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What channel is Aston Villa v Arsenal Premier League match on? TV coverage, live stream and kick-off time

Check out how to watch Aston Villa v Arsenal in the Premier League, including TV channel, radio coverage and kick-off time.

Arsenal defender Ezri Konsa, in red and white football kit, smiles and claps the crowd at the Emirates.

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Published: Monday, 31 August 2026 at 8:00 am

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Arsenal travel to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Monday night with Mikel Arteta's side hoping to continue their perfect start to the season.

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The Gunners opened their campaign with a 3-0 win in the Community Shield against Manchester City and they followed that up with another 3-0 victory at home against Coventry in the Premier League.

Arsenal are the favourites to retain their title and you'd be brave to back against them with Arteta hoping his side will challenge on all fronts including the Champions League where they're the second favourites to lift the trophy behind PSG.

While Arsenal have strengthened this summer with Bruno Guimarães, Christos Tzolis and former Villa defender Ezra Konsa joining, City look weaker without Pep Guardiola and Rodri, and there's still an unknown quality regarding Chelsea under Xabi Alonso.

Aston Villa, who won this fixture at home 2-1 last season, have had the opposite start to Arsenal with Unai Emery's men suffering an embarrassing 4-0 defeat at Brighton last weekend.

The Villans have had another summer of change with Emery losing Morgan Rogers, Konsa, Youri Tielemans, Lucas Digne and most likely Ollie Watkins and Emi Martinez. Villa have signed a few replacements, but it remains to be seen whether they can bounce back against Arsenal.

Radio Times has rounded up everything you need to know about how to watch Aston Villa v Arsenal on TV and online.

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When is Aston Villa v Arsenal?

Aston Villa v Arsenal will take place on Monday 31 August 2026.

Check out our live football on TV guide for the latest times and information.

Aston Villa v Arsenal kick-off time

Aston Villa v Arsenal will kick off at 8pm.

What TV channel is Aston Villa v Arsenal on?

You can watch the game live on Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League and Ultra HDR.

Sky Sports can be added to any Sky TV package for just £22 per month for all nine sports channels, or you can pick up the complete sports package plus Netflix for £35 per month.

Sky Sports+ will feature more than 1,000 EFL games throughout the season and is included as part of Sky Sports packages.

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How to live stream Aston Villa v Arsenal online

Sky Sports customers can live stream the game via the Sky Go app on a variety of devices including most smartphones and tablets as part of their subscription.

You can also watch the match via NOW with a day membership (£14.99) or month membership (£34.99).

NOW can be streamed through a computer or apps found on most smart TVs, phones and consoles. NOW is also available via TNT Sports.

Is Aston Villa v Arsenal on radio?

You can listen to the match on talkSPORT.

talkSPORT is available on DAB radio, predominantly MW 1089 kHz though you may need to check its official website for some localised frequencies for talkSPORT, and like the BBC, you can tune in via most TV packages. You can also listen to talkSPORT online via the website or app.

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Aston Villa v Arsenal odds

In working partnership with the Radio Times, bet365 has provided the following betting odds for this event:

bet365 odds: Aston Villa (11/2) Draw (3/1) Arsenal (1/2)*

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