The English Football Belt · rivalry
Arsenal vs. Aston Villa
23Belt meetings
13Arsenal wins
5Aston Villa wins
6Title changes
Arsenal and Aston Villa have met 23 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from April 13, 1906 to August 24, 2024. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Arsenal lead the belt series 13–5, with 5 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 544 | Apr 13, 1906 | Arsenal beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Defense |
| 553 | Sep 29, 1906 | Arsenal and Aston Villa tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 691 | Apr 11, 1910 | Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,046 | Mar 31, 1923 | Arsenal beat Aston Villa 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,048 | Apr 7, 1923 | Arsenal and Aston Villa tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,383 | Mar 14, 1931 | Aston Villa beat Arsenal 5–1 | Defense |
| 1,467 | Apr 1, 1933 | Arsenal beat Aston Villa 5–0 | Title change |
| 1,773 | Oct 11, 1947 | Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,791 | Feb 28, 1948 | Aston Villa beat Arsenal 4–2 | Title change |
| 2,126 | Feb 11, 1956 | Arsenal and Aston Villa tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,195 | Oct 2, 1957 | Arsenal beat Aston Villa 4–0 | Defense |
| 2,996 | Oct 20, 1976 | Aston Villa beat Arsenal 5–1 | Title change |
| 3,110 | Apr 25, 1979 | Aston Villa beat Arsenal 5–1 | Defense |
| 3,484 | Sep 3, 1988 | Aston Villa beat Arsenal 3–2 | Title change |
| 3,732 | Apr 23, 1994 | Arsenal beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,821 | Sep 7, 1996 | Aston Villa and Arsenal tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 4,104 | Jan 18, 2004 | Arsenal beat Aston Villa 2–0 | Defense |
| 4,129 | Oct 16, 2004 | Arsenal beat Aston Villa 3–1 | Defense |
| 4,248 | Dec 1, 2007 | Arsenal beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Defense |
| 4,262 | Mar 1, 2008 | Arsenal and Aston Villa tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 4,414 | Mar 24, 2012 | Arsenal beat Aston Villa 3–0 | Defense |
| 4,482 | Jan 13, 2014 | Arsenal beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Title change |
| 4,838 | Aug 24, 2024 | Arsenal beat Aston Villa 2–0 | Defense |