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Gabriel Jesus has been on the winning side in 46 of the 49 Premier League games in which he has scored and has not lost in any of themArsenal maintained their 100% start to the season to stay top of the Premier League with a narrow victory over a lacklustre Aston Villa side.
The result is likely to heap more pressure on Villa boss Steven Gerrard who has seen his side lose four of their first five fixtures.
However, he could have few complaints here with his side struggling to match the hosts' intensity particularly in a one-sided first period.
Gabriel Jesus' third goal of the season was a meagre reward for Arsenal's first-half dominance with the Brazilian forward sweeping a low effort past Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez after he had fumbled Granit Xhaka's deflected shot.
And while Villa improved after the break and found an equaliser directly from Douglas Luiz's corner - as Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale protested that he was impeded by Boubacar Kamara - they were on level terms for less than three minutes.
Mikel Arteta's side, who carried the greater threat throughout went straight back on the offensive and regained their lead with Gabriel Martinelli turning in Bukayo Saka's pinpoint cross.
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Arsenal
Squad number1Player nameRamsdale- Squad number4Player nameWhite
- Squad number12Player nameSaliba
- Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães
- Squad number3Player nameTierney
- Squad number23Player nameSambi Lokonga
Squad number34Player nameXhaka- Squad number7Player nameSaka
- Squad number8Player nameØdegaard
- Squad number11Player nameGabriel Martinelli
- Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus
- Squad number10Player nameSmith Rowe
- Squad number14Player nameNketiah
Squad number16Player nameHolding- Squad number18Player nameTomiyasu
Aston Villa
- Squad number1Player nameMartínez
- Squad number2Player nameCash
- Squad number4Player nameKonsa
- Squad number5Player nameMings
- Squad number27Player nameDigne
- Squad number41Player nameJ Ramsey
- Squad number44Player nameKamara
- Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
- Squad number31Player nameBailey
- Squad number11Player nameWatkins
- Squad number10Player nameBuendía
- Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
- Squad number9Player nameIngs
- Squad number23Player namePhilippe Coutinho
Line-ups
Arsenal
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Ramsdale
- 4WhiteSubstituted forTomiyasuat 64'minutes
- 12SalibaBooked at 48mins
- 6Gabriel
- 3Tierney
- 23Sambi Lokonga
- 34Xhaka
- 7SakaSubstituted forHoldingat 88'minutes
- 8ØdegaardBooked at 39minsSubstituted forSmith Roweat 81'minutes
- 11Martinelli
- 9Gabriel JesusSubstituted forNketiahat 88'minutes
Substitutes
- 10Smith Rowe
- 14Nketiah
- 16Holding
- 17Cédric Soares
- 18Tomiyasu
- 21Ferreira Vieira
- 27Oliveira Alencar
- 30Turner
- 72Smith
Aston Villa
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Martínez
- 2Cash
- 4KonsaBooked at 54mins
- 5Mings
- 27Digne
- 41J RamseyBooked at 13mins
- 44KamaraSubstituted forIngsat 83'minutes
- 7McGinnBooked at 68minsSubstituted forDouglas Luizat 73'minutes
- 31Bailey
- 11Watkins
- 10BuendíaSubstituted forCoutinhoat 73'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Douglas Luiz
- 9Ings
- 16Chambers
- 17Augustinsson
- 18Young
- 23Coutinho
- 25Olsen
- 35Archer
- 47Iroegbunam
Referee:Robert Jones
Attendance:60,012
Live Text
Match ends, Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 1.
Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 1.
Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu following a fast break.
Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Bukayo Saka.
Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Emile Smith Rowe.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Boubacar Kamara.
Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Martin Ødegaard.
Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
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