Aston Villa vs Arsenal
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Predictions- B. Saka 59'
- Kick-off
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Gameweek 2
- Venue
- Villa Park, Birmingham
- Referee
- Jarred Gillett, Australia
Timeline
Goals, cards and substitutions in the order they happened. The home team is on the left and the away team on the right.
- Yellow card: Christos Tzolis29'
- Half-time, 0-0
- Substitution: E. EzeReplaced Tzolis46'
- Video review: Bukayo Saka55'
- Goal: 55'
- Goal: B. SakaAssist: Calafiori59'
- Substitution: AlyssonReplaced Hemmings71'
- Substitution: T. AbrahamReplaced Jackson71'
- Substitution: Bruno GuimaraesReplaced Lewis-Skelly71'
- Substitution: M. MerinoReplaced Odegaard71'
- Substitution: A. Wan-BissakaReplaced Cash78'
- Substitution: A. GarnachoReplaced Barkley78'
- Substitution: E. KonsaReplaced Mosquera79'
- Yellow card: Alysson80'
- Yellow card: John McGinn81'
- Substitution: M. ZubimendiReplaced Rice85'
- Yellow card: Ian Maatsen90+6'
Team stats
How the two teams compare. Each bar is split by how much of that stat each team had.
- Possession: Aston Villa 39%, Arsenal 61%
Top stats
- Expected goals (xG): Aston Villa 0.33, Arsenal 1.04
- Shots on target: Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 2
- Shots: Aston Villa 7, Arsenal 7
- Saves: Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0
- Goals prevented by the keeper: Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 0
Expected goals is how many goals a team’s chances would usually produce. Higher than their real goals means they were unlucky or wasteful.
See every stat and the player ratingsTop fantasy points
Fantasy points are what each player earned for the managers who picked them in this match.
- R. CalafioriArsenal10 pts
- B. SakaArsenal9 pts
- Gabriel MagalhãesArsenal7 pts
- Cristhian MosqueraArsenal7 pts
- David RayaArsenal7 pts
Player of the match
Rated 7.9 out of 10 by our data provider, from everything the player did in the match.
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SeasonAll seasons
Recorded data only. Coverage varies by season; missing values are shown as unknown.
- Recorded matches
- 1
- Goals
- 1
- Average attendance
- Unknown
Connections
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- ClubsArsenal1 record
- ClubsAston Villa1 record
- Competitions · 2026-27Premier League1 record
- Players · 2026-27A. Garnacho1 record
- Players · 2026-27Alysson Edward1 record
- Players · 2026-27A. Wan-Bissaka1 record
- Players · 2026-27B. Kamara1 record
- Players · 2026-27Bruno Guimarães1 record
- Players · 2026-27B. Saka1 record
- Players · 2026-27B. White1 record
- Players · 2026-27Cristhian Mosquera1 record
- Players · 2026-27C. Tzolis1 record
- Players · 2026-27David Raya1 record
- Players · 2026-27D. Rice1 record
- Players · 2026-27E. Buendía1 record
- Players · 2026-27E. Eze1 record
- Players · 2026-27E. Konsa1 record
- Players · 2026-27Gabriel Magalhães1 record
- Players · 2026-27George Hemmings1 record
- Players · 2026-27I. Maatsen1 record
- Players · 2026-27J. McGinn1 record
- Players · 2026-27Kepa1 record
- Players · 2026-27K. Havertz1 record
- Players · 2026-27L. Bogarde1 record
- Players · 2026-27L. Lynch1 record
- Players · 2026-27Martín Zubimendi1 record
- Players · 2026-27M. Bizot1 record
- Players · 2026-27M. Cash1 record
- Players · 2026-27Mikel Merino1 record
- Players · 2026-27M. Lewis-Skelly1 record
- Players · 2026-27M. Ødegaard1 record
- Players · 2026-27M. Ruggeri1 record
- Players · 2026-27N. Jackson1 record
- Players · 2026-27N. Madueke1 record
- Players · 2026-27Pau Torres1 record
- Players · 2026-27P. Hincapié1 record
- Players · 2026-27R. Barkley1 record
- Players · 2026-27R. Calafiori1 record
- Players · 2026-27T. Abraham1 record
- Players · 2026-27T. Mings1 record
Season trends
Totals may cover different amounts of playing time. Changes compare recorded totals.
Records
- Match · 2026-27 · Aug 31, 2026Aston Villa · Arsenal
- Home goals
- 0
- Away goals
- 1