Arsenal vs. Aston Villa
Aug 31, 2026
FINAL
Box Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARS | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| AVL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
ARSAVL
59'Goal! Arsenal 1, Aston Villa 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.10
Play-by-Play
1st halfARSAVL
- First Half begins.
- (5') John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- (5') Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
- (7') Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Buendia.
- (8') Attempt blocked. Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
- (8') Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- (8') Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- (8') Offside, Arsenal. Declan Rice is caught offside.
- (12') Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- (13') Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- (13') Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- (13') Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- (14') Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- (16') Foul by George Hemmings (Aston Villa).
- (16') Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- (17') Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- (18') Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
- (19') Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
- (20') Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- (20') Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- (25') Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- (25') John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- (25') Foul by Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal).
- (27') Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- (28') Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
- (28') Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- (29') Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- (29') Foul by Christos Tzolis (Arsenal).
- (29') Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- (31') Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- (31') Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- (34') Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- (36') Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- (36') Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- (37') Foul by George Hemmings (Aston Villa).
- (37') Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- (38') Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- (38') Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- (44') Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- (45'+1') First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 0.
2nd half
Team Stats
Match Details
Monday, August 31, 2026 · 3:00 PM
Villa Park · Birmingham, England
attendance: 36,804 (86.0%)
spread: ARS -215
over/under: 2.5