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Premier League · MW2 Villa Park, BirminghamRef: Jarred Gillett
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Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal result, stats and report

Aston Villa
Aston Villa
Lost · xG 0.15
0 – 1
FT
Arsenal
Won · xG 1.22
Arsenal
Match review
Next: Aston Villa v Sunderland · Sat 21 Nov · Newcastle United v Arsenal · Sat 21 Nov
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Aston Villa vs Arsenal: what we can confirm

Aston Villa vs Arsenal has finished in the Premier League. Played UK time.

Match Review · published 31 Aug 2026, 23:40 BST

Saka Strikes to Give Arsenal a 1-0 Win at Villa Park

By SportSignals Match Desk · Football analysis desk ·

Bukayo Saka's second-half finish settled a tight affair as Arsenal took all three points from Aston Villa, who dominated possession but couldn't find the net.

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How it played out

Arsenal won it 1–0

Aston VillaArsenal

No minute-by-minute record was captured for this match, so the shape of it is not drawn.

Provider final · 06:25 · archive check in progressFull stats

The completed-match archive is not published yet. Current match rows are not substituted into it while verification is pending.

📊 Match recap and data context

Arsenal won 1-0 at Villa Park to claim three points in a tight Premier League contest. Our model backed Arsenal at 49% probability, and the pick landed. The visitors broke the deadlock through a single goal while Aston Villa could not find an equaliser despite playing at home. Neither side managed to breach the net twice, keeping both teams' recent patterns of low-scoring encounters intact. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

SportSignals uses automated analysis with editorial oversight. Check current team news and market prices before relying on this context.

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Who decided it

All 22
  1. Bukayo SakaArsenal★ MOTM1 goal · 90 min7.8
  2. Riccardo CalafioriArsenal1 assist · 90 min7.3
  3. Declan RiceArsenal85 min7.3
  4. Ross BarkleyAston Villa78 min7.2
  5. Ben WhiteArsenal90 min7.1

Forecast audit · prediction, not a Tip

How the forecast compared

Aston VillaArsenalPremier League

The provider forecast gives Arsenal win the highest 1X2 probability at 48.7%. No SportSignals Tip was published, so there is no Tip to settle.

Aston Villa
26.6%
Draw
24.6%
Arsenal
48.7%
Both teams to score · Yes
59.7%
Over 2.5 goals
59.0%

Forecast result checked ·

Tips record

No Tip was published for this match

No selection qualified before kickoff, so there is no paid Tip to settle. The original model prediction and observed prices remain separate audit records.

Final pre-match decision · no Tip to settle

No alternative Tips are published right now

This fixture has ended. The public ledger and methodology remain available for the final pre-match decision.

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Match facts · what the record shows

10 facts from this result

The final verified live-context record and historical evidence saved before kick-off, kept as separate evidence sets.

Head-to-head evidence

Final live-fact record

  • For Arsenal, the final recorded goal situation matched 8 comparable matches from 48 checked matches: 100% win, 0% draw, 0% loss.Verified final
  • For Arsenal, the final recorded goal situation matched 27 comparable matches from 100 checked matches: 100% win, 0% draw, 0% loss.Verified final
  • For Aston Villa, the final recorded goal situation matched 8 comparable matches from 48 checked matches: 0% win, 0% draw, 100% loss.Verified final
  • For Aston Villa, the final recorded goal situation matched 10 comparable matches from 100 checked matches: 0% win, 0% draw, 100% loss.Verified final

Captured from live match context at . This is a retained situation record, not a post-match performance claim.

Pre-match historical evidence

  • 0-2is the most common scoreline between Aston Villa and Arsenal, landing 3 times across 19 league meetings on record.Immutable lifecycle evidence
  • 8/19recorded league meetings saw both teams score (42.1%).Immutable lifecycle evidence
  • 41league matches at home unbeaten for Aston Villa.Immutable lifecycle evidence
  • 43league matches away from home unbeaten for Arsenal.Immutable lifecycle evidence
  • Aston Villa scored first in 4 of their last 10 league matches (40%).Immutable lifecycle evidence
  • Arsenal scored first in 8 of their last 10 league matches (80%).Immutable lifecycle evidence

Immutable lifecycle evidence · Source: match facts feed. Evidence sets are labelled separately and never rebuilt from mutable post-match rows.

Questions about this result

  • What was the final score in Aston Villa vs Arsenal?
    Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the Premier League at Villa Park.
  • Who scored the opening goal?
    Bukayo Saka opened the scoring in the 59th minute.
  • Who scored in the match?
    Bukayo Saka (59').
  • How many bookings were there?
    The referee showed 4 yellow cards.
  • Who refereed the match?
    Jarred Gillett officiated.
  • When and where was the match played?
    Aston Villa vs Arsenal kicked off on Monday, 31 August 2026 UK time at Villa Park.
  • How many corners were there in the match?
    6 corners were taken across the 90 minutes.
  • Did the model call it right?
    No. The published pick was Both teams to score, and it did not land.
  • When do they play next?
    Aston Villa play Sunderland on Saturday, 21 November 2026 UK time. Arsenal play Newcastle United on Saturday, 21 November 2026 UK time.

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