Aston Villa 1 Arsenal 0An early goal from Ollie Watkins helped Aston Villa beat a sloppy Arsenal 1-0 on Saturday to move up to eighth in the Premier League standings, consigning the visitors to a second defeat in as many games. Bukayo Saka’s move from midfield to left back provided Arsenal with a left-footed presence on the flank, and he nearly assisted Odegaard for his first goal for the club. “The values of being a good team, the work ethic... I thought we saw that in bundles today against a really good offensive team,” Villa manager Dean Smith said. It had to be a good defensive performance but their keeper had to make some really good saves as well.”

Source: The Irish Times February 06, 2021 15:05 UTC