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Full TimeMon, 31st Aug 268pm BST · 3pm ETGW2EPLVilla Park
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Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal match report

Aston Villa
0–1
Arsenal
Official Lineup
AST
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
Suzuki
Cash
78'
Lindelöf
Torres
Maatsen
Kamara
Hemmings
71'
McGinn
Barkley
78'
Buendía
Jackson
71'

Bench

9
40Marco Bizot
5Tyrone Mings
13Matteo Ruggeri
2978'Aaron Wan-Bissaka
26Lamare Bogarde
74Luka Lynch
1778'Alejandro Garnacho
1871'Tammy Abraham
4771'Alysson

Aston Villa

Changes vs last EPL lineup vs Brighton 23 Aug 2026

InZion SuzukiNicolas Jackson
OutMarco BizotJoão Gomes

Arsenal

  • Same starting XI as the last EPL match.
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Aston Villa vs Arsenal record

8
Aston Villa wins
2
Draws
19
Arsenal wins

29 meetings on record

Arsenal
  • David Raya started all 7 of our recorded meetings vs Aston Villa
  • Martin Ødegaard started all 7 of our recorded meetings vs Aston Villa
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Fan predictions35 lineups

Top fan accuracy
Anonymous11/11on Arsenal

Aston Villa

5 predictions
Avg 8.0/11Best 9/11
100% called the 4-2-3-1 shape ✓
Nobody saw Nicolas Jackson starting
40% backed Garnacho, left on the bench

Top scoring predictions

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Arsenal

30 predictions
Avg 8.9/11Best 11/11
Only 0% called the 4-2-3-1 shape
Just 43% had Myles Lewis-Skelly starting
37% backed Gyökeres, left on the bench

Top scoring predictions

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Aston Villa vs Arsenal lineups

Updated

Confirmed lineups for Aston Villa vs Arsenal in the Premier League on 31 Aug 2026. See both teams' starting XIs, formations, who came off the bench and how the crowd predicted it.

Aston Villa confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Suzuki; Cash, Lindelöf, Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, Hemmings; McGinn, Barkley, Buendía; Jackson.

Arsenal confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Raya; White, Mosquera, Magalhães, Calafiori; Lewis-Skelly, Rice; Saka, Ødegaard, Tzolis; Havertz.

How did Aston Villa and Arsenal line up?
Aston Villa confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Suzuki; Cash, Lindelöf, Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, Hemmings; McGinn, Barkley, Buendía; Jackson. Arsenal confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Raya; White, Mosquera, Magalhães, Calafiori; Lewis-Skelly, Rice; Saka, Ødegaard, Tzolis; Havertz. Both confirmed starting XIs, formations and substitutes for Aston Villa vs Arsenal are shown above.
What was the score in Aston Villa vs Arsenal?
Aston Villa vs Arsenal finished 0–1 on 31 Aug 2026.
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