Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1–0 — 2026 Premier League 2026-27 English Premier League

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1–0 at Villa Park on Monday, August 31, 2026.

The goals

• 59' — Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

How it unfolded

1. —•First Half begins.
2. 29'•Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
3. 45'+1'•First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 0.
4. 45'•Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Christos Tzolis.
5. 45'•Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 0.
6. 59'⚽Goal! Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
7. 71'•Substitution, Arsenal. Bruno Guimarães replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
8. 71'•Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.
9. 71'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Nicolas Jackson.
10. 71'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson replaces George Hemmings.
11. 77'•Delay in match because of an injury Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
12. 78'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Aaron Wan-Bissaka replaces Matty Cash.
13. 78'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Ross Barkley.
14. 78'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
15. 79'•Substitution, Arsenal. Ezri Konsa replaces Cristhian Mosquera because of an injury.
16. 80'•Alysson (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17. 81'•John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18. 85'•Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Declan Rice.
19. 90'+6'•Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

How they arrived

• Aston Villa: 0W 0D 4L in their last 4 — 0% win rate, 3 scored and 10 conceded.
• Arsenal: 5W 0D 1L in their last 6 — 83% win rate, 14 scored and 8 conceded.

Full match statistics

Team records

Sources

• 2026 Premier League 2026-27 English Premier League — live match data

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