Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa: Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli strike in order to maintain Gunners’ perfect start
Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa: Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli strike in order to maintain Gunners’ perfect start: The predatory instincts of Gabriel Jesus and a left-foot finish from Gabriel Martinelli led Arsenal a 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Wednesday. The Gunners performed 100 percent from the start to the Premier League season.
The Brazilian duo went on to score either side of the break. It gave Arsenal a deserved triumph as it dominated the match. They advanced to a maximum 15 points from five matches.
Jesus initiated the scoring in the 31st minute. Martinelli acquired the 77th-minute winner. It was three minutes after Villa had equalized through substitute Douglas Luiz. Doughas Luiz scored directly from a corner.
The fourth defeat of Villa in five games added to the mounting pressure on manager Steven Gerrard.
Arsenal had opportunities before Granit Xhaka’s effort from a tight angle was fumbled by goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. It was snapped up by Jesus scoring from close range.
Martinez made a stunning save on the stroke of halftime. Martinelli gave a rasping shot. He, soon after the break, denied a similar effort from home captain Martin Odegaard.
The attacking effort of Villa was negligible. Leon Bailey forced a corner with a 73rd-minute shot and allowed Luiz to whip it directly into the net from the set-piece.
The goal was checked and Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale tangled with Boubacar Kamara. The corner was taken and found himself stuck behind the Villa attacker failing to deal with the in-swinging effort.
But Arsenal restored its advantage with a long ball down the left to set Martinelli on his way for the winner. He played the ball inside and Bukayo Saka whipped it back across the goal giving an opportunity to Martinelli to finish with aplomb.
Arsenal takes its unbeaten record to Old Trafford to play against Manchester United on Sunday. There remains a little breathing room for Gerrard and his beleaguered side which will be hosting champion Manchester City on Saturday.
Premier League 2022/23 Schedule
Friday 5 August
20:00 Crystal Palace against Arsenal
Saturday 6 August
12:30 Fulham against Liverpool
AFC Bournemouth against Aston Villa
Leeds against Wolves
Newcastle against Nottingham Forest
Spurs against Southampton
17:30 Everton against Chelsea
Sunday 7 August
14:00 Leicester against Brentford
14:00 Man Utd against Brighton
16:30 West Ham against Man City
Saturday 13 August
12:30 Aston Villa against Everton
Arsenal against Leicester
Brighton against Newcastle
Man City against AFC Bournemouth
Southampton against Leeds
Wolves against Fulham
17:30 Brentford against Man Utd
Sunday 14 August
14:00 Nottingham Forest against West Ham
16:30 Chelsea against Spurs
Monday 15 August
20:00 Liverpool against Crystal Palace
Saturday 20 August
12:30 Spurs against Wolves
Crystal Palace against Aston Villa
Everton against Nottingham Forest
Fulham against Brentford
Leicester against Southampton
17:30 AFC Bournemouth against Arsenal
Sunday 21 August
14:00 Leeds against Chelsea
14:00 West Ham against Brighton
16:30 Newcastle against Man City
Monday 22 August
20:00 Man Utd against Liverpool
Saturday 27 August
12:30 Southampton against Man Utd
Brentford against Everton
Brighton against Leeds
Chelsea against Leicester
Liverpool against AFC Bournemouth
Man City against Crystal Palace
17:30 Arsenal against Fulham
Sunday 28 August
14:00 Aston Villa against West Ham
14:00 Wolves against Newcastle
16:30 Nottingham Forest against Spurs
