Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal: Saka strike secures Arteta's 250th win in style (full highlights)

Arsenal continued their perfect start to the Premier League season with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Aston Villa at Villa Park, marking Mikel Arteta's 250th game in charge of the Gunners. The first half was tightly contested, with Villa coming closest to scoring when Emiliano Buendía rattled the crossbar from 20 yards. Christos Tzolis received a yellow card on 29 minutes for a foul. Arteta made a decisive change at half-time, replacing Tzolis with Eberechi Eze. The key moment arrived on 54 minutes when Ian Maatsen fouled Bukayo Saka. Referee Jarred Gillett initially awarded a penalty, but after a VAR review, the decision was overturned to a free-kick as the foul occurred just outside the box. Martin Ødegaard curled the free-kick narrowly wide. Just five minutes later, Arsenal broke the deadlock. Eze played a neat pass to Riccardo Calafiori, who squared the ball across the six-yard box for Saka to tap in from close range. Kai Havertz had a golden chance to double the lead on 75 minutes but was denied by a brilliant save from Villa goalkeeper Zion Suzuki. Alysson received a yellow card on 80 minutes, followed by John McGinn on 81 minutes, and Ian Maatsen in stoppage time. Aston Villa failed to register a single shot on target for the entire match — a first for them since 2015/16. Arsenal recorded 7 shots with 2 on target and 60.8% possession. With six points from two games, Arsenal climbed to 2nd place, while Villa remain 19th with zero points. Can Arteta's men maintain this momentum against Chelsea next week?