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Aston Villa vs Arsenal

Premier League • 2026 27 english premier league • Mon, 31 Aug 2026 - 19:00 UTC

Last updated: Aug 31, 2026, 9:25 PM

Aston Villa badgeAston Villa
0-1
FT
Arsenal badgeArsenal
  • ⚽Bukayo Saka 59′

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Confirmed Lineups & Formations

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Arsenal

4-2-3-1
  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 3Cristhian MosqueraCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 8Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLM
  8. 41Declan RiceRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 17Christos TzolisAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R
Substitutes (9)
  • 23Mikel MerinoSUB
  • 36Martín ZubimendiSUB
  • 20Noni MaduekeSUB
  • 14Viktor GyökeresSUB
  • 15Ezri KonsaSUB
  • 10Eberechi EzeSUB
  • 39Bruno GuimarãesSUB
  • 13Kepa ArrizabalagaSUB
  • 5Piero HincapiéSUB
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Aston Villa

4-2-3-1
  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM
  7. 6Ross BarkleyLM
  8. 8Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 53George HemmingsAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R
Substitutes (9)
  • 26Lamare BogardeSUB
  • 5Tyrone MingsSUB
  • 40Marco BizotSUB
  • 13Matteo RuggeriSUB
  • 18Tammy AbrahamSUB
  • 47AlyssonSUB
  • 74Luka LynchSUB
  • 17Alejandro GarnachoSUB
  • 29Aaron Wan-BissakaSUB

Goals & Match Timeline

  1. ?′
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    Kick-off
    First Half begins.
  2. 29′
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    Christos Tzolis
  3. 45+1′
    ◐
    Half-time
    First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 0.
  4. 45′
    ⇄
    Substitution
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    Eberechi Eze on for Christos Tzolis
  5. 45′
    ◉
    Second half begins
    Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 0.
  6. 59′
    ⚽
    Goal
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    Bukayo Saka — assist: Riccardo Calafiori
  7. 71′
    ⇄
    Substitution
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    Bruno Guimarães on for Myles Lewis-Skelly
  8. 71′
    ⇄
    Substitution
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    Mikel Merino on for Martin Ødegaard
  9. 71′
    ⇄
    Substitution
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    Tammy Abraham on for Nicolas Jackson
  10. 71′
    ⇄
    Substitution
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    Alysson on for George Hemmings
  11. 78′
    ⇄
    Substitution
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    Aaron Wan-Bissaka on for Matty Cash
  12. 78′
    ⇄
    Substitution
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    Alejandro Garnacho on for Ross Barkley
  13. 79′
    ⇄
    Substitution
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    Ezri Konsa on for Cristhian Mosquera because of an injury
  14. 80′
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    Alysson
  15. 81′
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    John McGinn
  16. 85′
    ⇄
    Substitution
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    Martín Zubimendi on for Declan Rice
  17. 90+6′
    Yellow card
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    Ian Maatsen
  18. 90+10′
    ✓
    Full-time

Team Statistics

StatisticArsenalAston Villa
Fouls committed617
Goal Difference3-4
Total Goals30
Yellow cards13
Goal Assists20
Red cards00
Goals Conceded04
Offsides80
Corners42
Goalkeeper saves01
Possession60.8%39.2%
Total shots77
Shots on target20
Shot accuracy30%0%
Penalty goals00
Penalties taken00
Accurate passes462272
Total passes527337
Pass accuracy90%80%
Accurate crosses31
Total crosses1611
Cross accuracy20%10%
Total long balls4042
Accurate long balls1515
Long-ball accuracy40%40%
Blocked shots12
Tackles won711
Total tackles1320
Tackle success50%60%
Interceptions82
Successful clearances2016
Total clearances2016

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Aston Villa Recent Matches

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Head to Head Summary

3
Aston Villa wins
1
Draws
6
Arsenal wins

Recent Head to Head Matches

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