Birmingham: Arsenal returned from their away match against Aston Villa with a 1-0 victory in the second round of the English Premier League. Bukayo Saka scored Arsenal’s only goal in the 59th minute, securing three valuable points for his team at Villa Park.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, Arsenal, the defending champions, now have six points, placing them second in the table on goal difference behind Manchester City, who also have six points. Aston Villa suffered their second consecutive defeat and remain second to last with zero points.