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Aston Villa vs Arsenal result, stats & H2H

Aston Villa

0–1

Arsenal

Bukayo Saka

31/08/2026 22:00 · Villa Park

Aston Villa0–1Arsenal

Key events

Goals, cards and substitutions, minute by minute

Key events

Ian Maatsen
John McGinn
Alysson

Bukayo Saka
Christos Tzolis

Key stats

The main team numbers from the match feed; all of them are in the Stats tab

Key stats

Aston VillaArsenal

0Shots on target2

17Fouls6

3Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

All stats (8)

Top-rated players

Highest player ratings from the official match data feed

Top 5

Aston Villa

Arsenal

Bukayo SakaMF · 90′Player of the match7.9
Riccardo CalafioriDF · 90′7.9
Ross BarkleyMF · 78′7.3
Gabriel MagalhãesDF · 90′7.3
Ben WhiteDF · 90′7.2

Ross BarkleyMF · 78′7.3
Matty CashDF · 78′7.0
Nicolas JacksonFW · 71′7.0

Bukayo SakaMF · 90′Player of the match7.9
Riccardo CalafioriDF · 90′7.9
Gabriel MagalhãesDF · 90′7.3

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Match information

Competition, kick-off in your time zone, venue and referee

Match information

Competition: Premier League
Kick-off: Mon 31 Aug 22:00 EEST
Stadium: Villa Park
Capacity: 42,824
City: Birmingham

Head-to-head

Results between the two teams and each team's latest matches. W win · D draw · L loss

Head-to-head

9Aston Villa wins

10Draws

31Arsenal wins

Last matches: Aston Villa

28.10.26EFL CupBournemouthAston Villa30L
24.10.26Premier LeagueAston VillaManchester City21W
21.10.26UEFA Champions LeagueAston VillaViking31W
17.10.26Premier LeagueNewcastleAston Villa01W
14.10.26UEFA Champions LeagueAston VillaFenerbahce60W

Last matches: Arsenal

International Champions CupReal MadridArsenal22D
27.10.26EFL CupFleetwoodArsenal11D
24.10.26Premier LeagueArsenalEverton20W
21.10.26UEFA Champions LeagueBayern MunichArsenal22D
18.10.26Premier LeagueNottinghamArsenal01W

Head-to-head matches

31.08.26Premier LeagueAston VillaArsenal01L
30.12.25Premier LeagueArsenalAston Villa41L
06.12.25Premier LeagueAston VillaArsenal21W
18.01.25Premier LeagueArsenalAston Villa22D
24.08.24Premier LeagueAston VillaArsenal02L
14.04.24Premier LeagueArsenalAston Villa02W

2.82Avg goals50%Both scored58%Over 2.5

W/D/L from the perspective of the team in the list title (mutual games: the home team of this match).

Aston Villa vs Arsenal: head-to-head record

50 meetings since 2000: results, goals, BTTS and over/under.

9Aston Villa wins

10Draws

31Arsenal wins

46:95Goals (Aston Villa : Arsenal)

2.82Goals per match

50%BTTS

78%Over 1.5

58%Over 2.5

34%Over 3.5

Aston Villa at home: 4-7-1418:36 goals in 25 games
Arsenal at home: 17-3-559:28 goals in 25 games
Aston Villa's biggest win: 0–3Arsenal 0–3 Aston Villa, 8 Nov 2020
Arsenal's biggest win: 5–0Arsenal 5–0 Aston Villa, 1 Feb 2015

Meetings (20 most recent)

