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Aston Villa vs Arsenal

Premier League
Aston Villa
0-0-2
0-1
Final
Arsenal
2-0-0
Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTARS
39%Possession61%
7Shots7
0On target2
2Corners4
1Saves0
17Fouls6
29'Christos TzolisARS80'AlyssonAVL81'John McGinnAVL90'+6'Ian MaatsenAVL
Team1H2HT
AVL000
ARS011

Who won: Arsenal 1-0

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1-0 on Monday, August 31, 2026 at Villa Park. Goals for Arsenal: Bukayo Saka (59').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.6Bukayo SakaAM-R
  2. 27.3Riccardo CalafioriLB
  3. 37.1David RayaG
  4. 46.8Ben WhiteRB
  5. 56.7Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  6. 66.7Cristhian MosqueraCD-R
  7. 76.5Myles Lewis-SkellyLM
  8. 86.4Martin ØdegaardAM
  9. 96.4Eberechi EzeSUB
  10. 106.3Declan RiceRM
  11. 116.3Kai HavertzF
  12. 126.0Tammy AbrahamSUB

Team stats

AVLARS
17Fouls6
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides8
2Corner Kicks4
1Saves0
39.2Possession60.8
7SHOTS7
0ON GOAL2
0.0On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
272Accurate Passes462
337Passes527
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
1Accurate Crosses3
11Crosses16
0.1Cross %0.2
42Long Balls40
15Accurate Long Balls15
0.4Long Balls %0.4
2Blocked Shots1
11Effective Tackles7
20Tackles13
0.6Tackle %0.5
2Interceptions8
16Effective Clearances20
16Clearances20

Player of the game

Bukayo Saka

ARS · 1 G

7.6

Deserved to win

10%
AVL · 0.44 xG
27%
Draw
63%
ARS · 1.21 xG

Arsenal created better chances: they win this game 63% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 1.
  3. 90'+9'

    Handball

    Handball by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Aston Villa).

  4. 90'+8'

    Foul

    Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).

  5. 90'+8'

    Free kick won

    Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+6'

    Yellow card

    Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    I. Maatsen

  7. 90'+6'

    Free kick won

    Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  8. 90'+6'

    Foul

    Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).

  9. 90'+4'

    Offside

    Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.

  10. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  11. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).

  12. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  13. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).

  14. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.

  15. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Rice

    Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Declan Rice.

    M. Zubimendi

  16. 85'ARS

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.

  17. 81'

    Yellow card

    John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    J. McGinn

  18. 81'

    Free kick won

    Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. 80'

    Yellow card

    Alysson (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Alysson

  20. 80'AVL

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Bukayo Saka.

  21. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Mosquera

    Substitution, Arsenal. Ezri Konsa replaces Cristhian Mosquera because of an injury.

    E. Konsa

  22. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Barkley

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Ross Barkley.

    A. Garnacho

  23. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Cash

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Aaron Wan-Bissaka replaces Matty Cash.

    A. Wan-Bissaka

  24. 76'

    Offside

    Offside, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori is caught offside.

  25. 75'

    Free kick won

    Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Leaders

AVLARS
Total Shots
Ian Maatsen
2
Bukayo Saka
2
Accurate Passes
Pau Torres
38
Declan Rice
71
Defensive Interventions
Pau Torres
10
Gabriel Magalhães
12
Saves
Zion Suzuki
1
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Season seriesSeries tied 2-2-1