Premier League · Matchday 2

Aston Villa FC
FULL TIME0 – 1
Arsenal FC
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:00:00 UTCVilla ParkMatchday 2

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Aston Villa FC 18%Draw 21%Arsenal FC 61%

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 Villa FCArsenal FC
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 FC · Arsenal FC

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Aston Villa FC4-4-2
66.378'Barkley
106.3Buendía
76.0McGinn
36.3Lindelöf
26.378'Cash
146.3Torres
86.3Kamara
226.0Maatsen
16.3Suzuki
116.371'Jackson
536.371'Hemmings
Arsenal FC4-3-3
17.3Raya
86.871'Ødegaard
416.885'Rice
47.2White
296.8Havertz
77.8Saka
67.2Gabriel
338.0Calafiori
176.546'Tzolis
37.279'Mosquera
496.871'Lewis-Skelly

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Aston Villa FC

  • 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 FC

  • 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 Villa FCTale of the tapeArsenal FC
4-4-2Formation4-3-3
1 ptsTable9 pts
-5Goal difference+5
1Head-to-head wins2
18%Pre-match odds61%

Head to head3 previous meetings

Aston Villa FC 1W0D2W Arsenal FC

Goals 36

  • 2026-08-31Aston Villa FC01Arsenal FC
  • 2025-12-30Arsenal FC41Aston Villa FC
  • 2025-12-06Aston Villa FC21Arsenal FC

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 20-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Aston Villa FC3012-51
Arsenal FC3300+59

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