English Premier League

FT Monday, August 31, 2026
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Aston Villa WLLLL 0
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Match Report

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Bukayo Saka goal gives Arsenal narrow win over Aston Villa

Bukayo Saka's second-half strike gave Arsenal an edgy 1-0 victory at Aston Villa.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
17
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
8
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
1
60.8
Possession
39.2
7
SHOTS
7
2
ON GOAL
0
0.3
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
462
Accurate Passes
272
527
Passes
337
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
1
16
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.1
40
Long Balls
42
15
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
11
13
Tackles
20
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
2
20
Effective Clearances
16
20
Clearances
16

Highlights

02:26 Nicol: This Arsenal side could play in any era Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM
  7. 6Ross BarkleyLM
  8. 8Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 53George HemmingsAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 3Cristhian MosqueraCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 8Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLM
  8. 41Declan RiceRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 17Christos TzolisAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 29' Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Christos Tzolis.
  3. 55'
  4. 56'
  5. 59' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Arsenal 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
  6. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Bruno Guimarães replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  7. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  8. 71' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  9. 71' Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson replaces George Hemmings.
  10. 77' Delay in match because of an injury Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
  11. 77'
  12. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Aaron Wan-Bissaka replaces Matty Cash.
  13. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Ross Barkley.
  14. 78' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  15. 78'
  16. 79' Substitution, Arsenal. Ezri Konsa replaces Cristhian Mosquera because of an injury.
  17. 80' Alysson (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 81' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 85' Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Declan Rice.
  20. 90'+6' Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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