Arsenal recorded a superb 2-0 victory in a tough game away at Aston Villa in a big statement of their title ambitions. Goals from Leandro Trossard and Thomas Partey handed Arsenal the win after a magnificent save from David Raya stopped Ollie Watkins from scoring. There was some notable absences from the matchday squad. Fabio Vieira is completing a loan move to Porto, meaning that he did not travel with the team, whilst Gabriel Jesus was also missing. The Brazilian was on fire in pre-season as he appeared to be over his injury issues, and performed well off the bench against Wolves in the open…
