Friday Premier League Report

Arsenal vs Aston Villa:

Arsenal produced a phenomenal performance, defeating Aston Villa 3-1.

Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka both had excellent opportunities to score early for Arsenal.

Saka put a cross into the box which Aubameyang attempted an overhead kick for. The miss wound up at Saka’s feet to where he shot his left-footed attempt over the net.

It was all Arsenal early as Saka would produce a dangerous cross. This time Thomas Partey’s shot hit the crossbar.

Partey scored this time with his head in the 23^rd minute from a corner to make it 1-0.

Saka had a glorious chance to make it 2-0, but he failed to convert a pass across the box from Nuno Tavares. Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez made a great save on the play to keep it 1-0.

A debatable decision came at the end of the second half when the Video Assistant Referee reviewed a tackle made by Matthew Targett on Alexandre Lacazette. The referee gave a penalty that Aubameyang missed, but he scored off the follow-up from Martinez’s save making the score 2-0.

Aston Villa started the second half brightly, although Arsenal would score again in the 55^th minute. Emile Smith-Rowe scored a deflected shot off Tyrone Mings to make it 3-0 Arsenal.

Aston Villa would not fold, forcing several saves from the Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.

Jacob Ramsey hit a shot that Ramsdale could not save. The ball flew past him to decrease Arsenal’s lead to 3-1.

It was all Aston Villa in the final minutes, but they could not decrease Arsenal’s lead anymore.

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