Aston Villa v Arsenal

For the fifth straight season, Arsenal win their first Premier League away game without conceding, edging a close contest against Aston Villa. The Gunners maintain their perfect start to the new campaign thanks to Saka's close-range strike midway through the second half, and it ends 1-0 to Arteta's men at Villa Park. For all their endeavour - and Buendia's rasping shot that clipped the crossbar - the hosts again failed to record a shot on target and they remain empty-handed after two games. The last time Villa lost both of their opening Premier League fixtures without scoring was back in 2002, and an xG of 0.3 suggests they may take time to recover from the departures of Watkins and co. For their part, Arsenal - who posted an xG of 1.05 - were unable to replicate impressive displays against Man City and Coventry, but they still claimed maximum points. Next up for the English champions is Sunday's London derby against Chelsea, while Villa must try to get off the mark again on Saturday, when they visit early surprise package Hull City. That's all from our live coverage today, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!

FULL-TIME: ASTON VILLA 0-1 ARSENAL

PENALTY CHECK! Arsenal are denied a late chance to completely seal the deal! Maatsen's latest lunge - this time on Bruno Guimaraes - actually wins the ball, but did he catch his man too? A brief VAR check decides that the referee's original call was right - no penalty!

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Yellow Card

For an ugly hack on Saka, Maatsen is justly booked. It was a tackle borne of frustration, but luckily no harm is done.

Saka opts against sending in a free-kick from the right flank, instead playing the ball short. Merino then buys another foul from McGinn, and Arsenal will be in no hurry to take the resulting set-piece.

The last time Villa failed to have a single shot on target in a Premier League home game was way back in May 2016. As Bruno Guimaraes shepherds Buendia over the byline to earn Arsenal a goal-kick, that long streak looks set to end.