Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal
2026-08-31 · Matchweek 2
· Referee: Jarred Gillett · VAR: James Bell
Aston Villa were booked 3 times — 2.0× their usual 1.5 — to Arsenal's 1.
How Jarred Gillett refereed it
Gillett showed 4 yellow cards against a career average of 3.7, and awarded 23 fouls against an average of 20.0.
Match statistics
| Aston Villa | Arsenal | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 3 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 17 | 6 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29' | Yellow Card | Arsenal | Christos Tzolis | 0-0 |
| 55' | Penalty cancelled | Arsenal | Bukayo Saka | 0-0 |
| 55' | Normal Goal | Arsenal | 0-1 | |
| 59' | Normal Goal | Arsenal | B. Saka | 0-2 |
| 80' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | Alysson | 0-2 |
| 81' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | John McGinn | 0-2 |
| 90+6' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | Ian Maatsen | 0-2 |