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Brighton upset Manchester United in the first game of the day
Brighton have beaten Manchester United 2-1 in the first Premier League game of the day.
Danny Welbeck gave the home side the lead against his former club before Amad Diallo levelled for the Red Devils.
Joao Pedro netted five minutes into stoppage time to win it for the Seagulls.
Brighton & Hove Albion’s Joao Pedro celebrates scoring their second goal against Manchester United [Matthew Childs/Reuters] -
Welcome to our live coverage
Hello, welcome and thanks for joining our live coverage of Aston Villa against Arsenal in the English Premier League.
Both sides won their opening game of the new campaign and now meet in a crunch early-season fixture between two teams that finished in the top four last year.
There’s also the small matter of revenge for Arsenal following their 1-0 defeat at Villa Park in the campaign which saw the Gunners finish two points behind title-winning Manchester City.
I’m Kevin Hand and I’ll be bringing you the live build-up and full-text commentary of the 5:30pm kickoff at Villa Park, so stick with us for all the action and the latest from Saturday’s other games in the English top flight.
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Head-to-head: Aston Villa vs Arsenal
This is the 204th meeting between the clubs with the first fixture dating back to October, 1904 and a 1-0 home win for Arsenal in the old Division One.
Villa were 3-1 winners in the reverse fixture two months later.
Overall, Arsenal have won 87 of the encounters between the clubs while Villa have emerged victorious on 71 occasions.
Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies