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Bukayo Saka goal gives Arsenal 1-0 win at Aston Villa

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Last updated Aug 31, 2026

Bukayo Saka goal gives Arsenal 1-0 win at Aston Villa
Summary

Arsenal secured a 1-0 victory against Aston Villa at Villa Park on Monday to maintain a perfect start to the Premier League season. Bukayo Saka broke the deadlock in the 59th minute, finishing a low cross from Riccardo Calafiori to provide the only goal of the match. While Aston Villa tested Arsenal early when Emiliano Buendia struck the crossbar, the home side failed to convert their opportunities. Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya and his defensive unit managed to keep a clean sheet, marking a second consecutive win for the defending champions. Mikel Arteta’s side now prepares for a match against Chelsea this coming Sunday. For Aston Villa, the result marks a second straight loss to open the season following a significant roster turnover this summer.

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Status Watch
  • •Bukayo Saka scored the decisive goal in the 59th minute.
  • •Arsenal remains undefeated with six points from two league fixtures.
  • •Ezri Konsa made his Arsenal debut against his former club as a second-half substitute.
  • •Villa goalkeeper Zion Suzuki made several saves, including a late stop against Kai Havertz.
  • •Arsenal hosts Chelsea on Sunday for their next Premier League contest.
Latest Updates
  • 10:31 PMESPN Soccer — Saka scores as Arsenal beat Villa in tight affair
  • 9:37 PMBBC Sport — Saka earns Arsenal hard-fought win at Aston Villa
  • 9:15 PMYahoo Sports — Saka’s second-half strike earns Arsenal tough away win at Aston Villa
  • 9:08 PMThe Guardian Sport — Saka settles gruelling battle with Aston Villa to extend Arsenal’s winning start
  • 9:02 PMYahoo Sports — Saka strikes as flawless Arsenal punish troubled Villa
  • 9:00 PMYahoo Sports — Arsenal edge past Villa to maintain perfect start
  • 9:00 PMYahoo Sports — Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal: Saka winner continues Gunners’ perfect start
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The smile on Declan Rice’s face a few minutes from time said it all. The Arsenal midfielder had just shut down Ian Maatsen as the Aston Villa full-back zoomed into the box. Arsenal were hardly imperious, Bukayo Saka scoring the only goal, but Unai Emery’s side struggled to hurt the champions, David Raya untroubled. The records will show Villa have lost their first two league matches of a season without scoring for the first time since 2002 but, despite successive defeats, this time there was no capitulation. For Villa, this was a marked improvement on defeat at Brighton in their opener. After 31 minutes in their last game, they trailed 4-0 and after 40 were down to 10 men. Here they could take plenty of encouragement from a promising first-half performance, the debutants Zion Suzuki and Nicolas Jackson impressing, having taken the Nos 1 and 11 vacated by Emiliano Martínez and Ollie Watkins respectively. Suzuki’s eye for a pass was particularly noticeable, pinging 50-yard balls to the 19-year-old George Hemmings and John McGinn, the pair operating on opposite flanks. Continue reading...

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Arsenal extended their flawless start to the Premier League season as Bukayo Saka sealed the champions' 1-0 win against troubled Aston Villa on Monday.Arteta had picked the same starting line-up that cruised to a 3-0 win against Coventry in their season opener 10 days earlier.

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Arsenal continued their perfect start to the season this evening at Villa Park, as they ran out 1-0 winners against an Aston Villa side who are still trying to find themselves.Bukayo Saka netted the o...

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