Goalkeeper Mat Ryan conceded 74 seconds into his debut for Arsenal as Aston Villa completed their first top-flight double over the Gunners for 28 years.
Former Arsenal keeper Emiliano Martinez started the move which led to Bertrand Traore pouncing on a mistake by Cedric Soares before Ollie Watkins scored with a shot that deflected off Rob Holding.
Boyhood Gunners fan Ryan, signed on loan from Brighton in January and starting in place of suspended first-choice keeper Bernd Leno, produced a fine save to deny Traore a goal on his return to the Villa side.
Martinez frustrated his former club further when the Argentine produced an excellent save to keep out Granit Xhaka’s free-kick.
Villa move up to eighth in the Premier League with Arsenal in 10th.
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Aston Villa
Squad number26Player nameMartínez
Squad number2Player nameCash
Squad number4Player nameKonsa
Squad number5Player nameMings
Squad number18Player nameTargett
Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
Squad number19Player nameNakamba
Squad number15Player nameTraoré
Squad number20Player nameBarkley
Squad number10Player nameGrealish
Squad number11Player nameWatkins
Squad number17Player nameTrézéguet
Squad number41Player nameRamsey
Arsenal
- Squad number11Player nameØdegaard
- Squad number12Player nameWillian
- Squad number14Player nameAubameyang
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Line-ups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 26Martínez
- 2Cash
- 4KonsaBooked at 31mins
- 5Mings
- 18Targett
- 7McGinn
- 19NakambaBooked at 35mins
- 15TraoréSubstituted forTrézéguetat 66′minutes
- 20BarkleySubstituted forRamseyat 78′minutes
- 10GrealishBooked at 90mins
- 11Watkins
Substitutes
- 1Heaton
- 6Douglas Luiz
- 17Trézéguet
- 21El Ghazi
- 22Engels
- 25Sanson
- 27El Mohamady
- 39Davis
- 41Ramsey
Arsenal
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 33Ryan
- 2Bellerín
- 16Holding
- 6Gabriel
- 17Cédric SoaresSubstituted forØdegaardat 65′minutes
- 18ParteyBooked at 52minsSubstituted forWillianat 74′minutes
- 34XhakaBooked at 90mins
- 7Saka
- 32Smith Rowe
- 19Pépé
- 9LacazetteSubstituted forAubameyangat 59′minutes
Substitutes
- 8Ceballos
- 11Ødegaard
- 12Willian
- 13Rúnarsson
- 14Aubameyang
- 21Chambers
- 22Marí
- 25Elneny
- 35Martinelli
Live Text
Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0.
Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Arsenal 0.
Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Willian (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
Foul by Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal).
Trézéguet (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marvelous Nakamba.
Offside, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
Foul by Willian (Arsenal).
John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a headed pass.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
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