Aston Villa vs Arsenal
Match pulse
AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'ARS 
39%Possession61%
7Shots7
0On target2
2Corners4
1Saves0
17Fouls6
29'Christos TzolisARS80'AlyssonAVL81'John McGinnAVL90'+6'Ian MaatsenAVL
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARS | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Who won: Arsenal 1-0
Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1-0 on Monday, August 31, 2026 at Villa Park. Goals for Arsenal: Bukayo Saka (59').
| Lineup (4-2-3-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| David RayaG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cristhian MosqueraCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riccardo CalafioriLB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben WhiteRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin ØdegaardAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Lewis-SkellyLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Declan RiceRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai HavertzF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christos TzolisAM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bukayo SakaAM-R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Mikel Merino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martín Zubimendi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noni Madueke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezri Konsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eberechi Eze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruno Guimarães | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Piero Hincapié | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |