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Premier League · Matchweek 32

Arsenal vs Aston Villa lineups

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Arsenal host Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium on 17 April 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 32 of the Premier League. They last met on 31 August 2026, when Arsenal won 1-0.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa match facts

Kick-off
Sat 17 Apr 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Emirates Stadium, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 32

Arsenal vs Aston Villa lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa head to head

19
Arsenal wins
2
Draws
8
Aston Villa wins

59–31 on goals in 29 meetings since 27 November 2010

Recent Arsenal vs Aston Villa results

  1. Aston Villa0–1ArsenalVilla Park
  2. Arsenal4–1Aston VillaEmirates Stadium
  3. Aston Villa2–1ArsenalVilla Park
  4. Arsenal2–2Aston VillaEmirates Stadium
  5. Aston Villa0–2ArsenalVilla Park

All in the Premier League

Arsenal vs Aston Villa history

Arsenal have won three of the last five, with one drawn. Aston Villa last won at Emirates Stadium on 14 April 2024, by 2-0. The clubs have already met one time this season, in the Premier League. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five.

Emirates Stadium

Arsenal play at Emirates Stadium in London. The ground holds 60,383. Aston Villa have won there twice in nine visits, most recently in April 2024. Arsenal have won six of those, with one drawn. The pitch is grass. Aston Villa's most recent visit was on 30 December 2025, a 1-4 defeat.

Last meeting: Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal, August 2026

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Aston Villa, 4-2-3-1
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Arsenal, 4-2-3-1
Aston Villa crest
Aston VillaFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 2Matthew CashD
  3. 3Victor LindelöfD
  4. 14Pau TorresD
  5. 22Ian MaatsenD
  6. 8Boubacar KamaraM
  7. 6Ross BarkleyM
  8. 7John McGinnM
  9. 10Emiliano BuendíaM
  10. 53George HemmingsM
  11. 11Nicolas JacksonF

Bench

  1. 40Marco BizotG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsD
  3. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaD
  4. 13Matteo RuggeriD
  5. 26Lamare BogardeM
  6. 74Luka LynchF
  7. 17Alejandro GarnachoF
  8. 47Alysson EdwardF
  9. 18Tammy AbrahamF

Coach: Unai Emery

Arsenal crest
ArsenalFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 4Benjamin WhiteD
  3. 3Cristhian MosqueraD
  4. 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
  5. 33Riccardo CalafioriD
  6. 41Declan RiceM
  7. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyM
  8. 7Bukayo SakaM
  9. 8Martin ØdegaardM
  10. 17TzolisM
  11. 29Kai HavertzF

Bench

  1. 13KepaG
  2. 5Piero HincapiéD
  3. 15Ezri KonsaD
  4. 36Martín ZubimendiM
  5. 39Bruno GuimarãesM
  6. 23Mikel MerinoM
  7. 10Eberechi EzeM
  8. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  9. 20Chukwunonso MaduekeF

Coach: Mikel Arteta

Aston Villa lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Arsenal in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 31 August 2026 in the Premier League. Arsenal won 1-0. Bukayo Saka scored. Zion Suzuki and David Raya started in goal. Unai Emery and Mikel Arteta picked the sides.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa lineups — common questions

When is Arsenal vs Aston Villa?
Arsenal vs Aston Villa kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 17 April 2027 at Emirates Stadium in London. The match is Matchweek 32 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Arsenal vs Aston Villa match?
In the meeting before this one, Arsenal won 1-0 on 31 August 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Arsenal won 4-1 on 30 December 2025 in the Premier League. Arsenal have won 19 of the 29 meetings between the clubs and Aston Villa have won 8.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal at Villa Park

Updated 22 September 2026