Premier League
Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
Arsenal vs Aston Villa finished 2-1 in Premier League. Key event: 2' Emiliano Buendía (assist Jacob Ramsey · xG 0.12 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 87.5%, 53.7%). Head to head: H2H last 8: 5-0-3. Home form: W W W W W; Away form: L L W L L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match preview 2 facts
Home form
W W W W W
15 pts, goals 16-4, 3.20 scored/match, 0.80 conceded/match
Away form
L L W L L
3 pts, goals 5-10, 1.00 scored/match, 2.00 conceded/match
Shot map 26 shots · 3 goals
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Attempt
Goal
Marker size = xG
Timeline 41 events
2'
•
shot
Emiliano Buendía
AST assist Jacob Ramsey · xG 0.12 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 87.5%, 53.7%
9'
•
shot
Gabriel Jesus
ARS assist Martin Odegaard · xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Set Piece · location 95.4%, 34.2%
10'
•
shot
Gabriel Martinelli
ARS xG 0.04 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 85%, 34.8%
10'
•
shot
Gabriel
ARS assist William Saliba · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.1%, 46.4%
11'
•
shot
Bukayo Saka
ARS assist Martin Odegaard · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 86.5%, 65.4%
11'
•
shot
Gabriel
ARS assist Bukayo Saka · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 79.4%, 39.8%
11'
•
shot
Gabriel
ARS xG 0.03 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 78.5%, 37.6%
13'
Yellow
Jacob Ramsey
AST Yellow card
15'
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shot
Martin Odegaard
ARS xG 0.11 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90.6%, 50%
22'
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shot
Bukayo Saka
ARS assist Gabriel Martinelli · xG 0.51 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 95.9%, 42.6%
27'
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shot
Emiliano Buendía
AST assist Matthew Cash · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.7%, 36.4%
28'
•
shot
Gabriel
ARS assist Bukayo Saka · xG 0.07 · From Corner · location 95.7%, 44.3%
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30'
Goal
Gabriel Jesus
1–0ARS Goal
39'
Yellow
Martin Ødegaard
ARS Yellow card
43'
shot
Gabriel Jesus
ARS assist Martin Odegaard · xG 0.09 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 91.9%, 47.8%
44'
shot
Kieran Tierney
ARS assist Gabriel Jesus · xG 0.09 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.5%, 55.8%
46'
shot
Gabriel Martinelli
ARS assist Granit Xhaka · xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 75.4%, 63.6%
48'
Yellow
William Saliba
ARS Yellow card
51'
shot
Bukayo Saka
ARS assist Gabriel Martinelli · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 78.8%, 49.5%
54'
Yellow
Ezri Konsa
AST Yellow card
62'
shot
Gabriel Jesus
ARS assist Ben White · xG 0.58 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 95.7%, 46.6%
65'
Sub
Takehiro Tomiyasu
ARS on for Ben White
68'
shot
Gabriel Martinelli
ARS assist Granit Xhaka · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 78.8%, 35.9%
68'
Yellow
John McGinn
AST Yellow card
72'
shot
Leon Bailey
AST assist Jacob Ramsey · xG 0.11 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.4%, 35.4%
73'
Sub
Douglas Luiz
AST on for John McGinn
73'
Sub
Philippe Coutinho
AST on for Emiliano Buendía
74'
Goal
Douglas Luiz
1–1AST Goal
75'
VAR
Douglas Luiz
AST Goal awarded
76'
shot
Gabriel Martinelli
ARS assist Bukayo Saka · xG 0.1 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 94.6%, 59.7%
77'
Goal
Gabriel Martinelli
2–1ARS assist Bukayo Saka
81'
Sub
Emile Smith Rowe
ARS on for Martin Ødegaard · Injury substitution
83'
Sub
Danny Ings
AST on for Boubacar Kamara
88'
Sub
Eddie Nketiah
ARS on for Gabriel Jesus
88'
Sub
Rob Holding
ARS on for Bukayo Saka
89'
shot
Gabriel Martinelli
ARS assist Emile Smith-Rowe · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 72.1%, 51.7%
93'
shot
Eddie Nketiah
ARS assist Takehiro Tomiyasu · xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 80.2%, 48.2%
Head-to-head H2H last 10: 6-3-1
Arsenal leads the last 10 head-to-head meetings: 6 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw. Latest meeting: 31 Aug 2026 · Aston Villa vs Arsenal · 0 - 1.
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Team statistics 17 metrics
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Lineups
Aston Villa
4-3-3 · Manager Steven Gerrard 1
E
Emiliano Martínez
GK
2
M
Matty Cash
DEF
4
E
Ezri Konsa
DEF
5
T
Tyrone Mings
DEF
27
L
Lucas Digne
DEF
41
J
Jacob Ramsey
MID
44
B
Boubacar Kamara
MID
7
J
John McGinn · Captain
MID
31
L
Leon Bailey
FWD
11
O
Ollie Watkins
FWD
10
E
Emiliano Buendía
FWD
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23
P
Philippe Coutinho
MID
6
D
Douglas Luiz
MID
9
D
Danny Ings
FWD
25
R
Robin Olsen
GK
18
A
Ashley Young
DEF
16
C
Calum Chambers
DEF
17
L
Ludwig Augustinsson
DEF
47
T
Tim Iroegbunam
MID
35
C
Cameron Archer
FWD
Arsenal
4-3-3 · Manager Mikel Arteta 1
A
Aaron Ramsdale
GK
4
B
Ben White
DEF
12
W
William Saliba
DEF
6
G
Gabriel Magalhães
DEF
3
K
Kieran Tierney
DEF
8
M
Martin Ødegaard · Captain
MID
23
A
Albert Sambi Lokonga
MID
34
G
Granit Xhaka
MID
7
B
Bukayo Saka
FWD
9
G
Gabriel Jesus
FWD
11
G
Gabriel Martinelli
FWD
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18
T
Takehiro Tomiyasu
DEF
10
E
Emile Smith Rowe
MID
16
R
Rob Holding
DEF
14
E
Eddie Nketiah
FWD
30
M
Matt Turner
GK
72
M
Matthew Smith
MID
21
F
Fábio Vieira
MID
17
C
Cédric Soares
DEF
27
M
Marquinhos
FWD