Premier League · Aug 31, 2026 20:00 · Round 2

Aston Villa0 – 1Arsenal

Villa Park, BirminghamReferee: Jarred Gillett · 3.7 yellow cards per match13 °CArena 2 Premium, Arena Cloud, Arena Sport 1

Match officials

Jarred Gillett · Referee
Neil Davies · 1st Assistant
Steve Meredith · 2nd Assistant
Samuel Barrott · 4th Official

Match stats

39%Possession61%
7Shots7
0Shots on target2
5Shots off target4
2Blocked shots1
3Shots inside box5
4Shots outside box2
0Big chances2
2Corners4
339Passes530
273Accurate passes465
81%Pass accuracy88%
83Attacks123
33Dangerous attacks46
17Fouls6
0Offsides8
1Saves0
20Tackles13
3Interceptions9
50%Dribble success40%
3Yellow cards1
1Accurate Crosses3
79Ball Safe85
0Big Chances Missed1
10Dribble Attempts20
40Duels Won51
6Free Kicks17
5Goal Attempts6
4Goal Kicks7
1Hit Woodwork0
0Injuries1
5Key Passes5
40Long Passes40
4Substitutions5
5Successful Dribbles8
8Successful Headers15
14Successful Long Passes15
35%Successful Long Passes Percentage38%
11Tackles Won7
15Throwins21
11Total Crosses16

Events

29'Yellow card · Christos Tzolis
46'Substitution · Eberechi Eze in, Christos Tzolis out
55'VAR · Bukayo Saka
59'Goal 0-1 · Bukayo Saka (Riccardo Calafiori)
71'Substitution · Tammy Abraham in, Nicolas Jackson out
71'Substitution · Alysson in, George Hemmings out
71'Substitution · Bruno Guimarães in, Myles Lewis-Skelly out
71'Substitution · Mikel Merino in, Martin Ødegaard out
78'Substitution · Aaron Wan-Bissaka in, Matty Cash out
78'Substitution · Alejandro Garnacho in, Ross Barkley out
79'Substitution · Ezri Konsa in, Cristhian Mosquera out
80'Yellow card · Alysson
81'Yellow card · John McGinn
85'Substitution · Martín Zubimendi in, Declan Rice out
90+6'Yellow card · Ian Maatsen

Lineups

ArsenalCoach: Mikel Arteta4-2-3-1

1Raya

4White

3Mosquera

6Gabriel

33Calafiori

41Rice

49Lewis-Skelly

7Saka

8Ødegaard

17Tzolis

29Havertz

11Jackson

53Hemmings

10Buendía

7McGinn

6Barkley

8Kamara

22Maatsen

14Torres

3Lindelöf

2Cash

1Suzuki

Aston VillaCoach: Unai Emery4-2-3-1

Substitutes

5Tyrone Mings
13Matteo Ruggeri
17Alejandro Garnacho
18Tammy Abraham
26Lamare Bogarde
29Aaron Wan-Bissaka
40Marco Bizot
47Alysson
74Luka Lynch

Substitutes

5Piero Hincapié
10Eberechi Eze
13Kepa Arrizabalaga
14Viktor Gyökeres
15Ezri Konsa
20Noni Madueke
23Mikel Merino
36Martín Zubimendi
39Bruno Guimarães

Missing players

Aston Villa

Amadou OnanaCruciate Ligament Tear · expected back Jun 1, 2027
Brian MadjoAnkle Injury
Johan ManzambiKnee Bruise
João GomesRed Card Suspension

Arsenal

Jurriën TimberGroin Injury
William SalibaBack Injury · expected back Dec 11, 2026

Players

Aston Villa	Min	Shots	Passes	Rating
	90		27	6.4
	78	1	23	6.8
	90		38	6.5
	90		52	6.4
	90	2	15	6.2
	90		42	6.8
	78	1	37	7.2
	90	2	21	6.2
	90	1	33	6.7
	71		16	6.2
	71		12	6.7
Substitutes


	12		7	6.5
	19		1	6.5

	12		8	6.6

	19		7	6.6

Arsenal	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Rating
	90				33	6.8
	90				36	7.1
	79				55	6.6
	90			1	74	7.0
	90		1	1	21	7.3
	85				77	7.3
	71			1	50	6.9
	90	1		2	47	7.8
	71			1	44	6.7
	46				10	6.1
	90			1	15	6.5
Substitutes

	44				20	6.5


	11				10	6.5

	19				14	6.9
	5				9	6.7
	19				15	6.4

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Head-to-head

League matches between the teams

9Wins

9Draws

28Wins

46 matches · goals 43–86

Aston Villa0 – 1Arsenal

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