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
Get Involved: #bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
Brighton 1-0 Man Utd
We're only one and a bit games into the season and 33-year-old Danny Welbeck has two goals.
Welbeck is the highest scoring player against Manchester United to have previously played for them in the competition, having scored five Premier League goals against the Red Devils.
Brighton 1-0 Man Utd
Phil Jones
Former Manchester United defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
It was a great ball in and it bounced just before Harry Maguire, he has left the ball and no-one has picked it up in the second phase.
A soft goal to concede.
Image source, Reuters#bbcfootball, text 81111 (UK only - standard rates apply) or WhatsApp 03301231826
Tom 12:38 called it! Welbeck to score
P Mak
Kudos to Tom at 12:38, he called it!
Steve
Brighton 1-0 Man Utd
Marcus Rashford has the ball back in the Brighton net but it's ruled out for offside.
We. Have. A. Game.
Brighton 1-0 Man Utd
Mark Warburton
Former Nottingham Forest boss on BBC Radio 5 Live
Getting towards the end of the first half and Brighton were pressing and get their reward.
Fair play to them they have got players in the key areas.
Danny Welbeck
It just had to be him, didn't it?
Danny Welbeck against the run of play pokes Brighton into the lead.
But where was the marking and Joao Pedro and then Kaoru Mitoma are allowed to send crosses into the box.
Poor goal for the visitors to concede.
Image source, Getty ImagesBrighton 0-0 Man Utd
What time did United's travelling fans get up to make kick-off?
A poor game in poor conditions.
This game desperately needs a goal.
Image source, Getty Images#bbcfootball, text 81111 (UK only - standard rates apply) or WhatsApp 03301231826
Nii: This so called “possession based football”, I just don’t get it. Not alone it being very risky, it is also very boring to watch as a neutral.
Richard: This isn't exactly a rip-roaring start. It looks like both teams are still in bed.
Brighton 0-0 Man Utd
Manchester United have adapted to the conditions and they've just won another corner as the rain lashes down.
Then from distance, an ambitious attempt by Diogo Dalot which is high and wide.
Brighton 0-0 Man Utd
Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter at the Amex Stadium
Casemiro just gave Bruno Fernandes a real ear-blasting over that free-kick.
The Brazilian headed over - he might have been offside anyway - having had to check his run as the ball was going to go behind him.
He yelled at his skipper and left him in no doubt he expected it much further forward.
Image source, ReutersBrighton 0-0 Man Utd
Free header for Casemiro!
United win a free-kick midway inside the Brighton half and it's whipped in for the Brazilian who cannot keep his header down.
Should he have done better?
Brighton 0-0 Man Utd
Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter at the Amex Stadium
It's only when you are down at a vantage point like this that you truly get to appreciate how good these players are.
Casemiro just played a pass intended for Marcus Rashford too strongly and the ball rolled through to Jason Steele.
The Brazilian had less than half a second from the ball arriving at his feet to deciding what to do with it before a Brighton player closed in on him.
It all looks so easy on TV. It really isn't.
Brighton 0-0 Man Utd
In all honesty, this game has yet to properly get going.
Tame and drab so far.
Image source, Getty ImagesBrighton 0-0 Man Utd
Phil Jones
Former Manchester United defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
On Manchester United not starting an outright striker...
Having a false number nine you don't have an out-ball. When the pressure is high you have got to have an out-ball that's not saying to kick it long, but you need the striker to drop deep sometimes.
I think it worked to a certain extent against Fulham, but there will come times this season if Man Utd don't have a number nine they will struggle.
#bbcfootball, text 81111 (UK only - standard rates apply) or WhatsApp 03301231826
Utd really should start sending GK up for our corners, the amount of times our corners end up with our GK is unbelievable
Kev
Brighton 0-0 Man Utd
Jason Steele and Andre Onana have yet to make a serious save. United are playing it out from the back but Andre Onana has looked a little nervy and has nearly been caught out on at least one occasion.
Image source, Getty ImagesBrighton 0-0 Man Utd
Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter at the Amex Stadium
I like the look of Yankuba Minteh.
Brighton signed him for £30m from Newcastle this summer even though he never made a first-team appearance for the Magpies.
He is only 20 but the Gambian looks strong and quick.
He has started on the right but looks as though he is happy to drift inside.
Brighton 0-0 Man Utd
This is a slow-burner. A scrappy, disjointed start to the game.
Brighton 0-0 Man Utd
Mark Warburton
Former Nottingham Forest boss on BBC Radio 5 Live
Tremendous from Diogo Dalot and a great delivery. Amad Diallo has got to score and Man Utd should be 1-0 up.
Image source, PA MediaBrighton 0-0 Man Utd
That's not bad!
United break down the wing and Diogo Dalot's cross is met on the volley by Amad Diallo who is steaming in. It's wide.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
|
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
Premier League
All competitions
All competitions
All competitions
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.
