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 | ||||
| Zion SuzukiG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pau TorresCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor LindelöfCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian MaatsenLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matty CashRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emiliano BuendíaAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross BarkleyLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boubacar KamaraRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas JacksonF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George HemmingsAM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McGinnAM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Lamare Bogarde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Mings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Bizot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matteo Ruggeri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tammy Abraham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alysson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luka Lynch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alejandro Garnacho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |