Match story
- Level at 0–0 at half time; Arsenal won it in the second half.
- Aston Villa drop from 17th to 19th after matchweek 2 (0 pts).
- Arsenal rise from 9th to 2nd after matchweek 2 (6 pts).
Form going into the match
Aston Villa last five before this match
Sun 23 AugA Brighton4–0LArsenal last five before this match
Fri 21 AugH Coventry3–0WMatch facts
- Competition
- Premier League 2026/27, matchweek 2 of 38
- Kick-off
- 20:00 UK time, 31 August 2026
- Venue
- Villa Park, Birmingham · capacity 36,887
- Referee
- Adrian Gillett
- Half time
- 0–0
- Source
- openfootball · football-data.org
Head to head
Aston Villa 14 · draws 15 · Arsenal 33 All 62 meetings →
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Head to head league meetings · Premier League from 1992/93, Football League from 2000/01
14Aston Villa wins
15Draws
33Arsenal wins
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Aston Villa won Draw Arsenal won
Table results to 2 November 2026
At kick-off before Mon 31 Aug
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 2 | Hull City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | +3 | 6 | WW |
| 3 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:5 | +2 | 6 | WW |
| 4 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | +3 | 4 | WD |
| 5 | Newcastle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:2 | +2 | 4 | DW |
| 6 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:1 | +2 | 4 | WD |
| 7 | Leeds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:1 | +1 | 4 | WD |
| 8 | Brighton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:4 | +3 | 3 | WL |
| 9 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | +3 | 3 | W |
| 10 | Man Utd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | +1 | 3 | LW |
| 11 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 | LW |
| 12 | Ipswich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:6 | -2 | 3 | WL |
| 13 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4:4 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 15 | Nott'm Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 16 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:4 | -2 | 0 | LL |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:4 | -4 | 0 | L |
| 18 | Coventry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:4 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | -5 | 0 | LL |
| 20 | Spurs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LL |
After MW2
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 2 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 3 | Hull City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | +3 | 6 | WW |
| 4 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:5 | +2 | 6 | WW |
| 5 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | +3 | 4 | WD |
| 6 | Newcastle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:2 | +2 | 4 | DW |
| 7 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:1 | +2 | 4 | WD |
| 8 | Leeds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:1 | +1 | 4 | WD |
| 9 | Brighton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:4 | +3 | 3 | WL |
| 10 | Man Utd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | +1 | 3 | LW |
| 11 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 | LW |
| 12 | Ipswich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:6 | -2 | 3 | WL |
| 13 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4:4 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 15 | Nott'm Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 16 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:4 | -2 | 0 | LL |
| 17 | Coventry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:4 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | -5 | 0 | LL |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LL |
| 20 | Spurs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LL |
Now
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14:5 | +9 | 24 | LWWWW |
| 2 | Man City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20:10 | +10 | 21 | WWWLL |
| 3 | Brighton | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24:7 | +17 | 19 | WWWLW |
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19:15 | +4 | 16 | LWWLW |
| 5 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11:9 | +2 | 15 | WLWWL |
| 6 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16:9 | +7 | 14 | WDLDW |
| 7 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9:9 | 0 | 13 | WDLLW |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14:13 | +1 | 12 | LLWWW |
| 9 | Spurs | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:10 | 0 | 12 | LDWWW |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:13 | -3 | 12 | WDWWD |
| 11 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11:10 | +1 | 11 | LDLDD |
| 12 | Leeds | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9:8 | +1 | 11 | DLDDL |
| 13 | Newcastle | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12:15 | -3 | 11 | WLLWL |
| 14 | Ipswich | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14:18 | -4 | 11 | LWLDD |
| 15 | Fulham | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9:11 | -2 | 9 | DLWWD |
| 16 | Coventry | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9:16 | -7 | 9 | WWLLW |
| 17 | Man Utd | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10:15 | -5 | 7 | DDDLL |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9:21 | -12 | 7 | DWLLL |
| 19 | Nott'm Forest | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6:12 | -6 | 6 | LLLDL |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7:17 | -10 | 5 | LLLDL |
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