Independent Arsenal coverage throughout the 2026/27 season.
Premier League
2026/27
AVL
Full Time
ARS
Date
Tue, 1 Sep 2026
Kickoff
3:00 AM MYT
Venue
Villa Park
Match Information
Competition
Premier League
Season
2026/27
Venue
Villa Park
Birmingham
Team News
11 starters · 9 substitutes
Starting XI
4–2–3–1Substitutes
9
11 starters · 9 substitutes
Starting XI
4–2–3–1Substitutes
9Match Timeline
Goals, cards, substitutions and VAR updates in chronological order.
Arsenal
Arsenal Events
Time
Aston Villa
Opponent Events
Half Time
Aston Villa 0 – 0 Arsenal
↓ Jackson
↑ Abraham
↓ Hemmings
↑ Alysson
↓ Cash
↑ Wan-Bissaka
↓ Barkley
↑ Garnacho
Alysson
McGinn
Player not recorded
Related: Maatsen
Full Time
Aston Villa 0 – 1 Arsenal
1 event
Arsenal
Half Time
0 – 0
4 events
Arsenal
Aston Villa
↓ Jackson
↑ Abraham
Aston Villa
↓ Hemmings
↑ Alysson
2 events
Aston Villa
↓ Cash
↑ Wan-Bissaka
Aston Villa
↓ Barkley
↑ Garnacho
2 events
Aston Villa
Alysson
Aston Villa
McGinn
1 event
Aston Villa
Player not recorded
Related: Maatsen
Full Time
Aston Villa 0 – 1 Arsenal
Match Data
Arsenal
39%
Possession
61%
7
Shots
7
0
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
4
3
Blocked Shots
3
2
Corners
4
0
Offsides
8
17
Fouls
6
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
339
Passes
530
81
Accurate Passes
88
0.33
Expected Goals
1.04
Player Statistics
Arsenal players open public profiles
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lindelšf
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Torres
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Maatsen
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Kamara
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
McGinn
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Buend’a
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Suzuki
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Cash
Starter |
77 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Barkley
Starter |
77 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Hemmings
Starter |
70 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Jackson
Starter |
70 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Alysson
Substitute |
20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Abraham
Substitute |
20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Garnacho
Substitute |
13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Wan-Bissaka
Substitute |
13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Bizot
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Bogarde
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Mings
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Ruggeri
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Lynch
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Raya
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
White
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Gabriel
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Calafiori
Starter |
90 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Saka
Starter |
90 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Havertz
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Rice
Starter |
84 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Mosquera
Starter |
78 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Lewis-Skelly
Starter |
70 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Odegaard
Starter |
70 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Eze
Substitute |
45 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Tzolis
Starter |
45 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Merino
Substitute |
20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Guimaraes
Substitute |
20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Konsa
Substitute |
12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Zubimendi
Substitute |
6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Hincapie
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Gyokeres
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Madueke
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |