Premier League champions Arsenal continued their winning start to the season with a 1-0 victory at Aston Villa thanks to Bukayo Saka’s close-range strike. In a game of few chances, Saka’s poked finish from Riccardo Calafiori’s cross broke the deadlock in the 59th minute — the first attempt on target from either side.

Aston Villa and Arsenal F.C. meet at Villa Park with both teams dealing with injury concerns and squad changes. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has defensive issues to solve, while Unai Emery faces an even longer list of absences for Aston Villa.

Gary Neville reckons Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta should drop Christos Tzolis for their next Premier League match against Chelsea on Sunday. The Gunners beat Aston Villa 1-0 on Monday night to make it two wins out of two to start their Premier League title defence as a Bukayo Saka close-range finish settled the match.

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Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1-0 to maintain their perfect Premier League start, with Bukayo Saka scoring the decisive goal in the 59th minute. Villa started brightly but failed to register a shot on target,

Aston Villa are in a rebuilding phase both on and off the pitch and, like all great designs, patience will be required.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta saw his team squeak out a 1-0 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park on Monday to keep an unblemished Premier League title defense.