Aston Villa vs Arsenal

Premier League ·Matchday 2

Aston Villa

0-1

Full-time HT 0-0

Arsenal

Bukayo Saka 59'

Pre-match
First half
Half-time
Second half
Full-time

Monday 31 August · 22:00 Villa Park, Birmingham Jarred Gillett (England)

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1-0. Scorers for Arsenal: a player 55', Bukayo Saka 59'. Arsenal had 61% of possession.

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Full-time 0 - 1
Added time: 6 minutes
90+6'
Ian Maatsen Yellow card · Aston Villa Yellow card for Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa)
85'
Martín Zubimendi Out: Declan Rice · Arsenal Substitution for Arsenal: Martín Zubimendi comes on for Declan Rice
81'
John McGinn Yellow card · Aston Villa Yellow card for John McGinn (Aston Villa)
80'
Alysson Edward Yellow card · Aston Villa Alysson Edward of Aston Villa is booked
79'
Ezri Konsa Out: Cristhian Mosquera · Arsenal Substitution for Arsenal: Ezri Konsa comes on for Cristhian Mosquera
78'
Alejandro Garnacho Out: Ross Barkley · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: Alejandro Garnacho comes on for Ross Barkley
78'
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Out: Matthew Cash · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: Aaron Wan-Bissaka comes on for Matthew Cash
71'
Mikel Merino Out: Martin Ødegaard · Arsenal Substitution for Arsenal: Mikel Merino comes on for Martin Ødegaard
71'
Bruno Guimarães Out: Myles Lewis-Skelly · Arsenal Substitution for Arsenal: Bruno Guimarães comes on for Myles Lewis-Skelly
71'
T. Abraham Out: Nicolas Jackson · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: T. Abraham comes on for Nicolas Jackson
71'
Alysson Edward Out: G. Hemmings · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: Alysson Edward comes on for G. Hemmings
59'
Bukayo Saka 0-2 Goal · Assist: Riccardo Calafiori · Arsenal Goal! Bukayo Saka scores for Arsenal, set up by Riccardo Calafiori. It is 0-2
55'
Goal 0-1 · Arsenal Goal for Arsenal. It is 0-1
55'
Bukayo Saka VAR · Penalty overturned · Arsenal VAR review: Penalty overturned
46'
Eberechi Eze Out: C. Tzolis · Arsenal Substitution for Arsenal: Eberechi Eze comes on for C. Tzolis
Half-time 0 - 0
29'
C. Tzolis Yellow card · Arsenal C. Tzolis of Arsenal is booked
Kick-off

The teams before the match

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WLLLL Last 5 matches WLDWW

1.9Goals scored per match1.8

1.8Goals conceded per match0.7

2Clean sheets5

From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Manchester City	6	6	0	0	16	5	16:5	+11	18	WWWWW
2	Arsenal	6	5	0	1	10	5	10:5	+5	15	WLWWW
3	Brighton	6	4	1	1	18	5	18:5	+13	13	WWWDL
4	Brentford	6	2	4	0	12	6	12:6	+6	10	DWDDD
5	Everton	6	2	4	0	8	5	8:5	+3	10	DWDDD
6	Chelsea	6	3	1	2	15	13	15:13	+2	10	WLDLW
7	Leeds	6	2	3	1	8	5	8:5	+3	9	LDWDD
8	Hull City	6	2	3	1	8	6	8:6	+2	9	DLDDW
9	Liverpool	6	2	3	1	7	7	7:7	0	9	LWDWD
10	Ipswich	6	3	0	3	9	12	9:12	-3	9	WLWLL
11	Newcastle	6	2	2	2	10	13	10:13	-3	8	WLDWD
12	Crystal Palace	6	2	1	3	9	12	9:12	-3	7	WDLWL
13	Manchester United	6	1	3	2	9	9	9:9	0	6	DDLDW
14	Coventry	6	2	0	4	5	11	5:11	-6	6	WLLLL
15	Nottingham Forest	6	1	2	3	5	8	5:8	-3	5	LLWDD
16	Aston Villa	6	1	2	3	6	11	6:11	-5	5	DWLDL
17	Sunderland	6	1	1	4	6	12	6:12	-6	4	LLLDW
18	Bournemouth	6	0	3	3	7	13	7:13	-6	3	LLDDD
19	Tottenham	6	0	3	3	3	9	3:9	-6	3	DLDDL
20	Fulham	6	0	2	4	6	10	6:10	-4	2	LDDLL