Aston VillaAVL0 – 1FT
ArsenalARS
Villa Park, BirminghamFT
- 90'+6'H — Ian Maatsen
- 85'A — Martín ZubimendiOff — Declan Rice
- 81'H — John McGinn
- 80'H — Alysson
- 79'A — Ezri KonsaOff — Cristhian Mosquera
- 78'H — Aaron Wan-BissakaOff — Matty Cash
- 78'H — Alejandro GarnachoOff — Ross Barkley
- 71'A — Bruno GuimarãesOff — Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 71'A — Mikel MerinoOff — Martin Ødegaard
- 71'H — Tammy AbrahamOff — Nicolas Jackson
- 71'H — AlyssonOff — George Hemmings
- 59'A — Bukayo SakaAssist — Riccardo Calafiori
- 45'A — Eberechi EzeOff — Christos Tzolis
- HT 0–0
- 29'A — Christos Tzolis
- KO – 22:00
Shots on targetARS
02
Shots
77
CornersARS
24
- Match ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 1.
- 90'+10'Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 1.
- 90'+9'Handball by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Aston Villa).
- 90'+8'Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 90'+8'Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6'Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6'Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6'Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
- 90'+4'Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 90'+4'Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4'Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 90'+3'Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3'Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 90'Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 85'Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Declan Rice.
- 85'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 81'John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81'Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81'Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 80'Alysson (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80'Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Bukayo Saka.
- 79'Substitution, Arsenal. Ezri Konsa replaces Cristhian Mosquera because of an injury.
- 78'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78'Substitution, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Ross Barkley.
- 78'Substitution, Aston Villa. Aaron Wan-Bissaka replaces Matty Cash.
- 77'Delay in match because of an injury Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
- 76'Offside, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori is caught offside.
- 75'Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 75'Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 75'Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa). Assisted by Ben White.
- 73'Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 71'Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson replaces George Hemmings.
- 71'Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Nicolas Jackson.
- 71'Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 71'Substitution, Arsenal. Bruno Guimarães replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
- 70'Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 68'Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 64'Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 64'Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Most shots2Ian MaatsenAston Villa
Most saves1Zion SuzukiAston Villa
Most fouled6Bukayo SakaArsenal
Aston Villa4-2-3-1Arsenal4-2-3-1Substitutions
- 71'18Tammy Abraham11Nicolas Jackson
- 71'47Alysson53George Hemmings
- 78'29Aaron Wan-Bissaka2Matty Cash
- 78'17Alejandro Garnacho6Ross Barkley
- 45'10Eberechi Eze17Christos Tzolis
- 71'39Bruno Guimarães49Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 71'23Mikel Merino8Martin Ødegaard
- 79'15Ezri Konsa3Cristhian Mosquera
- 85'36Martín Zubimendi41Declan Rice
SubstitutesAston Villa- 26LB
Lamare BogardeSUB
- 5TM
Tyrone MingsSUB
- 40MB
Marco BizotSUB
- 13MRMatteo RuggeriSUB
- 18TA
Tammy AbrahamSUBOn
- 47A
AlyssonSUBOn
- 74LLLuka LynchSUB
- 17AG
Alejandro GarnachoSUBOn
- 29AWAaron Wan-BissakaSUBOn
SubstitutesArsenal- 23MM
Mikel MerinoSUBOn
- 36MZ
Martín ZubimendiSUBOn
- 20NM
Noni MaduekeSUB
- 14VG
Viktor GyökeresSUB
- 15EK
Ezri KonsaSUBOn
- 10EE
Eberechi EzeSUBOn
- 39BG
Bruno GuimarãesSUBOn
- 13KA
Kepa ArrizabalagaSUB
- 5PH
Piero HincapiéSUB
Aston VillaArsenal
- 0Shots on target2
- 7Shots7
- 0Shot accuracy %28.6
- 2Blocked shots1
- 2Corners4
- 0Penalties taken0
- 1Saves0
- 39.2Possession %60.8
- 337Passes527
- 272Accurate passes462
- 80.7Pass accuracy %87.7
- 11Crosses16
- 1Accurate crosses3
- 9.1Cross accuracy %18.8
- 42Long balls40
- 15Accurate long balls15
- 35.7Long ball accuracy %37.5
- 20Tackles13
- 11Tackles won7
- 55Tackle success %53.8
- 2Interceptions8
- 16Clearances20
- 0Offsides8
- 17Fouls6
- 3Yellow cards1
- 0Red cards0
Aston Villa · Previous meetings between these sides.
