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Preview
- Aston Villa vs. Arsenal in week 2 of the 2026-2027 Premier League kicks off at 20:00 GMT on 2026-08-31.
- Referee J. Gillett has dished out around 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, plus 18 fouls per match across 10 games.
- In the last 9 clashes, head-to-head was 4-3 in favor of Unai Emery, with 2 draws against Mikel Arteta.
- In the table Aston Villa are 17th (0 pts) and Arsenal sit 6th with 3 pts.
- Aston Villa report 8 missing players: Joao Gomes (Red Card), J. Manzambi (Knee Injury), E. Martinez (Finger Injury), A. Onana (Knee Injury), O. Watkins (Inactive), T. Abraham (Injury), L. Bailey (Muscle Injury), B. Madjo (Ankle Injury) but Arsenal report 5 missing players: G. Martinelli (Transfer negotiations), W. Saliba (Back Injury), J. Timber (Ankle Injury), Bruno Guimaraes (Thigh Injury), Gabriel Jesus (Transfer negotiations).
- We're predicting Aston Villa to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Arsenal are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
- Last time out, J. McGinn registered the best mark for Aston Villa - 7.2 - and M. Odegaard did likewise for Arsenal with an 8.3 score.
- Aston Villa were beaten 0-4 by Brighton & Hove Albion, whereas Arsenal secured a win 3-0 against Coventry City.
- Neither side is flying – Aston Villa 1-0-4 and Arsenal 2-1-2 over the last 5 matches.
- Arsenal hold the upper hand H2H: of 40 meetings, they've triumphed 24 times, conceded 9 times and shared 7 draws.
- 0-2 leads the pack at 14.5% of all our users' guesses, with 1-2 next on 14.5%.
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Match Info
Most Guessed Score
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2
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Team Kits
Aston Villa
Arsenal
Events
| 29' | C. Tzolis | ||
HT 0 - 0 | |||
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| 55' | Penalty cancelled | Bukayo Saka-VAR | |
| 59' | 0 - 1 | ||
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| 80' | Alysson | ||
| 81' | J. McGinn | ||
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| 90+6' | I. Maatsen | ||
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Aston Villa is going head to head with Arsenal on 31/8/2026 19:00 GMT for the England Premier League. Our users most predicted score for this game is 0 - 2. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Aston Villa v Arsenal H2H statistics!