMP, 0 YC
  • Declan Rice (ARS): 85 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Eberechi Eze (ARS, substitute): 45 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Emiliano Buendía (AVL): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Ezri Konsa (ARS, substitute): 11 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Gabriel Magalhães (ARS): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • George Hemmings (AVL): 71 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Ian Maatsen (AVL): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 2 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0 xA, 1 YC, 0 RC
  • John McGinn (AVL): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 2 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.1 xA, 1 YC, 0 RC
  • Kai Havertz (ARS): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 1 SOT, 0.0 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Martin Ødegaard (ARS): 71 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Martín Zubimendi (ARS, substitute): 15 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Matty Cash (AVL): 78 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Mikel Merino (ARS, substitute): 19 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Myles Lewis-Skelly (ARS): 71 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Nicolas Jackson (AVL): 71 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Pau Torres (AVL): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Riccardo Calafiori (ARS): 90 MIN, 0 G, 1 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.5 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Ross Barkley (AVL): 78 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Tammy Abraham (AVL, substitute): 19 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Victor Lindelöf (AVL): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Zion Suzuki (AVL): 90 MIN, 1 SV, 29 PASS, 18 CMP, 0 YC

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Head-to-head

Full Aston Villa vs Arsenal head-to-head (3 meetings).

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