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Aston Villa vs Arsenal
31 Aug 2026, 20:00 · Premier League · 2026/2027
Referee
Jarred GillettPremier League 2026/2027 · 4 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Aston VillaMin
Arsenal- 29′
Christos Tzolis
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- 46′⇄
Eberechi Eze
Substitution
Off: Christos Tzolis
- 55′VAR
Bukayo Saka
VAR · Penalty cancelled
- 59′⚽
Bukayo Saka 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Riccardo Calafiori
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Tammy Abraham
Substitution
Off: Nicolas Jackson
71′ - ⇄
Alysson
Substitution
Off: George Hemmings
71′ - 71′⇄
Bruno Guimarães
Substitution
Off: Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 71′⇄
Mikel Merino
Substitution
Off: Martin Ødegaard
- ⇄
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Substitution
Off: Matty Cash
78′ - ⇄
Alejandro Garnacho
Substitution
Off: Ross Barkley
78′ - 79′⇄
Ezri Konsa
Substitution
Off: Cristhian Mosquera
Alysson
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
80′John McGinn
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
81′- 85′⇄
Martín Zubimendi
Substitution
Off: Declan Rice
Ian Maatsen
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
90+6′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.43 | |
| 78 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 6.82 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.50 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.36 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 6.19 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.83 | |
| 78 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 7.21 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.24 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.68 | |
| 71 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.18 | |
| 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.69 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.64 | |
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| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.46 | |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.58 | |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.51 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Aston Villa
Latest: Liverpool · 4–2
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Arsenal
Latest: Crystal Palace · 2–1
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Aston Villa’s ground: 17 previous meetings, 4 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Aston Villa’s home games with Arsenal’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Aston Villa
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Arsenal
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Aston Villa
Arsenal
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Aston Villa
Arsenal
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Aston Villa
Arsenal
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.