Summary

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

  • Gyokeres started up front for Gunners for first time

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  1. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Ethan Nwaneri shoots with a long-range free-kick but it's easily saved.

  2. Postpublished at 19:17 British Summer Time

    Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Alex Howell
    BBC football news reporter at the Emirates Stadium

    Max Dowman, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard and Kepa Arrizabalaga are coming on too.

  3. Postpublished at 19:15 British Summer Time

    Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Alex Howell
    BBC football news reporter at the Emirates Stadium

    Gabriel Magalhaes and Jurrien Timber are getting ready to come on for Arsenal.

  4. Postpublished at 57 mins

    Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Arsenal fans not impressed as Bukayo Saka doesn't get a free-kick following a challenge by Sergi Cardona.

  5. Postpublished at 56 mins

    Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Viktor Gyokeres races in to close down the Villarreal keeper but he gets it away in time.

  6. YELLOW CARDpublished at 55 mins

    Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    First yellow card of the game goes to Villarreal's Pape Gueye for fouling Gabriel Martinelli.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 19:12 British Summer Time

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    James: At some point, one of the Arsenal players will realise there's a man in the middle waiting for the ball and they don't have to do it all alone..

  8. Postpublished at 54 mins

    Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    A Villarreal player needs treatment after running into the shoulder of Cristhian Mosquera.

  9. Postpublished at 52 mins

    Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Good play by Mikel Merino before swinging in a cross but Villarreal get a free out because of a Bukayo Saka foul.

  10. Postpublished at 50 mins

    Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Good run by Ethan Nwaneri on the right and he hammers in a low cross, which is parried by Luiz Junior.

  11. Postpublished at 19:06 British Summer Time

    Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Dennis Fraudkamp or whatever they'd call him.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 19:06 British Summer Time

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    James, Kent: Dennis Bergkamp took a little while to get going at Arsenal, if that transfer happened nowadays the fans would be calling him a flop too.

  13. Postpublished at 19:05 British Summer Time

    Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Villarreal made some subs too. Canadian Tajon Buchanan among those to come on.

  14. Postpublished at 19:04 British Summer Time

    Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Was just those two subs. Christian Norgaard was replaced too.

  15. KICK-OFFpublished at 46 mins

    Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    The second half is under way.

  16. Postpublished at 19:03 British Summer Time

    HT: Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Cristhian Mosquera replaces Ben White for one.

    Martin Zubimendi is there too.

  17. Postpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time

    HT: Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    Arsenal have made some subs. I see at least two summer signings who have come on.

  18. Postpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time

    HT: Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal

    The players are heading back out now.

  19. Postpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time

    A few negative messages about Viktor Gyokeres coming in. Maybe give the fella a chance lads.

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    Stephen: Manchester United's shiny new forward line will be rubbing their hands with glee at having a go at this Arsenal defence on the first weekend of the season match.