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Aston Villa v Arsenal 0-1 · Premier League

Premier League
Aston Villa
FT

0-1

  • B. Saka59'
Arsenal
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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the Premier League.

B. Saka 59' for Arsenal.

Aston Villa had 39% of the ball to Arsenal's 61%; the sides had 7 and 7 shots (0 and 2 on target).

The referee showed 4 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

39%61%

Shots

77

xG

0.311.05

Shots on Target

02

Corners

24

Pass Accuracy

81%88%

Match timeline

  1. 90+6’Yellow cardI. Maatsen
  2. 85’SubstitutionD. Rice · On: M. Zubimendi
  3. 81’Yellow cardJ. McGinn
  4. 80’Yellow cardAlysson
  5. 79’SubstitutionC. Mosquera · On: E. Konsa
  6. 78’SubstitutionM. Cash · On: A. Wan-Bissaka
  7. 78’SubstitutionR. Barkley · On: A. Garnacho
  8. 71’SubstitutionM. Odegaard · On: M. Merino
  9. 71’SubstitutionM. Lewis-Skelly · On: Bruno Guimaraes
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Team stats comparison

Aston VillaArsenal
  • 39Possession61
  • 7Shots7
  • 0Shots on Target2
  • 0.31xG1.05
  • 2Corners4
  • 0Offsides8
  • 1Saves0
  • 337Passes527
  • 81Pass Accuracy88
  • 16Fouls6
  • 3Yellow Cards1

Match info

Competition
Premier League
Referee
Jarred Gillett, Australia
Aston Villa coach
Unai Emery
Arsenal coach
Mikel Arteta

Match record

Competition
Premier League
Kick-off
Match ID
cornerflick:match:aston-villa-vs-arsenal-premier-league-2026-08-31

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Aston Villa4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1Zion SuzukiGK
  • 2Matty CashDF
  • 3Victor LindelöfDF
  • 14Pau TorresDF
  • 22Ian MaatsenDF
  • 8Boubacar KamaraMF
  • 53George HemmingsMF
  • 7John McGinnMF
  • 6Ross BarkleyMF
  • 10Emiliano BuendíaMF
  • 11Nicolas JacksonFW

Bench

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

Coach · Unai Emery

1. Zion Suzuki (GK)1Suzuki2. Matty Cash (DF)2Cash3. Victor Lindelöf (DF)3Lindelöf14. Pau Torres (DF)14Torres22. Ian Maatsen (DF)22Maatsen8. Boubacar Kamara (MF)8Kamara53. George Hemmings (MF)53Hemmings7. John McGinn (MF)7McGinn6. Ross Barkley (MF)6Barkley10. Emiliano Buendía (MF)10Buendía11. Nicolas Jackson (FW)11Jackson1. David Raya (GK)1Raya4. Ben White (DF)4White3. Cristhian Mosquera (DF)3Mosquera6. Gabriel Magalhães (DF)6Magalhães33. Riccardo Calafiori (DF)33Calafiori49. Myles Lewis-Skelly (MF)49Lewis-Skelly41. Declan Rice (MF)41Rice7. Bukayo Saka (MF)7Saka8. Martin Ødegaard (MF)8Ødegaard17. Christos Tzolis (MF)17Tzolis29. Kai Havertz (FW)29Havertz
  • Aston Villa
  • Arsenal

Arsenal4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1David RayaGK
  • 4Ben WhiteDF
  • 3Cristhian MosqueraDF
  • 6Gabriel MagalhãesDF
  • 33Riccardo CalafioriDF
  • 49Myles Lewis-SkellyMF
  • 41Declan RiceMF
  • 7Bukayo SakaMF
  • 8Martin ØdegaardMF
  • 17Christos TzolisMF
  • 29Kai HavertzFW

Bench

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

Coach · Mikel Arteta

Head to head

3Wins
1Draws
4Wins

Previous 5 meetings

  • 2026 · Premier LeagueAston Villa0 - 1Arsenal
  • 2025 · Premier LeagueAston Villa1 - 4Arsenal
  • 2025 · Premier LeagueAston Villa2 - 1Arsenal
  • 2025 · Premier LeagueAston Villa2 - 2Arsenal
  • 2024 · Premier LeagueAston Villa0 - 2Arsenal

Meetings held in the Cornerflick archive.

Premier League table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Arsenal4400+712
2Manchester City4400+612
3Hull City4220+38
4Brighton4211+87
5Chelsea4211+17
19Aston Villa4013-61
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Full timeline

14 events

  1. 29’Yellow cardC. Tzolis
  2. 46’SubstitutionC. Tzolis · On: E. Eze
  3. 59’B. SakaArsenal · assist R. Calafiori0–1
  4. 71’SubstitutionM. Odegaard · On: M. Merino
  5. 71’SubstitutionM. Lewis-Skelly · On: Bruno Guimaraes
  6. 71’SubstitutionN. Jackson · On: T. Abraham
  7. 71’SubstitutionG. Hemmings · On: Alysson
  8. 78’SubstitutionM. Cash · On: A. Wan-Bissaka
  9. 78’SubstitutionR. Barkley · On: A. Garnacho
  10. 79’SubstitutionC. Mosquera · On: E. Konsa
  11. 80’Yellow cardAlysson
  12. 81’Yellow cardJ. McGinn
  13. 85’SubstitutionD. Rice · On: M. Zubimendi
  14. 90+6’Yellow cardI. Maatsen

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