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Matchweek 2Monday, 31 August 2026 · 20:00 BSTReferee: Jarred Gillett · 4.6 cards/game
Story of the match
Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1–0. On expected goals it was Aston Villa 0.3, Arsenal 1.0 — the scoreline broadly matched the balance of chances.
Auto-generated from the match's xG, biggest chance and result — no editorial spin.
Post-Match Review
Post-Match Review
Aston VillaxGArsenal
0.34–1.04
Actual0–1
Result reflected the xG
Finishing (G − xG)-0.34·-0.04
Match Preview
Recent form
Aston Villa
L
Form 00-4Arsenal
W
Form 1003-0Head-to-head
No recent meetings
Rest & congestion
Aston Villa8d rest · 1 in 14 days
Arsenal10d rest · 1 in 14 days
Market Verdict
De-vigged bookmaker closing odds — the market's pre-match view.
14%
21%
64%
Aston Villa14%Draw21%Arsenal64%✓
Match Events
HOME
90'
🟨29'
🔄45'
⚽59'
🔄71'
🔄71'
🔄71'
🔄71'
🔄78'
🔄78'
🔄79'
🟨80'
🟨81'
🔄85'
🟨90+6'
AWAY
▾ All Events
29'🟨
Tzolis
45'🔄
Tzolis↑ Eze
59'⚽
SakaCalafiori
71'🔄
Ødegaard↑ Merino
N.Jackson↑ Abraham
71'🔄
71'🔄
Lewis-Skelly↑ Bruno G.
George Hemmings↑ Alysson
71'🔄
Cash↑ Wan-Bissaka
78'🔄
Barkley↑ Garnacho
78'🔄
79'🔄
Mosquera↑ Konsa
Alysson
80'🟨
McGinn
81'🟨
85'🔄
Rice↑ Zubimendi
Maatsen
90+6'🟨
Lineups
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
GZion Suzuki
DMatty Cash↓
DVictor Lindelöf
DPau Torres
DIan Maatsen
MBoubacar Kamara
MRoss Barkley↓
MJohn McGinn
MEmiliano Buendía
MGeorge Hemmings↓
FNicolas Jackson↓
Bench
GMarco Bizot
FTammy Abraham↑
FLuka Lynch
DAaron Wan-Bissaka↑
MLamare Bogarde
DTyrone Mings
FAlejandro Garnacho↑
FAlysson↑
DMatteo Ruggeri
Arsenal
4-2-3-1
GDavid Raya
DBen White
DCristhian Mosquera↓
DGabriel Magalhães
DRiccardo Calafiori
MDeclan Rice↓
MMyles Lewis-Skelly↓
MBukayo Saka
MMartin Ødegaard↓
MChristos Tzolis↓
FKai Havertz
Bench
MBruno Guimarães↑
DPiero Hincapié
FNoni Madueke
MMikel Merino↑
FViktor Gyökeres
MEberechi Eze↑
MMartín Zubimendi↑
DEzri Konsa↑
GKepa Arrizabalaga
Statistics
Aston VillaArsenal
39.2%
Possession
60.8%
7
Total Shots
7
0
On Target
2
0.34
xG
1.04
2
Corners
4
17
Fouls
6
0
Offsides
8
1
Saves
0
80.5%
Pass Accuracy
87.7%