Arsenal travel to Aston Villa on Monday night for their first away match of the 2026/27 Premier League season, with Mikel Arteta potentially able to welcome Bruno Guimaraes and Ezri Konsa into his squad.
The defending champions began their campaign with a convincing 3-0 victory over Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium.
Villa endured a far more difficult opening weekend, losing 4-0 at Brighton, and Unai Emery will also be without suspended midfielder Joao Gomes when Arsenal arrive at Villa Park.
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When is Aston Villa vs Arsenal?
Aston Villa host Arsenal at Villa Park on Monday 31 August.
Kick-off is scheduled for 8pm BST.
The fixture was moved from its original weekend slot after being selected for live television coverage in the United Kingdom.
The Premier League has confirmed the following details:
Aston Villa vs Arsenal
Monday 31 August 2026
8pm BST
Villa Park
What TV channel is Aston Villa vs Arsenal on?
Aston Villa against Arsenal will be shown live on Sky Sports in the UK.
It gives Arsenal supporters another opportunity to watch Arteta’s side on television after the opening-night victory over Coventry was also selected for Sky coverage.
The match begins at 8pm, with Sky’s pre-match coverage expected to begin before kick-off.
Arsenal team news against Aston Villa
The biggest question surrounds Bruno Guimaraes.
The £75million summer signing missed Arsenal’s win over Coventry after suffering an injury during the Community Shield victory over Manchester City.
Arteta provided a positive update on Thursday, confirming Guimaraes had returned to work on the pitch.
“He’s potentially available.”
Reuters reports that Arsenal are carefully managing the midfielder’s workload before making a final decision on his availability.
Guimaraes’ progress follows the situation tracked in our latest Arsenal injury update.
Ezri Konsa is also available and could make his Arsenal debut against his former club.
Arteta confirmed the England international has trained well since completing his move from Villa and is ready to be selected.
Jurrien Timber will not return at Villa Park despite stepping up his rehabilitation, while William Saliba also remains sidelined with a back problem.
Aston Villa team news against Arsenal
Villa will definitely be without Joao Gomes.
The summer signing was sent off for violent conduct during Villa’s 4-0 defeat at Brighton and will serve the first part of a three-match suspension against Arsenal.
The Standard confirms the midfielder will also miss subsequent league fixtures against Hull City and Nottingham Forest.
Villa have since added Leon Goretzka to Emery’s midfield options, with the German international completing a free transfer following his departure from Bayern Munich.
Arsenal will nevertheless travel to Villa Park as the team carrying the early momentum after their comfortable opening victory.
This page will be updated with the latest Arsenal and Aston Villa team news before Monday night’s kick-off.
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