Summary

  • Arsenal lose 3-2 to Villarreal in pre-season friendly at Emirates Stadium

  • Gyokeres started up front for Gunners for first time

  • Get Involved: #bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)

Live Reporting

Emlyn Begley

  1. goal

    GOAL - Arsenal 2-3 Villarreal

    Martin Odegaard

    Martin Odegaard sends the keeper the wrong way and plants the ball in the bottom corner.

    And then he goes to the keeper to get the ball so he can race it back to the halfway line.

  2. PENALTY TO ARSENAL

    Arsenal 1-3 Villarreal

    Max Dowman wins his second penalty of pre-season. The 15-year-old is felled in the box as he was against Newcastle.

  3. Arsenal 1-3 Villarreal

    Arsenal end up going all the way back to Kepa with their latest corner.

  4. Arsenal 1-3 Villarreal

    Not that the corners are very good.

  5. Arsenal 1-3 Villarreal

    A series of Arsenal corners. The set-piece coach must be loving it.

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    David: We all know it's only pre-season right? This won't be the starting XI. It's all about match rhythm and no injuries.

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    Chris, Surbiton: This is groundhog day, I've seen this match 1000 times. Dominate possession, fail to capitalise, get caught on the counter, easy goal. We've gone backwards if anything.

  8. Arsenal 1-3 Villarreal

    Arsenal sub Max Dowman cuts in and hammers in a shot from just outside the box but it flies wide.

  9. Arsenal 1-3 Villarreal

    Good assist from Santi Comesana.

  10. goal

    GOAL - Arsenal 1-3 Villarreal

    Arnaut Danjuma

    Arsenal have a corner and seconds later Villarreal have scored.

    Arnaut Danjuma races onto a through ball from his own half before racing towards the edge of the box and slamming a low shot past Kepa into the bottom corner.

  11. Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Gabriel Martinelli tries to pick out Max Dowman with a cross but a Villarreal defender hooks it away from the child.

  12. Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Max Dowman crosses for Mikel Merino, who flicks a shot towards goal. Saved by Villarreal sub keeper Diego Conde.

  13. Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Huge cheers for a nice bit of play from Max Dowman.

  14. Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Villarreal made a few subs too with ex-Prem man Arnaut Danjuma coming on.

  15. Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Max Dowman looked very handy the other day against Newcastle.

  16. Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Alex Howell
    BBC football news reporter at the Emirates Stadium

    Another massive cheer from the Arsenal home crowd for 15-year-old Max Dowman. The noise was on par if not louder than the cheer for Gyokeres.

  17. Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Mikel Merino goes up front. Ah, football is back.

  18. SUBSTITUTION

    Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Those six guys Alex Howell mentioned a minute ago come on. I'm not typing their names again.

    Off come Viktor Gyokeres, David Raya, William Saliba, Ethan Nwaneri, Bukayo Saka and Jakub Kiwior.

  19. Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Bukayo Saka to Ethan Nwaneri. His shot is blocked.

  20. Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    The first chance for Viktor Gyokeres. He's fed by a Mikel Merino through ball and slams in a shot which is parried by the keeper.