- L1-4
- W2-1
- D2-2
- L0-2
- W2-0
Most recent match first.
Aston Villa
LLLLW
- BHA0-4
- BMG1-2
- PSG1-2
- MUN1-2
- MNC2-1
Arsenal
WWDLL
- COV3-0
- MNC3-0
- COMO1-1
- DOR2-3
- BET1-3
- Competition
- Premier League
- Venue
- Villa Park, Birmingham
- Referee
- Jarred Gillett
- Attendance
- 36,804
Common questions
What was the score in Aston Villa – Arsenal?
- The match finished Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal, played on 31 August 2026.
What is the line-up for Aston Villa – Arsenal?
- Aston Villa line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and start with Zion Suzuki, Pau Torres, Victor Lindelöf, Ian Maatsen, Matty Cash, Emiliano Buendía, Ross Barkley, Boubacar Kamara, Nicolas Jackson, George Hemmings, John McGinn. Arsenal line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and start with David Raya, Gabriel Magalhães, Cristhian Mosquera, Riccardo Calafiori, Ben White, Martin Ødegaard, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, Christos Tzolis, Bukayo Saka.
What is the recent form of Aston Villa?
- In the last 5 matches we have on record, Aston Villa won 1, drew 0 and lost 4.
What is the recent form of Arsenal?
- In the last 5 matches we have on record, Arsenal won 2, drew 1 and lost 2.
What is the head-to-head record between Aston Villa and Arsenal?
- In the meetings we have on record these sides have played 5 times. Aston Villa won 2, Arsenal won 2, and 1 were drawn.
Squad value
Aston Villa
€465m
2.8×
Arsenal
€1.28b
Average age27.4 · 26.2
Overseas players72% · 66%
Transfermarkt valuations of the current squads.
First appeared here
Aston Villa3 / 36
Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba · Bradley Burrowes · George Hemmings
Arsenal6 / 38
Jaden Dixon · Andre Harriman-Annous · Tommy Setford · Ife Ibrahim · Brando Bailey-Joseph · Marli Salmon
Squad members whose first recorded senior season was at this club, aged 21 or under.
Squad numbers
Aston Villa
2Matty Cash3Victor Lindelöf4Ezri Konsa5Tyrone Mings6Ross Barkley7John McGinn8Youri Tielemans10Emiliano Buendía11Ollie Watkins12Lucas Digne14Pau Torres16Andrés García19Jadon Sancho20Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba22Ian Maatsen23Emiliano Martínez24Amadou Onana26Lamare Bogarde27Morgan Rogers40Marco Bizot44Boubacar Kamara52Sam Proctor53George Hemmings64James Wright83Bradley Burrowes
Arsenal
1David Raya2William Saliba3Cristhian Mosquera4Ben White5Piero Hincapié6Gabriel7Bukayo Saka8Martin Ødegaard9Gabriel Jesus10Eberechi Eze11Gabriel Martinelli12Jurriën Timber13Kepa Arrizabalaga14Viktor Gyökeres16Christian Nørgaard19Leandro Trossard20Noni Madueke23Mikel Merino29Kai Havertz33Riccardo Calafiori35Tommy Setford36Martín Zubimendi41Declan Rice49Myles Lewis-Skelly56Max Dowman71Andre Harriman-Annous89Marli Salmon
Been at both clubs
Players who have been at both Aston Villa and Arsenal. Appearance counts cover 2012/13 onwards.
Straight from one to the other
Moves directly between the two clubs, newest first.
- Calum Chambers Arsenal → Aston Villa · 2022
- Emiliano Martínez Arsenal → Aston Villa · 2020
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