Aston Villa host **** nal at Villa Park on Monday, with Villa bottom of the table without a point after a 4-0 opening-day defeat at Brighton and **** nal top after a 3-0 win over Coventry City.
The game also brings Ezri Konsa back to Villa Park for the first time since his summer move to **** nal, a transfer reported at around £50-55 million.
Arsenal have won each of their last four opening away fixtures of a Premier League season and could make it five in a row for the first time in the club's 140-year history. Villa Park has not always been kind to them this decade; **** nal have won three and lost four of their last seven visits, including a defeat during last season's **** le-winning campaign.
Jarred Gillett, the referee for Monday's game, was also in charge of the previous meeting between these sides at this ground, a fixture remembered for a disallowed **** nal goal and a penalty appeal against Douglas Luiz that was turned down.
Date: Monday, 31 August 2026Kick-off: 20:00 BSTVenue: Villa ParkReferee: Jarred GillettLast meeting: **** nal 4-1 Aston Villa, 30 Dec 2025, Premier League
#jarred
The game also brings Ezri Konsa back to Villa Park for the first time since his summer move to **** nal, a transfer reported at around £50-55 million.
Arsenal have won each of their last four opening away fixtures of a Premier League season and could make it five in a row for the first time in the club's 140-year history. Villa Park has not always been kind to them this decade; **** nal have won three and lost four of their last seven visits, including a defeat during last season's **** le-winning campaign.
Jarred Gillett, the referee for Monday's game, was also in charge of the previous meeting between these sides at this ground, a fixture remembered for a disallowed **** nal goal and a penalty appeal against Douglas Luiz that was turned down.
Date: Monday, 31 August 2026Kick-off: 20:00 BSTVenue: Villa ParkReferee: Jarred GillettLast meeting: **** nal 4-1 Aston Villa, 30 Dec 2025, Premier League
#jarred
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