Aston Villa v Arsenal, 31 August 2026

Score1-0 to Arsenal
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance36,804

View Aston Villa v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 63 Aston Villa won: 14 Drawn: 15 Arsenal won: 34 Aston Villa scored: 59 Arsenal scored: 108 . A minutes applause was held before the start of the game in memory of former Aston Villa and Arsenal player Jimmy Rimmer who passed away on 14 August 2026. . Arsenal had now won 16 games in the Premier League at Villa Park: more than any other away venue they have visited in the division.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Goals:

Bukayo Saka 59 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Zion Suzuki
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder George Hemmings
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Riccardo Calafiori Defender
Gabriel Defender
Cristhian Mosquera Defender
Ben White Defender
Myles Lewis-Skelly Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Christos Tzolis Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Tammy Abraham for Nicolas Jackson 71
Alysson for George Hemmings 71
Alejandro Garnacho for Ross Barkley 78
Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Matty Cash 78

Substitutions:

Eberechi Eze for Christos Tzolis 46
Bruno Guimarães for Myles Lewis-Skelly 71
Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard 71
Ezri Konsa for Cristhian Mosquera 79
Martín Zubimendi for Declan Rice 85

Cards:

Alysson 80 Y
John McGinn 81 Y
Ian Maatsen 90+6 Y

Cards:

Christos Tzolis 29 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matteo Ruggeri
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Luka Lynch
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Tammy Abraham

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Piero Hincapié
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Comments:

League position: 19th . Aston Villa failed in their attempt to become the first team to win four consecutive home games against the reigning champions in the top division since Luton Town in 1991-92 (seven). . Villa had now lost their first two games of a league season without scoring for the first time since 2002-03 in the Premier League. . There had now been 1,500 goals scored in their 596 home games in the Premier League (for 831, against 669).

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won their first away game in five consecutive league seasons for the first time. . The Gunners had now won seven consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2024 (eight). . Mikel Arteta, now the longest serving manager in the top four divisions, had now become the tenth manager to oversee 250 games for one club in the Premier League (won 151, lost 51). . Arsenal were awarded a penalty in the 54th minute for a foul but after a VAR review, the offence was deemed to be outside of the box and a direct free kick was given.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Zion Suzuki
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder George Hemmings
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson

Substitutions:

Tammy Abraham for Nicolas Jackson 71
Alysson for George Hemmings 71
Alejandro Garnacho for Ross Barkley 78
Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Matty Cash 78

Cards:

Alysson 80 Y
John McGinn 81 Y
Ian Maatsen 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matteo Ruggeri
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Luka Lynch
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

League position: 19th . Aston Villa failed in their attempt to become the first team to win four consecutive home games against the reigning champions in the top division since Luton Town in 1991-92 (seven). . Villa had now lost their first two games of a league season without scoring for the first time since 2002-03 in the Premier League. . There had now been 1,500 goals scored in their 596 home games in the Premier League (for 831, against 669).

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Bukayo Saka 59 G

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Riccardo Calafiori Defender
Gabriel Defender
Cristhian Mosquera Defender
Ben White Defender
Myles Lewis-Skelly Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Christos Tzolis Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Eberechi Eze for Christos Tzolis 46
Bruno Guimarães for Myles Lewis-Skelly 71
Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard 71
Ezri Konsa for Cristhian Mosquera 79
Martín Zubimendi for Declan Rice 85

Cards:

Christos Tzolis 29 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Piero Hincapié
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won their first away game in five consecutive league seasons for the first time. . The Gunners had now won seven consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2024 (eight). . Mikel Arteta, now the longest serving manager in the top four divisions, had now become the tenth manager to oversee 250 games for one club in the Premier League (won 151, lost 51). . Arsenal were awarded a penalty in the 54th minute for a foul but after a VAR review, the offence was deemed to be outside of the box and a direct free kick was given.