Aston Villa vs Arsenal – Result & match summary
Standout single-match records from this game compared with the rest of the season.
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6 fouls drawn New season recordMost fouls drawn by a player in a single match Bukayo Saka caused major problems for the opposition, winning more fouls than any other player in a single game this season.
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Aston Villa
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Arsenal defeated Aston Villa 1–0 on 31 August 2026 at Villa Park in Premier League.
Lineups
Aston Villa: (4-2-3-1) Zion Suzuki, Matty Cash, Victor Lindelöf, Ross Barkley, John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara, Emiliano Buendía, Nicolas Jackson, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen, George Hemmings.
Arsenal: (4-2-3-1) David Raya, Cristhian Mosquera, Ben White, Gabriel, Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Christos Tzolis, Kai Havertz, Riccardo Calafiori, Declan Rice, Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Substitutions
Aston Villa: Tammy Abraham for Nicolas Jackson, Alysson for George Hemmings, Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Matty Cash, Alejandro Garnacho for Ross Barkley.
Arsenal: Eberechi Eze for Christos Tzolis, Bruno Guimarães for Myles Lewis-Skelly, Mikel Merino for Martin Ødegaard, Ezri Konsa for Cristhian Mosquera, Martín Zubimendi for Declan Rice.
Sidelined players
Aston Villa: Johan Manzambi, Amadou Onana, Brian Madjo, João Gomes.
Arsenal: Jurriën Timber, William Saliba.
Match statistics
Aston Villa had 39% of the possession, compared with 61% for Arsenal.
Aston Villa registered 7 shots, with 0 on target. Arsenal had 7 shots, with 2 on target.
Aston Villa won 2 corners, while Arsenal won 4.
Top players
Aston Villa: Ross Barkley was the highest-rated player (7.2) and created 2 chances and Zion Suzuki made 1 save.
Arsenal: Bukayo Saka scored 1 goal, Riccardo Calafiori provided 1 assist, and Declan Rice was the highest-rated player (7.3).