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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexis Sanchez, and Thierry Henry are the other three Premier League goalscorers for Arsenal.
Mikel Arteta, Arsenal's boss, has praised Emile Rowe for his change of lifestyle after the 21 year-old midfielder helped Gunners win over Aston Villa to move into the top half the Premier League table.
Thomas Partey smashed the ball into Smith Rowe's corner, his first goal for Gunners after he had previously hit the crossbar.
Arsenal received a penalty for a Matt Targett foul against Alexandre Lacazette at the end the first period.
Emiliano Martinez, an ex-Arsenal keeper, saved Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s penalty well. However, the Gabon striker scored the rebound from close range.
Villa played better in the second half after a terrible first half. However, Smith Rowe scored Arsenal's third goal just 11 minutes into the second period.
He won the ball in his half, and then completed the move with a deflection at the post.
Jacob Ramsey, the first Villa goal scorer, scored from 20 yards. It was a consolation for the visitors. Although they put up some pressure, the visitors had a few chances at scoring in the final stages. However, it was too late.
Villa received two bids from Smith Rowe, the England Under-21 international Smith Rowe. Arteta said that he wasn't worried about him leaving the Emirates Stadium.
Smith Rowe has now scored two goals and assisted two others this season. Arteta is pleased with the progress of the academy graduate.
He stated that "When you want the game to go the next level, when your become an important player in a large club, that should be your only priority. Every detail should be relevant."
He has learned that you can't give away percentages that could make big changes and that you must make him aware of this.
"He is not complaining. He is looking forwards.
Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa: MikelArteta is 'proud to be a Gunner'
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It didn't look like two teams sat next to one another in the table. However, Arsenal was 12th and Villa was 13th before kickoff.
Arsenal can produce good spells, like Monday's draw with Crystal Palace at the beginning. They also have good games like the 3-1 win against Tottenham.
This was a good game, at least for the 80 minutes.
Aston Villa was the exact opposite of their 3-2 defeat to Wolves. They lost the game in the last 10 minutes, but that was when they had their best chance.
The first time that Arsenal has played against a team in the league since May 2018, they failed to score a goal in the first period.
The Gunners should be out of sight. Partey had seen them from close range before leading them into the lead.
Martinez made many smart saves and Aubameyang's goal was disallowed because of a Lacazette foul.
Arsenal received the second goal they deserved in the first-half injury period. Although Craig Pawson was thought to be whistling for half time, the fact is that he was actually stopping play to consult with VARs.
Targett was about clearing the ball when Lacazette stepped over him and draw a foul instead. Aubameyang won the penalty at the second attempt.
Villa looked more dangerous when they brought in Leon Bailey, a winger, to replace Axel Tuanzebe at the half-time break. But Smith Rowe won it after a couple of attempts.
It looked so until Ramsey scored what was the game's best goal. Bailey, Ramsey, and Ollie Watkins all had opportunities to score for Villa, but couldn't create a tension-filled finale.
Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa Dean Smith laments Villa's first-half performance
Smith is 'confused' by penalty
Dean Smith, manager of Aston Villa, told BBC Sport that the first half was physically dominated. The second half is mine. However, I don't think we will be physically dominated. It is impossible to give Premier League teams an advantage.
"We knew Arsenal would begin quickly, but we let them control the first half.
"I am confused about this penalty. Before the season, we spoke long about the lower-contact frivolous penalty.
"I've only seen it once, and I can't figure out if he touches the ball first or second. We might not get a penalty if we look at it for so long.
Smith Rowe Emile Smith Rowe was the player of the match with an average score of 8.57 Arsenal Arsenal Arsenal
Aston Villa Aston Villa Aston Villa Arsenal Avg Squad number 10 Player name Smith Rowe Average rating 8.57 Squad number 9 Player name Lacazette Average rating 8.05 Squad number 5 Player name Partey Average rating 7.88 Squad number 32 Player name Ramsdale Average rating 7.78 Squad number 20 Player name Nuno Tavares Average rating 7.70 Squad number 7 Player name Saka Average rating 7.63 Squad number 14 Player name Aubameyang Average rating 7.62 Squad number 18 Player name Tomiyasu Average rating 7.58 Squad number 6 Player name Gabriel Magalhes Average rating 7.58 Squad number 4 Player name White Average rating 7.54 Squad number 23 Player name Sambi Lokonga Average rating 7.52 Squad number 8 Player name degaard Average rating 6.57 Squad number 15 Player name Maitland-Niles Average rating 6.27 Squad number 35 Player name Gabriel Martinelli Average rating 6.20 Aston Villa Avg Squad number 41 Player name Ramsey Average rating 5.67 Squad number 1 Player name Martnez Average rating 5.23 Squad number 31 Player name Bailey Average rating 4.87 Squad number 2 Player name Cash Average rating 4.01 Squad number 7 Player name McGinn Average rating 3.98 Squad number 4 Player name Konsa Average rating 3.97 Squad number 5 Player name Mings Average rating 3.94 Squad number 21 Player name El Ghazi Average rating 3.76 Squad number 6 Player name Douglas Luiz Average rating 3.76 Squad number 16 Player name Tuanzebe Average rating 3.73 Squad number 20 Player name Ings Average rating 3.64 Squad number 3 Player name Targett Average rating 3.63 Squad number 11 Player name Watkins Average rating 3.60 Squad number 10 Player name Buenda Average rating 3.39
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Live Text Line-ups Arsenal Formation 4-4-2 32 Ramsdale 18 Tomiyasu 4 White 6 Gabriel 20 Varela Tavares 7 Saka 23 Sambi Lokonga 5 Partey 10 Smith Rowe 9 Lacazette 14 Aubameyang 32 Ramsdale
18 Tomiyasu
4 White
6 Gabriel
20 Varela Tavares
7 Saka
23 Sambi Lokonga booked at 45mins. Substituted by MaitlandNiles at the 73' minutes
5 Partey
10 Smith Rowe
9 Lacazette Substituted for degaard at 68' minutes
14 Aubameyang Booked in 66mins Substituted by Martinelli at 90+1' Minutes Substitutes 1 Leno
8 degaard
15 Maitland-Niles
16 Holdings
17 Cdric Soares
19 pp
25 Elneny
31 Kolasinac
35 Martinelli Aston Villa Formation 3-4-1-2 1 Martnez 4 Konsa 16 Tuanzebe 5 Mings 2 Cash 7 McGinn 6 Douglas Luiz 3 Targett 10 Buenda 20 Ings 11 Watkins 1 Martnez
4 Konsa
Bailey Substituted by 16 Tuanzebe at 45' Minutes
Book 5 Mings at 27mins
2 Cash
7 McGinn booked at 32mins
6 Douglas Luiz Booked @ 84mins
3 Targett Booked at 60mins
Ramsey Substituted by 10 Buenda at 68' Minutes
20 Ings substituted for El Ghazi @ 77' minutes
11 Watkins Booked in 2 minutes Substitutes 8 Sanson
12 Steer
18 Young
19 Nakamba
21 El Ghazi
30 Hause
31 Bailey
35 Archer
41 Ramsey Referee: Craig Pawson Attendance: 59,496 Match Stats Live Text Post update Match ends, Arsenal 3, Aston Villa 1. Full Time Second half ends, Arsenal 3, Aston Villa Post update Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), left footed shot outside the box was just a little too high for a direct kick. Post update Foul by Nuno Tavares (Arsenal). Post update Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), wins a free kick during the attacking half. Foul by Ainsley Mayland-Niles (Arsenal) after the update. John McGinn (Aston Villa), wins a free kick after the update. Substitution Substitution, Arsenal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is now replaced by Gabriel Martinelli because of an injury. Post update Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), left footed shot, missed to the right from the centre box. Matt Targett assisted. Post update Foul by Nuno Tavares (Arsenal). Post update Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), wins a free kick from the right wing. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), is given the yellow card. Ainsley MaitlandNiles (Arsenal) has posted a Foul update. Post update Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), wins a free kick during the defensive half. Post update Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), right footed shot missed to the right from very close range. Matthew Cash assisted. goal Goal! Goal! Arsenal 3, Aston Villa 1. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), right footed shot taken from outside the box towards the top right corner. Leon Bailey assisted. Post update Bukayo Saka, Arsenal, wins a free kick during the defensive half. Post update Foul by Matt Targett (Aston Villa). Post update: Attempt saved. Martin degaard's left footed shot, which was taken from outside the box by Arsenal, is saved in the upper right corner. Post-update Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), wins a free kick during the attacking half. Page 1 of 6 Rewind Previous Navigate to Next Navigate To The Last Page Forward
