Aston Villa and Arsenal have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at Villa Park in the Premier League on Monday. The Villans conceded four times inside the first 32 minutes of their opening 4-0 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion on August 23.Reigning champions Arsenal beat promoted Coventry City 3-0 at home two days earlier, scoring through Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard.Should they win by more than a goal, the Gunners are guaranteed to leapfrog Manchester City at the top of the Premier League. Table of ContentsAston Villa confirmed starting team vs ArsenalArsenal full line up vs Villa in Premier LeagueWhere to watch Villa vs Arsenal: TV channel, online live streamAston Villa vs Arsenal Premier League statsAston Villa confirmed starting team vs ArsenalAston Villa starting XI: Suzuki, Cash, Lindelof, Barkley, McGinn, Kamara, Buendia, Jackson, Pau, Maatsen, HemmingsVilla substitutes: Bizot, Mings, Ruggeri, Garnacho, Abraham, Bogarde, Wan-Bissaka, Alysson, LynchArsenal full line up vs Villa in Premier LeagueArsenal starting XI: Raya, White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Saka, Tzolis, HavertzArsenal substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Hincapie, Konsa, Zubimendi, Guimaraes, Merino, Eze, Madueke, GyokeresWhere to watch Villa vs Arsenal: TV channel, online live streamKick-off on Monday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra.Via Now TV, Sky Sports costs �14.99 for a day membership, �27.99 a month for a 12-month membership or �34.99 a month with no contract.Aston Villa vs Arsenal Premier League statsArsenal have won their first away game in each of the last four Premier League seasons and kept a clean sheet each time but have never won their opening such match in five consecutive league campaigns beforeThey have won 15 Premier League games at Villa Park, which is more than they have at any other away venue in the competitionHead coach Mikel Arteta is set to take charge of his 250th Premier League game, becoming only the 10th manager in the competition history to oversee 250 games for a single sideOnly Pep Guardiola (70.8%), Alex Ferguson (65.2%) and Jurgen Klopp (62.6%) have a higher win rate among managers with at least 250 games in the division than Artetas 60.2% (W150 D48 L51)Villa last lost their first two league games in a season in 2019/20 and last lost both without scoring in 2002/03The most goals Villa have ever conceded in their first two games was eight in 1982/83, when they were the reigning European champions.They have not scored in five of their last six Premier League games in August, including the last four across the last two seasonsIncluding his time at Arsenal, Unai Emery has lost 50% of his August games (8/16), which is the Spaniards highest percentage in one month in the Premier LeagueWith wins in four of their seven home games against Arsenal since their return to the Premier League in 2019 (L3), Villa have achieved more such victories than they had in their first 24 against them at Villa Park in the competition (W3 D9 L12)The Villans have won their last three Premier League home games against the reigning champions, which is as many as they prevailed in across their first 28 such matches (W3 D10 L15)Those wins came against Manchester City in 2023/24 and 2024/25 and over Liverpool at Villa Park last seasonThe last team to beat the reigning top-flight champions at home in more successive uninterrupted seasons were Luton Town, who achieved seven in a row between 1985/86 and 1991/92 Topics Arsenal F.C. Bukayo Saka David Raya Declan Rice Gabriel Magalh�es John McGinn Marquinhos Matty Cash Mikel Arteta Myles Lewis-Skelly Nicolas Jackson Premier League Riccardo Calafiori Tyrone Mings Unai Emery Viktor Gyokeres William Saliba Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Forest sign Palace defender Munoz for up to �22m Ben Miller 31st August, 2026 Juventus set to sign Pape Matar Sarr on loan with obligation to buy Ben Miller 31st August, 2026 Man City pay Palmeiras �34m for big addition Allan Ben Miller 31st August, 2026 Matias Fernandez-Pardo set to join Newcastle from Lille for �55m Ben Miller 31st August, 2026 Aston Villa v Arsenal: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Mitch Fretton 30th August, 2026 LIVE Chelsea v Brighton: Commentary, updates, goals and stats Jon Fisher 26th August, 2026
