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Aston Villa vs Arsenal. Premier League.
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Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal: Bukayo Saka earns win for the Gunners as they begin title defence with back-to-back victories
Report and free match highlights as Bukayo Saka's goal earned Arsenal a hard-fought 1-0 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park; Back-to-back wins for the Gunners to start their Premier League title defence while Unai Emery's side are still searching for their first point
Adam Bate Football Features Writer @ghostgoal
Monday 31 August 2026 22:56, UK
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FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Aston Villa vs Arsenal in the Premier League
Bukayo Saka's goal just before the hour mark was enough for champions Arsenal to maintain their perfect start with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park.
This fixture was one of the few matches that the Gunners lost in winning the Premier League title last season but Saka's close-range effort decided what was a tight game despite an improved showing from Unai Emery's much-changed Aston Villa line-up.
Villa were four down after 31 minutes in that astonishing capitulation at Brighton on the opening weekend but they showed far more resilience against the Gunners from the outset. Emiliano Buendia crashed the ball against David Raya's crossbar on 12 minutes.
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Bukayo Saka breaks the deadlock
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Mikel Arteta's men, unchanged from the win over Coventry, were their usual probing selves, asking searching questions from set pieces and controlling possession for long periods. But Gabriel's mistimed header was as close as they came in the first half.
Christos Tzolis was substituted at half-time having been booked and running the risk of a red card after that, but the introduction of Eberechi Eze worked out well. Arsenal ramped up the pressure in the second half with the ever-impressive Saka to the fore.
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Emi Buendia's 20-yard effort smashes the bar – but was there a foul just before?
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VAR overturns an Arsenal penalty as contact is ruled to be outside the box
Arsenal's talisman thought he had won a penalty early in the second half but Ian Maatsen's foul was ruled to be outside the box following a VAR review. It mattered not because he forced in Riccardo Calafiori's centre from close range soon afterwards.
The home side, who included debutants Zion Suzuki and Nicolas Jackson in their starting line-up, pushed for an equaliser but Arsenal, who brought on former Villa man Ezri Konsa late on, stayed strong to claim the win. A show of strength by the champions.
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