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Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal | Result & Match Report

Aston Villa 0 - 1 Arsenal

Premier League · Matchday 2 · Full Time

Premier League · Matchday 2: Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1-0. The match was played on Monday, 31 August 2026 at Villa Park (Birmingham); refereed by J. Gillett.

⚽ Goals

Bukayo Saka 59' (Arsenal)

Match Analysis

After a 0-0 first half, the game finished 0-1.

Aston Villa held 39% of possession against 61%, attempting 7 shots to Arsenal's 7.

Shots on target read 0-2 and corners 2-4.

⏱️ Match Events

29'🟨Christos Tzolis

46'🔄▲ Eberechi Eze ▼ Christos Tzolis

55'📺Bukayo Saka

59'⚽Bukayo Saka (Riccardo Calafiori)

71'🔄▲ Alysson ▼ George Hemmings

71'🔄▲ Tammy Abraham ▼ Nicolas Jackson

71'🔄▲ Mikel Merino ▼ Martin Ødegaard

71'🔄▲ Bruno Guimarães ▼ Myles Lewis-Skelly

78'🔄▲ Alejandro Garnacho ▼ Ross Barkley

78'🔄▲ Aaron Wan-Bissaka ▼ Matty Cash

79'🔄▲ Ezri Konsa ▼ Cristhian Mosquera

80'🟨Alysson

81'🟨John McGinn

85'🔄▲ Martín Zubimendi ▼ Declan Rice

90+6'🟨Ian Maatsen

👕 Line-ups

Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 6.54

6.3

5.6

6.3

6.9

7.0

7.3

6.9

6.3

6.3

6.0

7.0

Substitutes: Alysson, Tammy Abraham, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Alejandro Garnacho, Marco Bizot, Tyrone Mings, Matteo Ruggeri, Lamare Bogarde, Luka Lynch

Coach: Unai Emery

Arsenal · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 7.07

6.9

7.9

7.3

6.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.2

6.9

7.9

6.2

Substitutes: Eberechi Eze, Bruno Guimarães, Mikel Merino, Ezri Konsa, Martín Zubimendi, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Piero Hincapié, Viktor Gyökeres, Noni Madueke

Coach: Mikel Arteta