The match was more open than Mikel Arteta would've liked, and Arsenal missed the calmness of William Saliba and Gabriel and their presence in both boxes. Saturday's match was only the fourth time since the start of the 2022-23 season that Arsenal started a league game without Saliba or Gabriel.

Arsenal fell behind to Cash's first half goal before Leandro Trossard came off the bench to equalise for Arsenal after the interval.

Check out how to watch Aston Villa v Arsenal in the Premier League, including TV channel, radio coverage and kick-off time.

Arsenal will take on Aston Villa in a crucial Premier League clash on Saturday. Get all telecast details here.

Arsenal responded really well from the body blow that was going behind 10-man Chelsea. It took 11-minutes for Mikel “Strikey Mikey” Merino to even the score. Most of the credit for the goal belongs to Bukayo Saka. He beat Marc Cucurella multiple times on the move and picked out the Spaniard with a lovely cross.

Leandro Trossard brings Gunners level in showdown at top of Premier League - Mikel Arteta’s men have a five-point lead over Man City and can extend that this afternoon but have a number of injury conc

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes the club have built a squad that can challenge for the Premier League and Champions League this season.

Arsenal’s mounting injury problems pose a challenge for manager Mikel Arteta ahead of Saturday’s Premier League trip to third-placed Aston Villa, who are flying high on a six-match winning streak across all competitions.