Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the game between Arsenal and Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium on the opening day of the Premier League season.

Glorious chance for Rosicky on the run, but he rushes his shot from the Giroud pass before firing the shot well over.

Again a bit of a disappointing atmosphere inside the Emirates today as Giroud sees a shot blocked in the Villa area. Guzan alert to collect the loose ball.

Clark - on for Baker after 18 minutes - and he does well to clear the danger from Jenkinson's cross.

Wilshere goes to ground after a late challenge by Agbonlahor. Free-kick, but Arsenal lose possession moments later

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Arsenal get the second half off and running. Oxlade-Chamberlain off for Santi Cazorla for Arsenal.

The whistle sounds for the end of the first period. Villa hit back having trailed 1-0. Should be an interesting second half.

Luna has been booked for some reason after colliding with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain out wide. Was nothing in that.

Sagna on hand to clear Westwood's corner. Rose well there to make sure Benteke couldn't do any damge.

A decent run and cross by Delph brings Villa a corner off an Arsenal head.

Ramsey tries the telling final pass, but it all comes to nothing. Villa with so many bodies behind the ball at the moment.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain goes for goal from distance, but this time his shot deflects into Guzan's path. All too easy for the Villa goalkeeper.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain thinks about a cross, but ends up lifting the ball harmlessly straight into the arms of Guzan.

Benteke can't get his head on Westwood's driven cross. Wenger cutting a concerned figure in the home technical area.

Agbonlahor continues to make his presence felt as Sagna is forced to concede a corner here.

Ramsey in need of a spot of treatment. He is limping. Trying to run off a leg knock.

Walcott with a cross for Giroud, but he is well marked that time by the Villa defence.

Sagna needing some treatment at the side of the park before he returns to the action.

Think that effort was flying wide of goal. Not sure what Szczesny was doing in coming so far off his line.

Szczesny out of his box trying to do some mopping up work, but fails to clear before being forced to dash back to his line to claw away Westwood's attempted chip from distance.

Arsenal trying to work a few intricate passes on the edge of that Villa box, but the visiting defence holding firm before looking to break.