Tuesday 30 August
19:30 Crystal Palace against Brentford
19:30 Fulham against Brighton
19:45 Southampton against Chelsea
20:00 Leeds against Everton
Wednesday 31 August
19:30 AFC Bournemouth against Wolves
19:30 Arsenal against Aston Villa
19:30 Man City against Nottingham Forest
19:45 West Ham against Spurs
20:00 Liverpool against Newcastle
Thursday 1 September
20:00 Leicester against Man Utd
Saturday 3 September
12:30 Everton against Liverpool
Brentford against Leeds
Chelsea against West Ham
Newcastle against Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest against AFC Bournemouth
Spurs against Fulham
Wolves against Southampton
17:30 Aston Villa against Man City
Sunday 4 September
14:00 Brighton against Leicester (Sky Sports)
16:30 Man Utd against Arsenal
See: Key dates for 2022/23 UEFA and cup competitions
Saturday 10 September
12:30 Fulham against Chelsea
AFC Bournemouth against Brighton
Leicester against Aston Villa
Liverpool against Wolves
Southampton against Brentford
17:30 Man City against Spurs
Sunday 11 September
14:00 Arsenal against Everton
14:00 West Ham against Newcastle
16:30 Crystal Palace against Man Utd
Monday 12 September
20:00 Leeds against Nottingham Forest
Friday 16 September
20:00 Nottingham Forest against Fulham
Saturday 17 September
12:30 Wolves against Man City
Aston Villa against Southampton
Brighton against Crystal Palace
Newcastle against AFC Bournemouth
17:30 Spurs against Leicester
Sunday 18 September
14:00 Brentford against Arsenal
14:00 Everton against West Ham
14:00 Man Utd against Leeds
16:30 Chelsea against Liverpool
Saturday 1 October
12:30 Arsenal against Spurs
17:30 West Ham against Wolves
Crystal Palace against Chelsea
Fulham against Newcastle
Liverpool against Brighton
Southampton against Everton
Sunday 2 October
14:00 Man City against Man Utd
16.30 Leeds against Aston Villa
Monday 3 October
20:00 Leicester against Nott’m Forest
Saturday 8 October
AFC Bournemouth against Leicester
Chelsea against Wolves
Man City against Southampton
Newcastle against Brentford
17:30 Brighton against Spurs
Sunday 9 October
14:00 Crystal Palace against Leeds
14:00 West Ham against Fulham
16:30 Arsenal against Liverpool
19:00 Everton against Man Utd
Monday 10 October
20:00 Nottingham Forest against Aston Villa
Friday 14 October
20:00 Brentford against Brighton
Saturday 15 October
12:30 Leicester against Crystal Palace
Fulham against AFC Bournemouth
Wolves against Nottingham Forest
17:30 Spurs against Everton
Sunday 16 October
14:00 Aston Villa against Chelsea
14:00 Leeds against Arsenal
14:00 Man Utd against Newcastle
14:00 Southampton against West Ham
16:30 Liverpool against Man City
Tuesday 18 October
19:30 Brighton against Nottingham Forest (Prime Video)
20:15 Crystal Palace against Wolves (Prime Video)
Wednesday 19 October
19:30 Liverpool against West Ham (Prime Video)
19:30 Arsenal against Man City (Prime Video)
19:30 Brentford against Chelsea (Prime Video)
19:30 Newcastle against Everton (Prime Video)
20:15 AFC Bournemouth against Southampton (Prime Video)
20:15 Man Utd against Spurs (Prime Video)
Thursday 20 October
19:30 Fulham against Aston Villa (Prime Video)
20:15 Leicester against Leeds (Prime Video)
Saturday 22 October
TBC Chelsea against Man Utd
12:30 Nottingham Forest against Liverpool
Everton against Crystal Palace
Man City against Brighton
17:30 Spurs against Newcastle
Sunday 23 October
14:00 Aston Villa against Brentford
14:00 Leeds against Fulham
14:00 Wolves against Leicester
14:00 Southampton against Arsenal (Sky Sports)
Monday 24 October
20:00 West Ham against AFC Bournemouth
Saturday 29 October
TBC Liverpool against Leeds
12:30 Leicester against Man City
AFC Bournemouth against Spurs
Arsenal against Nottingham Forest
Brentford against Wolves
Brighton against Chelsea
