Aston Villa vs Arsenal — match stats

Premier LeagueGameweek 2Monday, 31 August 2026Villa Park

L
W

Last five results, oldest on the left, newest on the right.

Match stats

Goals
Aston Villa 0
Arsenal 1
Possession
Aston Villa 39%
Arsenal 61%
Shots
Aston Villa 7
Arsenal 7
Shots on target
Aston Villa 0
Arsenal 2
Big chances
Aston Villa 0
Arsenal 2
Corners
Aston Villa 2
Arsenal 4
Passes
Aston Villa 339
Arsenal 530
Pass accuracy
Aston Villa 81%
Arsenal 88%
Saves
Aston Villa 1
Arsenal 0
Fouls
Aston Villa 17
Arsenal 6
Offsides
Aston Villa 0
Arsenal 8
Yellow cards
Aston Villa 3
Arsenal 1
Red cards
Aston Villa 0
Arsenal 0

First half

  1. 29Yellow card: Christos TzolisArsenal

Second half

  1. 46Substitution: Eberechi Eze onChristos Tzolis offArsenal
  2. 55VAR review: Bukayo SakaArsenal
  3. 59Goal: Bukayo SakaArsenal
  4. 71Substitution: Alysson onGeorge Hemmings offAston Villa
  5. 71Substitution: Tammy Abraham onNicolas Jackson offAston Villa
  6. 71Substitution: Bruno Guimarães onMyles Lewis-Skelly offArsenal
  7. 71Substitution: Mikel Merino onMartin Ødegaard offArsenal
  8. 78Substitution: Alejandro Garnacho onRoss Barkley offAston Villa
  9. 78Substitution: Aaron Wan-Bissaka onMatty Cash offAston Villa
  10. 79Substitution: Ezri Konsa onCristhian Mosquera offArsenal
  11. 80Yellow card: AlyssonAston Villa
  12. 81Yellow card: John McGinnAston Villa
  13. 85Substitution: Martín Zubimendi onDeclan Rice offArsenal
  14. 90Yellow card: Ian MaatsenAston Villa

Match summary

From match data
  • Full time: Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal, Premier League gameweek 2
  • Bukayo Saka's 59th-minute goal put Arsenal ahead for good at 0–1
  • Arsenal had 61% possession; shots were level at 7–7
  • Arsenal's 4–1 home win over Aston Villa (Dec 2025) was the biggest margin in the 10 meetings before this one

Head-to-head

46 meetings
Aston Villa wins
0
Draws
0
Arsenal wins
0

No meetings in this range.

Aston Villa wins
1
Draws
1
Arsenal wins
2
Head-to-head results, latest 4; result column from Aston Villa's side
HomeScoreAwayResult
Arsenal4–1Aston VillaL
Aston Villa2–1ArsenalW
Arsenal2–2Aston VillaD
Aston Villa0–2ArsenalL
Aston Villa wins
3
Draws
1
Arsenal wins
4
Head-to-head results, latest 8; result column from Aston Villa's side
HomeScoreAwayResult
Arsenal4–1Aston VillaL
Aston Villa2–1ArsenalW
Arsenal2–2Aston VillaD
Aston Villa0–2ArsenalL
Arsenal0–2Aston VillaW
Aston Villa1–0ArsenalW
Aston Villa2–4ArsenalL
Arsenal2–1Aston VillaL
Aston Villa wins
9
Draws
9
Arsenal wins
28
Head-to-head results, latest 10; result column from Aston Villa's side
HomeScoreAwayResult
Arsenal4–1Aston VillaL
Aston Villa2–1ArsenalW
Arsenal2–2Aston VillaD
Aston Villa0–2ArsenalL
Arsenal0–2Aston VillaW
Aston Villa1–0ArsenalW
Aston Villa2–4ArsenalL
Arsenal2–1Aston VillaL
Aston Villa0–1ArsenalL
Arsenal3–1Aston VillaL

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