FT: Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal: Trossard opens scoring with first touch, Partey doubles lead
FT: Brighton 2-1 Man Utd: Welbeck gives Brighton lead against old club, Diallo levels before late Joao Pedro goal
FT: Palace 0-2 West Ham: Soucek & Bowen for visitors
FT: Fulham 2-1 Leicester: Smith Rowe & Iwobi earn Fulham win
FT: Spurs 4-0 Everton: Son double for hosts, Romero & Bissouma
FT: Man City 4-1 Ipswich: Haaland hat-trick for champions
FT: Southampton 0-1 Forest: Gibbs-White scores for visitors
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Man City 3-1 Ipswich
Aro Muric probably hasn't done enough to fully redeem himself from that error for Kevin de Bruyne's goal but this is a superb flying save.
Erling Haaland looked certain to head in for his hat-trick but the Ipswich keeper's big left hand kept him out.
Cristian Romero
Have some of that!
A routine corner. Everton's defence is static and Cristian Romero plants a firm header beyond Jordan Pickford.
A day to forget for the visitors who have been second best.
Image source, Getty ImagesJarrod Bowen
Simply brilliant from Max Kilman who brings the ball out of the West Ham penalty area like Franco Baresi in his pomp and then plays in Jarrod Bowen.
With the home side struggling for numbers in defence, Bowen cuts inside onto his left peg and hammers in the visitor's second goal from fairly close range in the end.
Image source, Getty ImagesTottenham 2-0 Everton
Decent free-kick by James Maddison hit with pace. Just wide.
Morgan Gibbs-White
I had a suspicion it would stake something scrappy to break the deadlock and so it has proved.
Forest loop the ball back into the box after a corner is half cleared and, after his weak initial header is blocked, Morgan Gibbs-White reacts fastest to poke in the loose ball.
The visitors lead at St Mary's.
Tottenham 2-0 Everton
Pat Nevin
Former Everton winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
It'll be interesting how Richarlison reacts when he comes on. He had a face like thunder on the bench, he obviously wants to play.
But, he also needs to look at the players who are in front of him who are all playing well.
Tottenham 2-0 Everton
Good feet by James Maddison before Son Heung-min wins his side a free-kick on the edge of the Everton box. Before Spurs take it they make changes with former Everton forward Richarlison among those coming on.
Man City 3-1 Ipswich
Applause pours down from the stands at the Etihad as Ilkay Gundogan emerges for his first gentle warm-up on the afternoon.
The last time he was in a City shirt he was lifting the Champions League trophy.
Tomas Soucek
A marauding run from former Palace man Aaron Wan-Bissaka starts this move and Tomas Soucek, who has not long been booked, finishes it off with a placed effort into the bottom left corner.
Image source, ReutersFulham 1-1 Leicester
That needs to be filed in the overambitious category. Rodrigo Muniz goes for a spectacular overhead that flies over the Leicester bar.
Meanwhile, Jordan Ayew is coming on for his Leicester bow.
Southampton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Southampton's main issues have again come when passing out from the back.
A more clinical Nottingham Forest would have punished them.
Image source, PA MediaTottenham 2-0 Everton
Richarlison would love a goal against his former club. The Brazil forward is getting ready to come on for Tottenham.
Crystal Palace 0-0 West Ham
Julen Lopetegui is going to tweak things.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka comes on to make his West Ham debut and Niclas Fullkrug is also introduced from the bench.
Tottenham 2-0 Everton
Pat Nevin
Former Everton winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
Iliman Ndiaye is a bright clever player and he will try to pick the ball up behind the centre forward and create things.
Tottenham 2-0 Everton
Everton substitute Jesper Lindstrom stings the finger tips of Guglielmo Vicario after Spurs give away possession cheaply inside their own half. The Toffees have also sent on Iliman Ndiaye.
Southampton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Chris Wood goes in the booked for a nasty challenge on Kyle Walker-Peters.
That's one of the more exciting things to happen.
Fulham 1-1 Leicester
Kenny Tete is not a happy man. The Fulham defender is fuming with himself after heading over from a near-post corner. He thinks he should have scored from there.
Southampton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Southampton v Nottingham Forest continues to be a struggle.
Image source, Getty ImagesTottenham 2-0 Everton
Good start to the season by James Maddison, who has put his disappointment at missing out on a place at Euro 2024 behind him.
Maddison has followed up on his assist against Leicester with a lively performance against Everton and has got himself into some good scoring positions.
Crystal Palace 0-0 West Ham
Half a chance for the visitors who seem to have gone up a gear since half time.
Did Julen Lopetegui give them a rocket? Whatever he said appears to have made an impact.
Michail Antonio zings a cross in from the right but Tomas Soucek just can't quite get a touch before Dean Henderson snaffles the ball in the Palace goal.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
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Manager: Unai Emery
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Unai Emery
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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Aston Villa did the double over Arsenal last season, accounting for 40% of the Gunners’ Premier League defeats (2/5). They’ve beaten Arsenal in three consecutive Premier League meetings twice before – November 1993 and February 2021.
Arsenal have won 14 away Premier League games against Aston Villa, with those 14 wins at Villa Park their joint most at a single away venue in the competition (also 14 at Selhurst Park).
Aston Villa have won five of their last nine Premier League meetings with Arsenal (L4), keeping a clean sheet each time. It’s as many wins as they’d managed in their previous 46 against the Gunners (D14 L27).
Arsenal have scored 98 Premier League goals against Aston Villa, only netting more against Everton (124), West Ham (109) and Tottenham (105). Only Liverpool and Manchester United (5 opponents each) have netted 100+ Premier League goals against more different sides.
Aston Villa are looking to win their opening two Premier League matches in a season for a fourth time, also doing so in 1995-96, 1999-00 and 2020-21.
Arsenal have won eight of their nine Premier League away games so far in 2024 (D1), scoring 28 goals, conceding three and keeping seven clean sheets. Indeed, the Gunners have kept 21 away clean sheets over the last two seasons (10 in 2022-23, 11 in 2023-24), more than they had in the four previous campaigns combined (20).
Aston Villa are the only side to beat Arsenal in the Premier League in 2024, winning 2-0 in April. The Gunners have won 17 of 19 games this calendar year (D1 L1); in Football League history, the most wins by a side in their first 20 matches in a year is 18, won by Liverpool in 1982 and Man City in both 2019 and 2021.
Since February 17 when Arsenal beat Burnley 5-0, no player in the Premier League has more goals and assists combined than Kai Havertz (10 goals, 7 assists). However, Havertz is yet to score or assist in seven games against Aston Villa, the most he has faced an opponent without doing so.
Among all Premier League players with 5+ goals, Aston Villa’s Jhon Durán has the second-best minutes per goal ratio (six goals, one every 103 mins), behind only Erling Haaland (one every 85 mins). Five of his six goals have been as a sub (83%), the second-highest ratio by a player in Premier League history (min. 5 goals), behind Matt Derbyshire, who scored nine of his 10 goals as a sub.
Bukayo Saka has been on the winning side in 99 of his 171 Premier League games for Arsenal. Victory here will see him become the fourth player to win 100 in the competition before turning 23 after Wayne Rooney, Cesc Fàbregas and Phil Foden.