Crystal Palace against Southampton
Liverpool against Leeds
Man Utd against West Ham
Newcastle against Aston Villa
17:30 Fulham against Everton
*GMT starts
Sunday 30 October
14:00 Arsenal against Nott’m Forest
16:30 Man Utd against West Ham
Saturday 5 November
Aston Villa against Man Utd
Chelsea against Arsenal
Everton against Leicester
Leeds against AFC Bournemouth
Man City against Fulham
Nottingham Forest against Brentford
Southampton against Newcastle
Spurs against Liverpool
West Ham against Crystal Palace
Wolves against Brighton
Saturday 12 November
AFC Bournemouth against Everton
Brighton against Aston Villa
Fulham against Man Utd
Liverpool against Southampton
Man City against Brentford
Newcastle against Chelsea
Nottingham Forest against Crystal Palace
Spurs against Leeds
West Ham against Leicester
Wolves against Arsenal
Monday 26 December
Arsenal against West Ham
Aston Villa against Liverpool
Brentford against Spurs
Chelsea against AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace against Fulham
Everton against Wolves
Leeds against Man City
Leicester against Newcastle
Man Utd against Nottingham Forest
Southampton against Brighton
Saturday 31 December
AFC Bournemouth against Crystal Palace
Brighton against Arsenal
Fulham against Southampton
Liverpool against Leicester
Man City against Everton
Newcastle against Leeds
Nottingham Forest against Chelsea
Spurs against Aston Villa
West Ham against Brentford
Wolves against Man Utd
Monday 2 January
Arsenal against Newcastle
Aston Villa against Wolves
Brentford against Liverpool
Chelsea against Man City
Crystal Palace against Spurs
Everton against Brighton
Leeds against West Ham
Leicester against Fulham
Man Utd against AFC Bournemouth
Southampton against Nottingham Forest
Saturday 14 January
Aston Villa against Leeds
Brentford against AFC Bournemouth
Brighton against Liverpool
Chelsea against Crystal Palace
Everton against Southampton
Man Utd against Man City
Newcastle against Fulham
Nottingham Forest against Leicester
Spurs against Arsenal
Wolves against West Ham
Saturday 21 January
AFC Bournemouth against Nottingham Forest
Arsenal against Man Utd
Crystal Palace against Newcastle
Fulham against Spurs
Leeds against Brentford
Leicester against Brighton
Liverpool against Chelsea
Man City against Wolves
Southampton against Aston Villa
West Ham against Everton
Saturday 4 February
Aston Villa against Leicester
Brentford against Southampton
Brighton against AFC Bournemouth
Chelsea against Fulham
Everton against Arsenal
Man Utd against Crystal Palace
Newcastle against West Ham
Nottingham Forest against Leeds
Spurs against Man City
Wolves against Liverpool
Saturday 11 February
AFC Bournemouth against Newcastle
Arsenal against Brentford
Crystal Palace against Brighton
Fulham against Nottingham Forest
Leeds against Man Utd
Leicester against Spurs
Liverpool against Everton
Man City against Aston Villa
Southampton against Wolves
West Ham against Chelsea
Saturday 18 February
Aston Villa against Arsenal
Brentford against Crystal Palace
Brighton against Fulham
Chelsea against Southampton
Everton against Leeds
Man Utd against Leicester
Newcastle against Liverpool
Nottingham Forest against Man City
Spurs against West Ham
Wolves against AFC Bournemouth
Saturday 25 February
AFC Bournemouth against Man City
Crystal Palace against Liverpool
Everton against Aston Villa
Fulham against Wolves
Leeds against Southampton
Leicester against Arsenal
Man Utd against Brentford
Newcastle against Brighton
Spurs against Chelsea
West Ham against Nottingham Forest
Saturday 4 March
Arsenal against AFC Bournemouth
Aston Villa against Crystal Palace
Brentford against Fulham
Brighton against West Ham
Chelsea against Leeds
Liverpool against Man Utd
Man City against Newcastle
