Ref hasn't got the balls to give a red card in the first 30 seconds. Yellow is probably right but that is a deliberate petulant kick on Gabriel by Watkins

Good to see the ref give the yellow to Watkins even though it was the first minute.

Good inclusion of Lacazette
Good omission of both Ødegaard & Pépé
Odd omission of Tierney

Hope Saka comes down to help Tomiyasu more today.

Just heard, Tierney injured

Looks like it is a proper 4-4-2.

chance for Aubameyang and Saka. great through ball from Partey to Saka. Auab kind of fluffs the overhead. Decent chance

Tavares looks like a monster of an athlete.

Nice from Tavares. Big and strong and shrugs villa off the ball, goes on his own and blazes over from a tight angle.

Good intensity from the start.

Ben white with a 60 yard run out of defence beating 5 men

Aubameyang goal ruled out for a foul by Lacazette tackling their defender in their box. Good tempo from us

Good positive movements from the team. Keep it up!

plenty of refs give a yellow for that, Mings leading with the arm in to Lacazettes face

That's what we need. Fast foraging move forward.

We're not holding back with the challenges today, need to tread the line carefully but nice to see some fight in the team

Again, that's what we need. Fast positive moves forward.

Lacazette showing great commitment and getting properly stuck in with the challenges.

I've seen us win more 2nd balls in 15 minutes than we did in 90 vs Palace

So close! Partey hits the post

Partey against the bar. Very unlucky.

ooooh Partey off the post! so unlucky

Partey unfortunate there

Partey!

NGiin absolutely scythes partey down, plays advantage doesn't come back for the booking - so infuriating!

Lacazette has that bit of hustle and needle to his game that we often lack.

PARTEY!!!!!!!! 1-0

This time Partey!
We deserved that goal.

Can we say that was a bit of a weak hand from Martinez as well?

Fully deserved

Finally, Partey gets his goal!!!!!!!!!!

Need to have learned the lesson from Palace, don't let up now. Keep the intensity going, make them fight for it

Keep pressing on, get the second before half time

Agree 100%

So have we learnt from Palace. Need to keep the hammer down.

9 shots in the first 25 minutes. So, so much better when we play with this intensity

Lokonga provides cover for Partey to rampage. Ref not spotting Villa niggly fouls.

ah so the ref does realise you can play advantage AND yellow card the foul

Saka must score there! Great chance

Lacazette has been a tour de force so far. chasing back every time we lose it and often winning it back and roughing them up

Ohhhhh! Saka has to score there...

Both Lokonga and Tomiyasu are playing very well

And Villa get a third yellow.

That was a perfect pass from Tavares, 2-0 would've done us a world of good.