Updated 6 December 2025, after full time.
Villa 2-1 Arsenal in the Premier League at Villa Park, Birmingham on 6 December 2025. Scorers: Matty Cash, Emiliano BuendÃa for Villa; Leandro Trossard for Arsenal. In their last 6 meetings, Villa have won 2, Arsenal 3, with 1 draw.
Villa 2-1 Arsenal was the final score in the Premier League on Saturday 6 December 2025 at Villa Park. Scorers: Matty Cash, Emiliano BuendÃa for Villa; Leandro Trossard for Arsenal. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Villa vs Arsenal was played at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday 6 December 2025, the home ground of Villa, which holds 42,640 people. It finished Villa 2-1 Arsenal in the Premier League, with kick-off at 12:30 UK time.
Villa have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 6, with results reading W D W W D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-1 draw at home to Fulham in the Premier League on 31 October.
Arsenal have won 5, drawn 0 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 7 and conceding 1, with results reading W W W W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-0 win at home to Hull in the Premier League on 7 November.
Across the last 6 meetings Villa have won 2, Arsenal have won 3 and 1 was drawn, with Villa scoring 6 goals to Arsenal's 9. The most recent was Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal on 31 August 2026 in the Premier League.
Nicolas Jackson leads Villa with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Villa player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Villa player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Declan Rice leads Arsenal with 5 assists across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Arsenal player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Arsenal player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Peter Bankes refereed Villa vs Arsenal, averaging 24.7 fouls and 4.8 yellow cards per game across 6 games this season. That is 0.17 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | Premier League | Aston Villa vs Arsenal | 0-1 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Premier League | Arsenal vs Aston Villa | 4-1 |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Premier League | Arsenal vs Aston Villa | 2-2 |
| 24 Aug 2024 | Premier League | Aston Villa vs Arsenal | 0-2 |
| 14 Apr 2024 | Premier League | Arsenal vs Aston Villa | 0-2 |
| 9 Dec 2023 | Premier League | Aston Villa vs Arsenal | 1-0 |
| Stat | Villa | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 47% | 53% |
| Shots | 15 | 15 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 9 |
| Corners | 3 | 3 |
| Fouls | 10 | 8 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles | 15 | 20 |
| Passes | 397 | 443 |
Villa: M. Cash 36', E. BuendÃa 90+5'. Arsenal: L. Trossard 52'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.3 | 12 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.4 | 13 of 20 |
| Shots | 11.9 | 16 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 20 of 20 |
| Fouls | 11.3 | 11 of 20 |
| Tackles | 18.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Passes | 401.4 | 14 of 20 |
| Corners | 3.7 | 17 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.5 | 7 of 20 |
| Goals against | 0.5 | 1 of 20 |
| Shots | 13.8 | 12 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 4.8 | 7 of 20 |
| Fouls | 9.8 | 18 of 20 |
| Tackles | 12.6 | 19 of 20 |
| Passes | 510.9 | 5 of 20 |
| Corners | 5.6 | 6 of 20 |