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Evening all, and welcome to Aston Villa v Arsenal!

Premier League / Matchday 37
Villa Park / 21.07.2020
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Dan Quarrell

Updated 21/07/2020 at 21:09 GMT


22:09
And there that is! What a brilliant win for Villa, who are now favourites to stay up. Arsenal were poor, but Villa found a performance when they needed one.
22:08
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Full-time: Aston Villa1-0 Arsenal
90+4'
Villa have really earned this.
90+3'
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Villa send Lansbury, formerly of Arsenal, on for McGinn, who looks a lot fitter than he did a few weeks ago.
90+2'
Villa have disappeared time really well. Tierney knocks past Guilbert, but puts too much on the ball and can't catch it before it skids over the by-line.
90+1'
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Willock is booked, for what I did not see.
90'
There'll be four added minutes.
90'
Arsenal have created almost nothing. They need to sort this midfield, although having a man fewer than the opposition is because they need to sort this defence.
89'
This is the best I've seen Grealish play since the resumption.
89'
Villa have been a constant menace on the break - well, Grealish has been a constant menace on the break - and he appears on the right this time, but can't thread a pass into the middle.
88'
Pepe opts to cross and Mings does really well to head over his own box.
86'
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Eesh! Pepe runs at Targett, who gets on his knees to get in the way; the ref waves play on, but Sian Massey flags and Targett is booked. Free-kick Arsenal, just outside the box, right corner. Pepe will fancy this.
85'
Villa have looked really well-organised tonight. They've shuttled Arsenal infield, outnumbered them in those positions, and in Jack Grealish have had the game's most threatening creator.
82'
Not loads going on here.
80'
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Lovely form McGinn, drawing and turning Kolasinac - ok, probably not that hard - so Kolasinac pulls him down and is booked.
79'
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Willock replaces Cedric.
78'
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Grealish has been really good in the second half and he does well to find McGiin, who takes a touch and whacks a shot, but straight at Martinez who beats away.
77'
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OH MY ABSOLUTE DAYS! Arsenal win a corner down the right that Tierney swerves in, and Nketiah's up! That a great leap and he flicks the header well ... it looks for all the world like it's in ... but it cannons the face of the post and bounces into the grateful arms of Pepe Reina, who kisses the ball.
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AND THERE HE IS! Grealish breaks up and attack and shows pace and strength to go around the outside of two men, before sliding a lovely ball into Davies' path! He takes a touch, bears down on goal ... and drags just wide of the far post. That was - those were - the points right there!
75'
Those Villa subs show that they're going to sit in now. Nakamba will join Luiz in front of the back four, and Davies will be their outball.