Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal: recap, goals & stats

Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 0–1 in the Premier League.

DimaScore · published 31 Aug 2026

Arsenal edged Aston Villa 0–1 in the Premier League. Arsenal: B. Saka (59'). Arsenal kept a clean sheet.

Premier League · Regular Season - 2

0 – 1

FT

(HT 0-0)

B. Saka 59'

Villa Park, Birmingham

4-2-3-1·Unai Emery

Mikel Arteta·4-2-3-1

Substitutes

47AlyssonFWD
18Tammy AbrahamFWD
40Marco BizotGK
5Tyrone MingsDEF
29Aaron Wan-BissakaDEF
13Matteo RuggeriDEF
26Lamare BogardeMID
17Alejandro GarnachoFWD
74Luka LynchFWD

10Eberechi EzeMID
39Bruno GuimarãesMID
23Mikel MerinoMID
13Kepa ArrizabalagaGK
5Piero HincapiéDEF
15Ezri KonsaDEF
36Martín ZubimendiMID
14Viktor GyökeresFWD
20Noni MaduekeFWD

Events

29'

C. Tzolis

HT

46'

C. Tzolis Out: E. Eze

59'

B. Saka (R. Calafiori)

71'

M. Ødegaard Out: Mikel Merino

71'

M. Lewis-Skelly Out: Bruno Guimarães

N. Jackson Out: T. Abraham

71'

George Hemmings Out: Alysson Edward

71'

M. Cash Out: A. Wan-Bissaka

78'

R. Barkley Out: A. Garnacho

78'

79'

Cristhian Mosquera Out: E. Konsa

Alysson Edward

80'

J. McGinn

81'

85'

D. Rice Out: Martín Zubimendi

I. Maatsen

90+6'

Statistics

16Fouls6

0Offsides8

81%Passes %88%

7Total Shots7

2Corner Kicks4

337Total passes527

3Yellow Cards1

2Blocked Shots1

0Shots on Goal2

5Shots off Goal4

0.31expected_goals1.05

39%Ball Possession61%

272Passes accurate463

3Shots insidebox5

0.00goals_prevented0.00

1Goalkeeper Saves0

4Shots outsidebox2

Ratings

Aston Villa

R. Barkley

MID78'

7.3

M. Cash

DEF78'

7.0

N. Jackson

FWD71'

7.0

V. Lindelöf

DEF99'

6.9

Alysson Edward

FWD28'

6.7

B. Kamara

MID99'

6.7

A. Wan-Bissaka

DEF21'

6.6

Pau Torres

DEF99'

6.3

T. Abraham

FWD28'

6.3

A. Garnacho

FWD21'

6.3

Arsenal

R. Calafiori

DEF99'

7.9

B. Saka

MID99'

7.6

D. Rice

MID85'

7.3

M. Lewis-Skelly

MID71'

7.3

Gabriel Magalhães

DEF99'

7.0

Mikel Merino

MID28'

7.0

B. White

DEF99'

6.9

David Raya

GK99'

6.9

M. Ødegaard(C)

MID71'

6.9

Martín Zubimendi

MID14'

6.9

Head-to-head

Over the last 4 meetings, Aston Villa lead 1–2 (1 draws) against Arsenal.

30 Dec 2025Arsenal 1–4 Aston Villa

6 Dec 2025Aston Villa 2–1 Arsenal

18 Jan 2025Arsenal 2–2 Aston Villa

24 Aug 2024Aston Villa 0–2 Arsenal

FAQ

What was the score of Aston Villa vs Arsenal?: Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal.
Who scored?: Arsenal : B. Saka (59')

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Villa Park, Birmingham

Capacity

42,824

Referee

Jarred Gillett, Australia

Round

Regular Season - 2

Standings — top 5

1Manchester City15

2Arsenal12

3Brighton10

4Brentford9

5Leeds9