Premier League 2026-27 | Matchday 2 | 2026-09-01 04:00 JST
Match summary Aston Villa took on Arsenal in the Premier League 2026-27 Matchday 2 on September 1. Arsenal edged Aston Villa 1-0. It was 0-0 at half-time. Arsenal scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
Possession: Aston Villa 39%, Arsenal 61%. Shots: Aston Villa 7, Arsenal 7. Arsenal scored 1 from 2 shots on target. Yellow cards: Aston Villa 3, Arsenal 1.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Suzuki 22 Maat sen 14 Torres 3 Lind elo 2 Cash 6 Barkley 8 Kamara 53 Hemming 10 Buendia 7 McGinn 11 Jackson
4-2-3-1 1 Raya 33 Cala fio 6 Gabr iel 3 Mosq uer 4 White 49 Lewis-S 41 Rice 17 Tzolis 8 Odegaar 7 Saka 29 Havertz
0.33 Expected goals (xG) 1.04
View as table Aston Villa Stat Arsenal 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 39% Possession 61% 0.33 Expected goals (xG) 1.04 7 Shots 7 0 Shots on target 2 5 Shots off target 4 2 Blocked shots 1 3 Shots inside the box 5 4 Shots outside the box 2 2 Corner kicks 4 0 Offsides 8 17 Fouls 6 339 Passes 530 273 Accurate passes 465 81% Pass accuracy 88% 1 Goalkeeper saves 0 0 Goals prevented (xG) 0 3 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett, Australia
Player stats Aston Villa Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Zion Suzuki 0 17(63%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 DF Matty Cash 0 4 1 19(83%) 0 0 0 2 2 7 78 8(6) DF Victor Lindelöf 0 1 35(92%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 4(2) DF Pau Torres 0 1 41(79%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 4(1) DF Ian Maatsen 2 0 3 13(87%) 0 1 0 5 5.6 90 2 13(3) MF Boubacar Kamara 0 1(50%) 1 36(86%) 0 0 0 3 6.9 90 1 8(4) MF Ross Barkley 0 3 34(92%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 78 2 8(5) MF John McGinn 2 0 1 15(71%) 0 1 0 3 2 6 90 1 1 12(3) MF Emiliano Buendía 1 0 1(100%) 1 23(70%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 1 12(5) MF George Hemmings 0 2 10(62%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 71 10(3) FW Nicolas Jackson 0 3(75%) 9(75%) 0 0 0 7 71 5(4) FW Alysson 0 1 6(86%) 0 1 0 6.7 19 2(1) FW Tammy Abraham 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 19 2(1) DF Aaron Wan-Bissaka 0 2 7(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 12 2(2) FW Alejandro Garnacho 0 7(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 12 1(None) GK Marco Bizot 0 0 0 0 DF Tyrone Mings 0 0 0 0 DF Matteo Ruggeri 0 0 0 0 MF Lamare Bogarde 0 0 0 0 FW Luka Lynch 0 0 0 0
Arsenal Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK David Raya 0 23(70%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 DF Ben White 0 1(100%) 1 24(67%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 1 1 7(6) DF Cristhian Mosquera 0 53(96%) 0 0 0 6.9 79 1 2(None) DF Gabriel Magalhães 1 0 1(100%) 2 68(92%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 2 7(4) DF Riccardo Calafiori 1 0 1 19(90%) 1 0 0 1 1 7.9 90 1 1 7(5) MF Declan Rice 0 3 1 71(92%) 0 0 0 7.2 85 2 1 7(4) MF Myles Lewis-Skelly 0 1 47(94%) 0 0 0 2 7.2 71 1 2(2) MF Bukayo Saka 2 1 1 2(33%) 2 38(81%) 0 0 0 6 7.9 90 2 18(12) MF Martin Ødegaard 1 0 2 41(93%) 0 0 0 6.9 71 5(2) MF Christos Tzolis 0 9(90%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.2 45 1 7(1) FW Kai Havertz 1 1 0 11(73%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.2 90 8(3) MF Eberechi Eze 0 1(33%) 16(80%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 45 1 7(3) MF Bruno Guimarães 0 13(87%) 0 0 0 6.3 19 1(None) MF Mikel Merino 0 3(100%) 14(100%) 0 0 0 2 2 7.2 19 8(6) DF Ezri Konsa 0 10(100%) 0 0 0 6.6 11 2(1) MF Martín Zubimendi 0 2 8(89%) 0 0 0 6.6 15 3(2) GK Kepa Arrizabalaga 0 0 0 0 DF Piero Hincapié 0 0 0 0 FW Viktor Gyökeres 0 0 0 0 FW Noni Madueke 0 0 0 0
Lineups Aston Villa Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Z. Suzuki Starter DF 2 M. Cash Starter DF 3 V. Lindelof Starter DF 14 P. Torres Starter DF 22 I. Maatsen Starter MF 8 B. Kamara Starter MF 6 R. Barkley Starter MF 7 J. McGinn Starter MF 10 E. Buendia Starter MF 53 G. Hemmings Starter FW 11 N. Jackson Bench DF 29 A. Wan-Bissaka Bench FW 17 A. Garnacho Bench FW 47 Alysson Bench FW 18 T. Abraham
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 40 M. Bizot Bench DF 5 T. Mings Bench DF 13 M. Ruggeri Bench MF 26 L. Bogarde Bench FW 74 L. Lynch
Arsenal Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 D. Raya Starter DF 4 B. White Starter DF 3 C. Mosquera Starter DF 6 Gabriel Starter DF 33 R. Calafiori Starter MF 41 D. Rice Starter MF 49 M. Lewis-Skelly Starter MF 7 B. Saka Starter MF 8 M. Odegaard Starter MF 17 C. Tzolis Starter FW 29 K. Havertz Bench DF 15 E. Konsa Bench MF 36 M. Zubimendi Bench MF 39 Bruno Guimaraes Bench MF 23 M. Merino Bench MF 10 E. Eze
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 K. Arrizabalaga Bench DF 5 P. Hincapie Bench FW 14 V. Gyokeres Bench FW 20 N. Madueke
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 29' Arsenal 🟨 Yellow card Christos Tzolis 2H 1' Arsenal 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Tzolis → IN E. Eze 2H 10' Arsenal 📺 VAR Bukayo Saka 2H 10' Arsenal ⚽ Goal 0-1 2H 14' Arsenal ⚽ Goal B. Saka 0-2 2H 26' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT G. Hemmings → IN Alysson 2H 26' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Jackson → IN T. Abraham 2H 26' Arsenal 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Lewis-Skelly → IN Bruno Guimaraes 2H 26' Arsenal 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Odegaard → IN M. Merino 2H 33' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Cash → IN A. Wan-Bissaka 2H 33' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Barkley → IN A. Garnacho 2H 34' Arsenal 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Mosquera → IN E. Konsa 2H 35' Aston Villa 🟨 Yellow card Alysson 2H 36' Aston Villa 🟨 Yellow card John McGinn 2H 40' Arsenal 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Rice → IN M. Zubimendi 2H 45+6' Aston Villa 🟨 Yellow card Ian Maatsen
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