Key facts
Aston Villa FC 0–1 Arsenal FC in Premier League, played on Monday, 31 August 2026 at 20:00 BST.
- Competition
- Premier League
- Kick-off
- Monday, 31 August 2026 at 20:00 BST
- Final score
- 0–1
- Scorers
- Bukayo Saka (59')
- TikiTaka score
- 52/100
Source: TikiTaka — free to cite with a link to this page.
Premier League · Matchday 2
Aston Villa FC
#9 in table
0 – 1
Full time
HT 0–0
Arsenal FC
#2 in table
Monday, 31 August 2026 at 20:00 BST
Premier League · Full time
Aston Villa FC
0 – 1
Arsenal FC
Bukayo Saka (59')
- Christos TzolisYellow Card▮29'Christos TzolisYellow Card
- Christos Tzolisassist: Eberechi Eze⇄46'Christos Tzolisassist: Eberechi Eze
- Bukayo SakaPenalty cancelled★55'Bukayo SakaPenalty cancelled
- Bukayo Sakaassist: Riccardo Calafiori⚽59'Bukayo Sakaassist: Riccardo Calafiori
- George Hemmingsassist: Alysson⇄71'George Hemmingsassist: Alysson
- AlyssonYellow card▮80'AlyssonYellow card
- John McGinnYellow card▮81'John McGinnYellow card
- Ian MaatsenYellow card▮906'Ian MaatsenYellow card
Quick answers
- How did Aston Villa FC vs Arsenal FC end?
- Aston Villa FC 0–1 Arsenal FC in Premier League, played on Monday, 31 August 2026 at 20:00 BST.
- Who scored?
- Bukayo Saka (59').
4-3-3Probable lineup0-3-3Aston Villa · bench
Estimated lineup based on playing time and form — official lineups are not available in our data source.
Top stats
Shots
Attack
Passes
Defence
Match statistics from ESPN. xG is an estimate based on shot volume and quality (on target 0.30 · blocked 0.05 · off target 0.04 · penalty 0.46).
Aston Villa
11 pts · 8 played
Arsenal
21 pts · 8 played
Until the clubs announce their starting XIs, the lineup above is a prediction based on playing time, form and season figures.