22/09/2019 - Aston Villa - Premier League - First Team - H

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On Tuesday we face Nottingham Forest, but our next league game sees us face Manchester United at Old Trafford on Monday, September 30 - and what a huge game that's going to be!

With all three of Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham dropping points that weekend, those are three invaluable points

We did it! And what a MASSIVE win that feels like!

Aubameyang goes into the book for a foul on Grealish on the halfway line

Heaton runs up and will send it long...

Leno goes into the book for time-wasting over a free-kick

There will be a minimum of five minutes of added time before the final whistle

And now Pepe goes into the book for an indiscretion!

YES, WHAT A MOMENT THAT COULD BE!

Aubameyang slams home the resulting free-kick and now we're in the lead!

Engels goes into the book for bringing Aubameyang down on the edge of the box

Chambers prods home from close range! Game on...

Chambers tries a left-footed strike from outside the area but it deflects behind off of Nakamba

Unai Emery is about to make a double substitution...

Appeals for a penalty for handball are waved away by Jon Moss

The French midfielder looked up and smacked a low effort at Heaton's near post and the ball struck the woodwork before bouncing off Heaton and behind for a corner

Guendouzi rattles the post from distance!

David Luiz gets a free-kick up and over the wall but Heaton makes a smart save at his near post

Grealish leads another attack and slides the ball out to the right for Trezeguet, but his strike is straight at Leno and is held

Wesley turns home a low ball from Grealish to the near post

Almost an instant reply from the visitors!

McGinn swivels with the ball on the edge of the area and sends a low strike just past the far post

Pepe goes straight down the middle with the penalty and beats Heaton

Pepe has picked up the ball and will take the penalty...

Engels felled Guendouzi as the midfield ran into the area with the ball

We have a penalty!

Chambers is playing right-back with Guendouzi, Xhaka and Ceballos playing in midfield behind a front two of Aubameyang and Pepe

We're back underway at Emirates Stadium

Unai Emery has made a change during the break...

The teams are on their way back out for the second half...

There will be a minimum of three minutes of added time before the half-time whistle...

Guendouzi also goes into the book

It looked as if Maitland-Niles won the ball before the two players came together on the follow through, but referee Jon Moss has sent Ainsley off

Maitland-Niles is shown a second yellow card after a coming together with El Ghazi as they both went for the ball

Xhaka is booked for pulling back Grealish

The visitors look to hit us on the counter with a sweeping team move, but Wesley's low strike is held after he cut inside from the left flank before taking aim

Saka picks the ball up in a pocket of space centrally, takes a couple of steps towards goal before unleashing a right-footed strike that whistles narrowly high and wide of the top corner

El Ghazi whips a bouncing cross in the direction of the far post and McGinn arrives unmarked with a deft touch to send the ball past Leno

Aubameyang with some neat control on the edge of the box before turning and drilling a low, left-footed effort at the near post, but Heaton makes the save

A lively start for Pepe, who is getting joy against Taylor in the channel

This time he darts back and forth, fooling Taylor before seeing his powered effort deflect over the crossbar courtesy of a block from Mings

El Ghazi takes the free-kick from the left channel and tries his luck, aiming for the far side of goal, but Leno saves comfortably

Maitland-Niles goes into the book for a foul on El Ghazi as the Dutch winger advanced on our goal

McGinn takes aim from range with a powerful strike, but Leno is able to parry it and then collect from Kolasinac's header back to him

Trezeguet breaks free on the right-hand side, evading Kolasinac and Ceballos before cutting the ball back for McGinn

His low strike is held by Leno at the second attempt

Early sight of the ball for Saka, who gets in down the left flank and swings over a cross from Maitland-Niles

Unfortunately, Ainsley's left-footed attempt skews way, way over the crossbar

The teams are on their way out of the tunnel - and we're about to get underway at Emirates Stadium

It's a big day for 18-year-old Bukayo Saka...

He starts today for the first time in the Premier League after scoring and assisting two goals in our 3-0 win at Frankfurt

And here's how the Aston Villa team looks...

Right, it's time for today's team news...

Ahead of today's team news, here's a closer look at the two sides...

We'll be without Alex Lacazette for today's game as he continues his rehabilitation from an ankle injury

Kick-off is at 4.30pm (UK time) - with team news expected at around 3.30pm

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