Aston Villa

0–1

FT

Arsenal

Monday, 31 August 2026 · Villa Park

Bukayo Saka 59'

What happened

29'Christos Tzolis
45'Eberechi Ezeoff: Christos Tzolis
59'Bukayo Sakaassist: Riccardo Calafiori
71'Bruno Guimarãesoff: Myles Lewis-Skelly
71'Mikel Merinooff: Martin Ødegaard
71'Tammy Abrahamoff: Nicolas Jackson
71'Alyssonoff: George Hemmings
78'Aaron Wan-Bissakaoff: Matty Cash
78'Alejandro Garnachooff: Ross Barkley
79'Ezri Konsaoff: Cristhian Mosquera
80'Alysson
81'John McGinn
85'Martín Zubimendioff: Declan Rice
90'+6'Ian Maatsen

Team stats

39%Possession61%
7Shots7
0On target2
2Corners4
17Fouls6
0Offsides8
1Saves0
80%Pass completion90%

Lineups

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1Zion SuzukiG
  • 14Pau TorresCD-L
  • 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  • 22Ian MaatsenLB
  • 2Matty CashRB
  • 10Emiliano BuendíaAM
  • 6Ross BarkleyLM
  • 8Boubacar KamaraRM
  • 11Nicolas JacksonF
  • 53George HemmingsAM-L
  • 7John McGinnAM-R

Substitutes

  • 26Lamare BogardeSUB
  • 5Tyrone MingsSUB
  • 40Marco BizotSUB
  • 13Matteo RuggeriSUB
  • 18Tammy AbrahamSUB
  • 47AlyssonSUB
  • 74Luka LynchSUB
  • 17Alejandro GarnachoSUB
  • 29Aaron Wan-BissakaSUB

Arsenal

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1David RayaG
  • 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  • 3Cristhian MosqueraCD-R
  • 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  • 4Ben WhiteRB
  • 8Martin ØdegaardAM
  • 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLM
  • 41Declan RiceRM
  • 29Kai HavertzF
  • 17Christos TzolisAM-L
  • 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Substitutes

  • 23Mikel MerinoSUB
  • 36Martín ZubimendiSUB
  • 20Noni MaduekeSUB
  • 14Viktor GyökeresSUB
  • 15Ezri KonsaSUB
  • 10Eberechi EzeSUB
  • 39Bruno GuimarãesSUB
  • 13Kepa ArrizabalagaSUB
  • 5Piero HincapiéSUB

Goals, cards, substitutions and lineups as reported by the match data provider. Minutes follow the official match clock.