Arsenal v Aston Villa live! - Gabriel Martinelli gives Gunners late lead in Premier League clash at Emirates

Arsenal make it five from five to match their best ever start to a Premier League season.

Last time they managed that they went 38 games unbeaten and became the Invincibles. Heard of them?

Villa, meanwhile, languish painfully close to the relegation zone. How much time does Gerrard have left?

Arsenal are looking dangerous and Nketiah is doing brilliantly to hold up play while the rest of his team get up the field.

Villa don't have any answers at the moment.

Ings goes down in the box and he wants a penalty but it's a fair challenge by Gabriel.

Arsenal's priorities are at the back because Nketiah is all on his own as the Gunners counter.

But they're holding firm here and still have all the possession.

Villa need a miracle, another goal from a corner perhaps?

It's a big round of applause for Saka as he is subbed off.

The Englishman set up what could very well be the winner here tonight.

Villa are going for it but the Gunners look comfortable, and they've brought on Smith Rowe for some extra reinforcements in midfield.

Can they get over the line?

This game has come to life since the equaliser and that goal from a corner has rallied the away fans.

But The Emirates faithful went absolutely mad when Martinelli scored their second. They know they are on the verge of Arsenal history if they can make it five wins from five.

Moments later and Arsenal are back in front!

Saka dances down the right, cuts inside, dinks one over to Martinelli who is on hand to poke home.

Perhaps, PERHAPS, Martinez should have done better to keep that one out.

But the Gunners are back ahead in no time.

OH MY WORD:

VILLA BACK IN IT! FROM THE CORNER!

DOUGLAS LUIZ HAS SCORED STRAIGHT FROM A CORNER!

Bailey dances down the right, speeds past Tierney and blasts one at Ramsdale who taps over.

A few neat stepovers from Cash and he goes for goal on a very ambitious angle but that's never going in.

Still, a shot's a shot.

Saka flies down the right, cuts in, and dummies himself into a shooting position and then out of a shooting position. He goes and goes until there's nothing left to aim at.

Quick feet from the Englishman.

Villa just can't handle the speed at which the Gunners are pining it about the pitch. It's left to right and right to left and they just can't get close.

There only chances are to kick out at white shorts and they are doing plenty of that, with both Jesus and Odegaard on the floor at the moment.

White makes way for Tomiyasu to bank his clean sheet in the first sub of the night.

There's a bit more about Villa in this second half. They are seeing a little more of the ball and Arsenal are yet to challenge for a second yet.

Is Gerrard's job on the line?

Odegaard and Martinelli stand over this one and it's the former who forces another diving save from Martinez.

That was heading wide but the Argentine wasn't to know, and he's made so many stops this evening to keep Villa in the game.

Konsa has also picked up a booking.

Mings is doing his best to get this Villa defence in order as they come under attack after attack.

This time he belts it out for a corner and Arsenal can't make anything of it.

It's good defending from the England man who has come under fire over the summer.

He has his hands all over Buendia and Saliba goes into the book for it!

Let's go! Another 45!

A frantic half utterly dominated by Arsenal who should be two up at least. In the dying moments of the half Martinelli forced a brilliant save off Martinez with a 30-yard belter too.

As it stands, Villa remain in the game, just, and somehow.