Premier League

Aston Villa v Arsenal

Aston Villa
FULL TIME0 – 1
Arsenal
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:00:00 UTCVilla Park

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Aston Villa 16%Draw 20%Arsenal 65%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Aston VillaArsenal
39Possession61
0.31Expected goals (xG)1.05
7Shots7
0Shots on target2
5Shots off target4
2Blocked shots1
3Shots inside box5
4Shots outside box2
2Corners4
0Offsides8
17Fouls6
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Saves0
337Passes528
272Accurate passes463
81Pass accuracy88

Match events

  • 29′Christos Tzolis
  • 46′Christos Tzolis ← Eberechi Eze
  • 55′Bukayo Saka · VAR
  • 59′Bukayo Saka (assist Riccardo Calafiori)
  • 71′George Hemmings → Alysson
  • 71′Nicolas Jackson → Tammy Abraham
  • 71′Myles Lewis-Skelly ← Bruno Guimarães
  • 71′Martin Ødegaard ← Mikel Merino
  • 78′Matty Cash → Aaron Wan-Bissaka
  • 78′Ross Barkley → Alejandro Garnacho
  • 79′Cristhian Mosquera ← Ezri Konsa
  • 80′Alysson
  • 81′John McGinn
  • 85′Declan Rice ← Martín Zubimendi
  • 90′Ian Maatsen

Aston Villa · Arsenal

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Aston Villa4-4-2
66.3↓78'Barkley
106.3Buendía
76.0McGinn
36.3Lindelöf
26.3↓78'Cash
146.3Torres
86.3Kamara
226.0Maatsen
16.3Suzuki
116.3↓71'Jackson
536.3↓71'Hemmings
Arsenal4-3-3
17.3Raya
86.8↓71'Ødegaard
416.8↓85'Rice
47.2White
296.8Havertz
77.8Saka
67.2Gabriel
338.0Calafiori
176.5↓46'Tzolis
37.2↓79'Mosquera
496.8↓71'Lewis-Skelly

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Aston Villa

  • 6Ross Barkley6.3
  • 10Emi Buendía6.3
  • 7John McGinn6.0
  • 3Victor Lindelöf6.3
  • 2Matty Cash6.3
  • 14Pau Torres6.3
  • 8Boubacar Kamara6.3
  • 22Ian Maatsen6.0
  • 1Zion Suzuki6.3
  • 11Nicolas Jackson6.3
  • 53George Hemmings6.3

Arsenal

  • 1David Raya7.3
  • 8Martin Ødegaard6.8
  • 41Declan Rice6.8
  • 4Ben White7.2
  • 29Kai Havertz6.8
  • 7Bukayo Saka7.8
  • 6Gabriel7.2
  • 33Riccardo Calafiori8.0
  • 17Christos Tzolis6.5
  • 3Cristhian Mosquera7.2
  • 49Myles Lewis-Skelly6.8
Aston VillaTale of the tapeArsenal
4-4-2Formation4-3-3
8 ptsTable18 pts
-4Goal difference+6
LWWDLFormWWWWW
1Head-to-head wins1
16%Win chance65%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Aston Villa 1W0D1W Arsenal

Goals 3–5

  • 2025-12-30Arsenal FC4–1Aston Villa FC
  • 2025-12-06Aston Villa FC2–1Arsenal FC

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Aston Villa

LWWDL
  • @Brighton0-4
  • @Manchester City FC2-1
  • vsLiverpool FC4-2
  • @Burnley FC2-2
  • vsTottenham Hotspur FC1-2

Arsenal

WWWWW
  • vsCoventry3-0
  • @Crystal Palace FC2-1
  • vsBurnley FC1-0
  • @West Ham United FC1-0
  • vsFulham FC3-0

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 20-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Aston Villa7223-48
Arsenal7601+618