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away
31 Aug 2026	Premier League	Aston Villa	0–1	Arsenal
30 Dec 2025	Premier League	Arsenal	4–1	Aston Villa
6 Dec 2025	Premier League	Aston Villa	2–1	Arsenal
18 Jan 2025	Premier League	Arsenal	2–2	Aston Villa
24 Aug 2024	Premier League	Aston Villa	0–2	Arsenal
14 Apr 2024	Premier League	Arsenal	0–2	Aston Villa
9 Dec 2023	Premier League	Aston Villa	1–0	Arsenal
18 Feb 2023	Premier League	Aston Villa	2–4	Arsenal
31 Aug 2022	Premier League	Arsenal	2–1	Aston Villa
19 Mar 2022	Premier League	Aston Villa	0–1	Arsenal
22 Oct 2021	Premier League	Arsenal	3–1	Aston Villa
6 Feb 2021	Premier League	Aston Villa	1–0	Arsenal
8 Nov 2020	Premier League	Arsenal	0–3	Aston Villa
21 Jul 2020	Premier League	Aston Villa	1–0	Arsenal
22 Sept 2019	Premier League	Arsenal	3–2	Aston Villa
15 May 2016	Premier League	Arsenal	4–0	Aston Villa
13 Dec 2015	Premier League	Aston Villa	0–2	Arsenal
30 May 2015	FA Cup	Arsenal	4–0	Aston Villa
1 Feb 2015	Premier League	Arsenal	5–0	Aston Villa
20 Sept 2014	Premier League	Aston Villa	0–3	Arsenal

Every meeting we have on record: our match archive plus the head-to-head feed.

Form, last 5 matches

Newest first: result, date and competition, opponent, score. H = home, A = away

Aston Villa4W 0D 1L · goals 12–5

L28.10EFL CupABournemouth0–3
W24.10Premier LeagueHManchester City2–1
W21.10UEFA Champions LeagueHViking3–1
W17.10Premier LeagueANewcastle1–0
W14.10UEFA Champions LeagueHFenerbahce6–0

Arsenal2W 3D 0L · goals 8–5

D01.01International Champions CupAReal Madrid2–2
D27.10EFL CupAFleetwood1–1
W24.10Premier LeagueHEverton2–0
D21.10UEFA Champions LeagueABayern Munich2–2
W18.10Premier LeagueANottingham1–0

Goals and trends · last 10

Averages and shares from each team's latest matches, all competitions

Aston VillaArsenal

2.4Goals scored per game1.9

1.4Goals conceded per game1.1

70%Both teams scored50%

90%Over 2.5 goals60%

2Clean sheets4

10%Failed to score10%

3-1-1Home team at home · away team away (W-D-L)3-3-1

Season stats

Per game this season, each team in its own league

Aston VillaArsenal

Premier League 2026/2027 · 6 gamesPremier League 2026/2027 · 5 games

1.0Goals scored1.6

1.8Goals conceded0.8

2.8Corners5.0

11.3Shots13.0

47%Possession59%

2.0Yellow cards1.4

17%Clean sheets60%

50%Failed to score20%

0-1-2Home / away record (W-D-L)2-0-1

Match stats

Team and player statistics from the match feed

Match statistics

Aston VillaArsenal

Top stats

0Shots on target2

Passes

339Passes530

273Accurate passes465

81%Pass accuracy88%

Defence

17Fouls6

1Goalkeeper saves0

Discipline

3Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

Player statistics

Top-rated players

7.9Bukayo SakaArsenal
7.9Riccardo CalafioriArsenal
7.3Ross BarkleyAston Villa
7.3Gabriel MagalhãesArsenal
7.2Ben WhiteArsenal

Aston Villa (15)

Arsenal (16)

Ratings and per-player numbers come from the official match data feed. Hover or long-press a column header for its full name.

Standings

Both teams highlighted, with the clubs around them

Table · Premier League

#	Team	P	GD	Pts	Form
1	Manchester City	8	+11	21	LWWWW
2	Arsenal	8	+8	21	WWWLW
3	Brighton	8	+16	16	LWWWW
8	Newcastle	8	-2	11	WLLWL
9	Aston Villa	8	-3	11	WWDWL
10	Hull	8	+1	10	DLDLD

Line-ups

Starting XI and formations, with ratings, goals, cards and substitutions when the feed has them

Line-ups

Aston VillaFormationArsenal

Aston Villa

Arsenal

Goal
Yellow card
Captain
Player rating (match feed)

Substitutes

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About this match

Aston Villa vs Arsenal preview

Aston Villa and Arsenal met in the Premier League on Mon, 31 Aug 2026, and the match finished 0–1.

