Aston Villa vs Arsenal live
List of goalscorers
End of match
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94'FT (0-2): Arsenal beat Aston Villa 2-0 at Birmingham on Saturday to take three much-needed points in their race for the Premier League title. Thank you for joining us and see you soon!
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90'Four minutes added!
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88 'Arsenal sub: Saka is replaced by Nelson.
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86'Raya is having a great game. The Spaniard is defending his goal like a wall.
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83'The hosts seem to have accepted defeat as they are not putting in much effort to score.
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80 'Arsenal sub: Timber makes way and Calafiori takes his place.
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78 'GOAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR ARSENAL! Partey makes it two with a superb shot from the edge of the box after a pass from Magalhaes.
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76 'Aston Villa double sub: Onana and Digne OUT. Barkley and Maatsen IN.
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75'The fatigue among the players of both teams is evident. Some changes are becoming necessary.
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73 'Onana receives a yellow card for a tackle on an Arsenal player.
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70'The Belgian's impact was immediate! Trossard has given his team the perfect boost to try to take all three points.
Goaaaaaal!
en el 67' (Arsenal)
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67 'GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR ARSENAL! Trossard breaks the deadlock with a great shot from inside the box.
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66 'Arsenal sub: Martinelli makes way and Trossard takes his place.
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65 'Aston Villa double sub: Watkins and McGinn OUT. Duran and Ramsey IN.
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63'Arsenal seem to be having some problems in the left blank but Arteta is not considering changes at the moment.
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60'Aston Villa are having the clearest chances of the last few minutes, with Rogers leading the attack.
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57 'Corner-kick for Villa! Nothing comes of it.
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55'WHAT A DOUBLE SAVE BY RAYA! The Spaniard denies two superb efforts by the Villa attack.
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53'Neither team is acting as they would like and disagreeing with the referee's decisions.
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51'Digne tries to shoot from the left flank but the ball is saved by Raya.
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49'The Gunners continue to dominate possession at the start of the second period.
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46'The second half staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarts! No changes at the moment.
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45'45+6: HT (0-0): A goalless draw at Villa Park! Arsenal had the better chances in the first half but Aston Villa didn't make it easy for them. We'll see who wins the second period.
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45'45+3: Rogers is driving Arsenal crazy! He's shining in these last few minutes. He forces a yellow card for Rice.
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45'Six minutes added!
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43'Rogers tries his luck from the edge of the box but his efforts are in vain.
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40'Havertz has inadvertently stepped on Pau Torres, who is wincing in pain. The match continues.
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37'The Gunners seem to be in control in these last few minutes but look powerless in the face of Aston Villa's performances.
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35'The match has been briefly interrupted by a fight between McGinn and Saliba which alerted the other players.
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32'Rock-solid Saliba is preventing Villa's attacking moves before they finish putting it together. The Frenchman is unstoppable.
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30'Arsenal are dominating possession so faaaaaaaaaaar! Aston Villa will have to improve their ball possession.
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27'Arsenal are defending their box as they fear Villa after Watkins' superb attempt.
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25'Declan Rice's contact lens has come out! What a lot of misfortune in this match.
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22'Bailey decides to continue playing after being treated by Villa's doctors.
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20 'Leon Bailey goes down injured. Another setback for Villa in this match?
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17'WHAT A SAVE BY MARTINEZ! Saka tries his luck from close range but his efforts are blocked by Martinez.
Substitution
at Aston Villa
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16 'Aston Villa sub: Cash is replaced by Nedeljkovic.
Injured
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15 'Matty Cash seems to have suffered a muscle injury in a duel for the ball. He won't be able to continue playing.
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12'Unai Emery's men are unwilling to give their opponents a single chance.
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10'Aston Villa are showing their claws! So much so that the hosts have managed to regain possession and share it with the Gunners.
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7'Cash tries to cross from inside Raya's box but his efforts are denied by Timber.
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5'The visitors are having all the ball here early on!
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3'Onana has suffered a blow to the head. The doctors are following the protocol to prevent concussions.
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1'Aston Vila get us going in burgundy from left to right while Arsenal are in black!
Start of match
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PRVWMoreover, according to reports in England, kick-off will be delayed by a few minutes after a problem in communication between the match officials.
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PRVWGabriel Jesus will miss out today due to a slight groin issue, according to Arsenal.
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PRVWArsenal starting XI: Raya (GK); Timber, Gabriel Magalhaes, Saliba, White; Rice, Thomas Partey, Odegaard; Martinelli, Havertz and Saka.
August 24, 2024
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PRVWAston Villa starting XI: Martinez (GK); Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Onana, Rogers, Tielemans; Bailey, Watkins and McGinn.
August 24, 2024
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PRVWMichael Oliver will be in the middle for this one, and Peter Bankes the VAR.
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PRVWArsenal possible lineup: Raya (GK); White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Havertz and Martinelli.
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PRVWAston Villa possible lineup: Martinez (GK); Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Bailey, Tielemans, Onana, McGinn; Watkins and Duran.
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PRVWDoubts remain over Villa's ability to maintain a fight for the Premier League top four alongside their European commitments, but with just one game a week early in the season they are well capable of dealing an early blow to Arsenal in the title race.
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PRVWVilla have strengthened their squad in preparation for their first Champions League campaign since the competition was the European Cup back in 1982/83.
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PRVWArsenal need more of the same against a Villa side that also got off to an encouraging start by winning 2-1 away at West Ham.
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PRVWMikel Arteta's men got off to a winning start at home to Wolves as Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz showed no sign of fatigue from their exertions at Euro 2024.
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PRVWArsenal will also travel to north London rivals Tottenham and City in their opening five games.
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PRVWThe Gunners are gearing up to again try to dethrone Manchester City but a trip to Villa Park begins a tough run of fixtures so early in the season.
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PRVWArsenal's two defeats to Villa last season cost them the chance of a first league title in 20 years.
Pre-match
24 August 2024, 20:30
Referee: Michael Oliver
Stadium: Villa Park
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PRVWHello everyone and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League matchday 2 fixture between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park in Birmingham, England!