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Aston Villa
FT
0–1
HT 0–0
Arsenal
Premier League Mon 31 Aug, 20:00London Villa Park, Birmingham Jarred Gillett 36,804 attendance

Timeline

  1. 29' Christos Tzolis Yellow Card
  2. 45' Eberechi Eze for Christos Tzolis
  3. 59' Bukayo Saka assist Riccardo Calafiori
  4. 71' Bruno Guimarães for Myles Lewis-Skelly
  5. 71' Mikel Merino for Martin Ødegaard
  6. 71' Tammy Abraham for Nicolas Jackson
  7. 71' Alysson for George Hemmings
  8. 78' Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Matty Cash
  9. 78' Alejandro Garnacho for Ross Barkley
  10. 79' Ezri Konsa for Cristhian Mosquera
  11. 80' Alysson Yellow Card
  12. 81' John McGinn Yellow Card
  13. 85' Martín Zubimendi for Declan Rice
  14. 90'+6' Ian Maatsen Yellow Card

Match stats

39.2% Possession 60.8%
7 Shots 7
0 On target 2
17 Fouls 6
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 8
1 Saves 0
272 Accurate passes 462

Lineups

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
1 Suzuki
22 Maatsen 14 Torres 3 Lindelöf 2 Cash
6 Barkley 8 Kamara
53 Hemmings 10 Buendía 7 McGinn
11 Jackson
Arsenal 4-2-3-1
1 Raya
33 Calafiori 6 Magalhães 3 Mosquera 4 White
49 Lewis-Skelly 41 Rice
17 Tzolis 8 Ødegaard 7 Saka
29 Havertz
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Zion Suzuki G
  2. 14 Pau Torres CD-L
  3. 3 Victor Lindelöf CD-R
  4. 22 Ian Maatsen LB
  5. 2 Matty Cash ▼ RB
  6. 10 Emiliano Buendía AM
  7. 6 Ross Barkley ▼ LM
  8. 8 Boubacar Kamara RM
  9. 11 Nicolas Jackson ▼ F
  10. 53 George Hemmings ▼ AM-L
  11. 7 John McGinn AM-R

Came on

  1. 18 Tammy Abraham ▲ SUB
  2. 47 Alysson ▲ SUB
  3. 17 Alejandro Garnacho ▲ SUB
  4. 29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
  1. 26 Lamare Bogarde SUB
  2. 5 Tyrone Mings SUB
  3. 40 Marco Bizot SUB
  4. 13 Matteo Ruggeri SUB
  5. 74 Luka Lynch SUB
Arsenal 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 David Raya G
  2. 6 Gabriel Magalhães CD-L
  3. 3 Cristhian Mosquera ▼ CD-R
  4. 33 Riccardo Calafiori LB
  5. 4 Ben White RB
  6. 8 Martin Ødegaard ▼ AM
  7. 49 Myles Lewis-Skelly ▼ LM
  8. 41 Declan Rice ▼ RM
  9. 29 Kai Havertz F
  10. 17 Christos Tzolis ▼ AM-L
  11. 7 Bukayo Saka AM-R

Came on

  1. 23 Mikel Merino ▲ SUB
  2. 36 Martín Zubimendi ▲ SUB
  3. 15 Ezri Konsa ▲ SUB
  4. 10 Eberechi Eze ▲ SUB
  5. 39 Bruno Guimarães ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 20 Noni Madueke SUB
  2. 14 Viktor Gyökeres SUB
  3. 13 Kepa Arrizabalaga SUB
  4. 5 Piero Hincapié SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 1.
  2. 90'+10' Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 1.
  3. 90'+9' Handball by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Aston Villa).
  4. 90'+8' Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
  5. 90'+8' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  6. 90'+6' Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 90'+6' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  8. 90'+6' Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
  9. 90'+4' Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  10. 90'+4' Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  11. 90'+4' Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  12. 90'+3' Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85 earlier entries
  1. 90'+3' Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
  2. 90' Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  3. 85' Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Declan Rice.
  4. 85' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
  5. 81' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 81' Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  7. 81' Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  8. 80' Alysson (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 80' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Bukayo Saka.
  10. 79' Substitution, Arsenal. Ezri Konsa replaces Cristhian Mosquera because of an injury.
  11. 78' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  12. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Ross Barkley.
  13. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Aaron Wan-Bissaka replaces Matty Cash.
  14. 77' Delay in match because of an injury Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
  15. 76' Offside, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori is caught offside.
  16. 75' Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  17. 75' Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
  18. 75' Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  19. 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.
  20. 73' Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  21. 71' Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson replaces George Hemmings.
  22. 71' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  23. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  24. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Bruno Guimarães replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  25. 70' Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  26. 68' Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  27. 64' Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
  28. 64' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  29. 64' Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
  30. 63' Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  31. 63' Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
  32. 61' Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  33. 61' Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
  34. 59' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
  35. 57' Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  36. 55' VAR Decision: No Penalty Arsenal.
  37. 54' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  38. 54' Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
  39. 52' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  40. 52' Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
  41. 47' Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
  42. 45' Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 0.
  43. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Christos Tzolis.
  44. 45'+1' First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 0.
  45. 45'+1' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  46. 44' Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  47. 38' Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  48. 38' Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
  49. 37' Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  50. 37' Foul by George Hemmings (Aston Villa).
  51. 36' Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  52. 36' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  53. 34' Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
  54. 31' Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  55. 31' Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
  56. 29' Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  57. 29' Foul by Christos Tzolis (Arsenal).
  58. 29' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  59. 28' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  60. 28' Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
  61. 27' Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
  62. 25' Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  63. 25' John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  64. 25' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  65. 20' Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  66. 20' Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  67. 19' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  68. 18' Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
  69. 17' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matty Cash.
  70. 16' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  71. 16' Foul by George Hemmings (Aston Villa).
  72. 14' Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  73. 13' Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  74. 13' Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
  75. 13' Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  76. 12' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
  77. 8' Offside, Arsenal. Declan Rice is caught offside.
  78. 8' Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  79. 8' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matty Cash.
  80. 8' Attempt blocked. Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
  81. 7' Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
  82. 5' Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
  83. 5' John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  84. First Half begins.
  85. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Aston Villa L L L L W

  • W at Manchester City 2-1 Premier League
  • L at Bayern Munich 2-1 Club Friendly
  • L at Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 UEFA Super Cup
  • L at Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 Club Friendly
  • L at Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 Premier League

Arsenal W W W W L

  • L Real Betis 3-1 Club Friendly
  • W Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Emirates Cup
  • W Como 1-1 Club Friendly
  • W Manchester City 3-0 Community Shield
  • W Coventry City 3-0 Premier League

Head to head

Series tied 2-2-1

  • 30 Dec 2025 Arsenal 4–1 Aston Villa 2025-26 English Premier League
  • 6 Dec 2025 Aston Villa 2–1 Arsenal 2025-26 English Premier League
  • 18 Jan 2025 Arsenal 2–2 Aston Villa 2024-25 English Premier League
  • 24 Aug 2024 Aston Villa 0–2 Arsenal 2024-25 English Premier League
  • 14 Apr 2024 Arsenal 0–2 Aston Villa 2023-24 English Premier League

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