Form · last 5 matches

Aston VillaLWWWW12 scored · 5 conceded

ArsenalDDWDW8 scored · 5 conceded

Key facts · last 5

Aston VillaArsenal

2.4Goals scored per game1.9

1.4Goals conceded per game1.1

70%Both teams scored50%

90%Over 2.5 goals60%

2Clean sheets4

Head-to-head in numbers

9Aston Villa wins

10Draws

31Arsenal wins

50 meetings · 2.8 goals per game · both teams scored in 50%

League table

Aston Villa9th11 pts · 8 played

Arsenal2nd21 pts · 8 played

Arsenal lead by 10 pts

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Recent form over the last 5: Aston Villa LWWWW (goals 12–5), Arsenal DDWDW (goals 8–5).

Both teams scored in 70% of Aston Villa's recent games and 50% of Arsenal's; over 2.5 goals landed in 90% and 60% respectively.

Per game, Aston Villa average 2.4 goals scored and 1.4 conceded (clean sheets: 2), Arsenal 1.9 and 1.1 (clean sheets: 4).

Across 50 head-to-head games the record reads 9–10–31 (wins–draws–losses) from Aston Villa's side.

Those 50 games averaged 2.8 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Aston Villa sit 9th on 11 pts after 8 games, Arsenal 2nd on 21 pts.

Nito explains: Aston Villa vs Arsenal

What the numbers on this page mean, in plain words. Every figure comes from our match data.

How often do Aston Villa and Arsenal matches see both teams score?

Both teams to score (BTTS) pays on "Yes" when each side scores at least once. It happened in 70% of Aston Villa's last 10 matches and 50% of Arsenal's last 10. In their 50 recorded meetings it was 50%. In this match it did not (Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal).

What does over 2.5 goals mean for this match?

Over 2.5 goals wins when the match has 3 or more goals. Aston Villa reached that in 90% of their last 10 matches, Arsenal in 60% of their last 10. Their 50 meetings averaged 2.8 goals (58% over 2.5). This match had 1 goals: under.

What does the form guide LWWWW mean?

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, newest result first. Aston Villa, last 5: 4 W · 0 D · 1 L (12 scored, 5 conceded). Arsenal, last 5: 2 W · 3 D · 0 L (8 scored, 5 conceded).

Where do Aston Villa and Arsenal stand in the table?

Aston Villa are 9th with 11 points from 8 games. Arsenal are 2nd with 21 points from 8 games. The gap between them is 10 points.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal: questions & answers

Who won Aston Villa vs Arsenal?

Arsenal won 1–0.

Did both teams score in Aston Villa vs Arsenal?

No, the match finished 0–1.

When was Aston Villa vs Arsenal played?

Aston Villa vs Arsenal was played on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 at 22:00 (GMT+3) at Villa Park.

What is the head-to-head record between Aston Villa and Arsenal?

50 meetings: Aston Villa 9 wins, 10 draws, Arsenal 31 wins. Those 50 games averaged 2.8 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

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Aston Villa vs Arsenal preview

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Nito explains: Aston Villa vs Arsenal

How often do Aston Villa and Arsenal matches see both teams score?

What does over 2.5 goals mean for this match?

What does the form guide LWWWW mean?

Where do Aston Villa and Arsenal stand in the table?

Aston Villa vs Arsenal: questions & answers

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Meetings (20 most recent)

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Table · Premier League

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Head-to-head in numbers

League table

Aston Villa vs Arsenal: questions & answers

Nito explains: Aston Villa vs Arsenal

How often do Aston Villa and Arsenal matches see both teams score?

What does over 2.5 goals mean for this match?

What does the form guide LWWWW mean?