Aston Villa vs Arsenal

Aston Villa

0 - 1

Arsenal

🕒 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ Jarred Gillett 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Aston Villa 19 · Arsenal 1

Referee Stats

Jarred Gillett

3 matches · 3.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.33
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (7-7).
Arsenal controlled possession (61%).
Arsenal had the sharper finishing (0-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-0-2

Goals For / Against

1 / 3

Avg: 0.50 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 0.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-0

Goals For / Against

3 / 0

Avg: 1.50 / 0.00

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.00

PPG

3.00

0.50

1.50

0.00

50%

O2.5

50%

BTTS

Score 1st

100%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank19th

Arsenal rank1st

Aston Villa points1

Arsenal points12

Aston Villa: #19 · 1 pts · GD -6

11 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.

Arsenal: #1 · 12 pts · GD +7

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Aston Villa last 5 home

L L

Points0/6

Weighted index0

Goals1-3

Record0-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Arsenal last 5 away

W W

Points6/6

Weighted index100

Goals3-0

Record2-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.50%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.50%

BTTS0%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.50%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home50%

Aston Villa clean sheet at home0%

Arsenal score away100%

Arsenal clean sheet away100%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first0%

Aston Villa win after scoring first0%

Arsenal score first100%

Arsenal win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 0% · Arsenal 0%

Avg first goal minute: Aston Villa — · Arsenal 56.5'

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home0.50 vs 1.48

Aston Villa concede at home1.50 vs 1.38

Arsenal score away1.50 vs 1.38

Arsenal concede away0.00 vs 1.48

Aston Villa score 66% below league average, while Arsenal score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Aston Villa are 9% above league average at home, and Arsenal are 100% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Aston Villa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: —

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

39%

61%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

337

528

Passes Accurate

272

463

Passes %

81%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

29'

29' C. Tzolis

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Tzolis

1st substitution · For: E. Eze

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ VAR

B. Saka

Penalty cancelled

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

B. Saka

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Calafiori

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ George Hemmings

1st substitution · For: Alysson Edward

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ N. Jackson

2nd substitution · For: T. Abraham

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Lewis-Skelly

2nd substitution · For: Bruno Guimarães

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Ødegaard

3rd substitution · For: Mikel Merino

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ M. Cash

3rd substitution · For: A. Wan-Bissaka

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ R. Barkley

4th substitution · For: A. Garnacho

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Cristhian Mosquera

4th substitution · For: E. Konsa

80'

80' Alysson Edward

81'

81' J. McGinn

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ D. Rice

5th substitution · For: Martín Zubimendi

90+6'

90+6' I. Maatsen

Aston Villa vs Arsenal 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1-0 on Monday, 31 August 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Jarred Gillett. It was played at Villa Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. C. Tzolis received a yellow card for Arsenal at 29'.

Second half: Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Tzolis replacing E. Eze. VAR intervened at 55' for Arsenal (Penalty cancelled). Arsenal took the lead at 59' when B. Saka scored, with the assist credited to R. Calafiori, making the score 0-1. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 71', with George Hemmings replacing Alysson Edward. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 71', with N. Jackson replacing T. Abraham. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 71', with M. Lewis-Skelly replacing Bruno Guimarães. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 71', with M. Ødegaard replacing Mikel Merino. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 78', with M. Cash replacing A. Wan-Bissaka. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 78', with R. Barkley replacing A. Garnacho. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 79', with Cristhian Mosquera replacing E. Konsa. Alysson Edward received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 80'. J. McGinn received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 81'. Arsenal made their 5th substitution at 85', with D. Rice replacing Martín Zubimendi. I. Maatsen received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 90+6'.

Aston Villa used 4 substitutions while Arsenal used 5 substitutions. Aston Villa got 3 yellow cards, while Arsenal got 1 yellow card.