Nottingham Forest against Everton
Southampton against Leicester
Wolves against Spurs
Saturday 11 March
AFC Bournemouth against Liverpool
Crystal Palace against Man City
Everton against Brentford
Fulham against Arsenal
Leeds against Brighton
Leicester against Chelsea
Man Utd against Southampton
Newcastle against Wolves
Spurs against Nottingham Forest
West Ham against Aston Villa
Saturday 18 March
Arsenal against Crystal Palace
Aston Villa against AFC Bournemouth
Brentford against Leicester
Brighton against Man Utd
Chelsea against Everton
Liverpool against Fulham
Man City against West Ham
Nottingham Forest against Newcastle
Southampton against Spurs
Wolves against Leeds
Saturday 1 April
AFC Bournemouth against Fulham
Arsenal against Leeds
Brighton against Brentford
Chelsea against Aston Villa
Crystal Palace against Leicester
Everton against Spurs
Man City against Liverpool
Newcastle against Man Utd
Nottingham Forest against Wolves
West Ham against Southampton
Saturday 8 April
Aston Villa against Nottingham Forest
Brentford against Newcastle
Fulham against West Ham
Leeds against Crystal Palace
Leicester against AFC Bournemouth
Liverpool against Arsenal
Man Utd against Everton
Southampton against Man City
Spurs against Brighton
Wolves against Chelsea
Saturday 15 April
Aston Villa against Newcastle
Chelsea against Brighton
Everton against Fulham
Leeds against Liverpool
Man City against Leicester
Nottingham Forest against Man Utd
Southampton against Crystal Palace
Spurs against AFC Bournemouth
West Ham against Arsenal
Wolves against Brentford
Saturday 22 April
AFC Bournemouth against West Ham
Arsenal against Southampton
Brentford against Aston Villa
Brighton against Man City
Crystal Palace against Everton
Fulham against Leeds
Leicester against Wolves
Liverpool against Nottingham Forest
Man Utd against Chelsea
Newcastle against Spurs
Tuesday 25 April
19:45 Everton against Newcastle
19:45 Leeds against Leicester
19:45 Nottingham Forest against Brighton
19:45 Spurs against Man Utd
19:45 West Ham against Liverpool
19:45 Wolves against Crystal Palace
20:00 Aston Villa against Fulham
Wednesday 26 April
19:45 Chelsea against Brentford
19:45 Southampton against AFC Bournemouth
20:00 Man City against Arsenal
Saturday 29 April
AFC Bournemouth against Leeds
Arsenal against Chelsea
Brentford against Nottingham Forest
Brighton against Wolves
Crystal Palace against West Ham
Fulham against Man City
Leicester against Everton
Liverpool against Spurs
Man Utd against Aston Villa
Newcastle against Southampton
Saturday 6 May
AFC Bournemouth against Chelsea
Brighton against Everton
Fulham against Leicester
Liverpool against Brentford
Man City against Leeds
Newcastle against Arsenal
Nottingham Forest against Southampton
Spurs against Crystal Palace
West Ham against Man Utd
Wolves against Aston Villa
Saturday 13 May
Arsenal against Brighton
Aston Villa against Spurs
Brentford against West Ham
Chelsea against Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace against AFC Bournemouth
Everton against Man City
Leeds against Newcastle
Leicester against Liverpool
Man Utd against Wolves
Southampton against Fulham
Saturday 20 May
AFC Bournemouth against Man Utd
Brighton against Southampton
Fulham against Crystal Palace
Liverpool against Aston Villa
Man City against Chelsea
Newcastle against Leicester
Nottingham Forest against Arsenal
Spurs against Brentford
West Ham against Leeds
Wolves against Everton
Sunday 28 May
16:00 Arsenal against Wolves
16:00 Aston Villa against Brighton
16:00 Brentford against Man City
16:00 Chelsea against Newcastle
16:00 Crystal Palace against Nottingham Forest
16:00 Everton against AFC Bournemouth
16:00 Leeds against Spurs
16:00 Leicester against West Ham
16:00 Man Utd against Fulham
16:00 Southampton against Liverpool