Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal — result, stats and report · Premier League
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Aston Villa
Arsenal
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Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1-0 by a single goal in the Premier League (Round 2) at Villa Park.
Form guide: Aston Villa have 3 wins, 2 losses in their last 5 matches, while Arsenal have 4 wins, 1 draw in 5.
In the table, Aston Villa sit 12th on 12 points from 9 games; Arsenal are 1st on 27 points.
Head to head: 1 previous meetings, Aston Villa won 0, Arsenal won 1 and 0 ended level.
Full statistics, the goal timeline and the league table for this fixture are on this page.
Key moments
29'
Christos Tzolis
Yellow cards · Arsenal
46'
Christos Tzolis
· assist: Eberechi Eze
Substitution · Arsenal
55'
Bukayo Saka
VAR review · Penalty cancelled · Arsenal
59'
Bukayo Saka
· assist: Riccardo Calafiori
Goal · Arsenal
71'
George Hemmings
· assist: Alysson
Substitution · Aston Villa
71'
Nicolas Jackson
· assist: Tammy Abraham
Substitution · Aston Villa
71'
Martin Ødegaard
· assist: Mikel Merino
Substitution · Arsenal
71'
Myles Lewis-Skelly
· assist: Bruno Guimarães
Substitution · Arsenal
78'
Ross Barkley
· assist: Alejandro Garnacho
Substitution · Aston Villa
78'
Matty Cash
· assist: Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Substitution · Aston Villa
79'
Cristhian Mosquera
· assist: Ezri Konsa
Substitution · Arsenal
80'
Alysson
Yellow cards · Aston Villa
81'
John McGinn
Yellow cards · Aston Villa
85'
Declan Rice
· assist: Martín Zubimendi
Substitution · Arsenal
90+6'
Ian Maatsen
Yellow cards · Aston Villa
Match statistics
39%
Ball possession
61%
7
Total shots
7
0
Shots on target
2
5
Shots off target
4
2
Corners
4
17
Fouls
6
3
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
0
Offsides
8
1
Saves
0
Line-ups
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 14
- 22
- 8
- 6
- 7
- 10
- 53
- 11
Arsenal · 4-2-3-1
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 6
- 33
- 41
- 49
- 7
- 8
- 17
- 29
Head to head
1 meetings
Aston Villa 0
Draws 0
Arsenal 1
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Frequently asked questions
What was the score of Aston Villa vs Arsenal?
Arsenal won 1-0.
When and where is the match played?
Monday, 31 August 2026, kick-off 19:00 Malaysia time at Villa Park.
How do the two teams compare?
In the last 5 matches, Aston Villa recorded 3 wins, 2 losses while Arsenal recorded 4 wins, 1 draw.