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Arsenal lost a second game in six days as goals by Nicolas Pepe, Karl Etta Eyong and Arnaut Danjuma gave Villarreal the first preseason victory with a 3-2 victory at the Emirates Stadium.
Pepe, the second most expensive signing of Arsenal after its unfortunate £ 72 million moving in 2019, got rid of Slack defending to shoot at the 16 -minute opening from close to Pape Gueye Shot against a stick.
Karl Eta Eyong reached similar proximity 17 minutes after David Raya denied Gerard Moreno, but Christian Norgaard went to the corner of Gabriel Martinelli before the break.
It smells. He looks for it. He has it. Eta Eyong and his idyll with the goal. 👽 pic.twitter.com/qrwqpxbp9
– Villarreal CF (@villarrealcf) August 6, 2025
The hosts dominated the start of the second half and tried the goalkeeper Luis Junior twice in quick succession through fierce features of Ethan Nwaneri and Viktor Gyokeres in his first start for the club, just for Danjuma to be charged in Santi Come through the ball at the pause, enters the box and rifle in Rifle in the 68th minute.
Martin Odegaard reduced the deficit to one with 14 minutes, turning a penalty won by the rapid feet of the 15 -year -old attacking midfielder, Max Dowman, who has been one of the most impressive performers during the Arsenal preseason.
Gabriel then missed the possibility of winning the penalty shootout for Arsenal, when Diego Conde proposed the defender’s attempt against the crossbar before the substitute goalkeeper denied the new Noni Madueke signing in the sudden death to seal a second victory of the evening for the yellow submarine.
With a lot of poison.
This: Danjuma 🐍 pic.twitter.com/c8ckm3w1dm– Villarreal CF (@villarrealcf) August 6, 2025
Arsenal vs Villarreal: defeat for artillers
Villarreal had never marked in three previous visits to Arsenal, but Pepe gave Myles Lewis-Skelle for a while soon and Jakub Kiwior was guilty for Dallying’s first goal in Point-Blank Range as the Winger struck.
Norgaard-a 15 million brentford-free signature in July, provided such a necessary relief measure for the Premier League Next to these first goals, the crowd was soothest, opening his account with a free head in the 36th minute on the rear post.
The new defender of Cristhian Mosquera and Gabriel were dropped by the speed of Villarreal’s counterattack for his third and Sergi Cardona was a persistent catalyst for Vila -Real with his speed, traps and capacity for crossing from the left.
Odegaard, Declan Rice and Oleksandr Zinhenhenko scored for Arsenal in the shooting, but Mikel Merino shot well after waiting for Diego Conde to move.
Alberto Moleiro, Danjuma, Comeana and Pau Cabanes scored penalties for Villarreal, while the former loan of Arsenal who signed the effort of Denis Suárez was comfortably and Jean Valou struck the crossbar.
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Team of the Arsenal vs Villarreal
Arsenal began to start in Gyokeres, who joined the sport in July by a quota that could increase up to 64 million £ and did well to try the initial goalkeeper of Villarreal, Luiz Junior, from an angle adjusted after being interpreted by Mikel Merino.
Another new striker, Noni Madueke, was on the bench after the Arsenal Asia tour disappeared while recovering from the Chelsea campaign in the Club World Cup in June and July.
Gabriel and Jurrien Timber were injured, while the supporter Riccardo Calafieri was absent after losing the 1-0 defeat in Spurs in Hong Kong last Thursday with a knee injury.
Former Leandro Trosard did not risk after going out in this game.
Athletic Bilbao also visits Arsenal Saturday (17:00 BST / 12:00 ET / 09:00 Pt) and Arteta said he was expecting high -level meetings with LaLiga clubs.
“The Villarreal plays at the highest level and has a manager at Marcelino who likes to play a very specific type of system and training that we will find in the Premier League this season,” predicted Espanyol.
“Playing against the Spanish opposition will also require other things from us and I hope they are really good games.
“When we organize these preseason games, I always look at how the manager configures their teams, how they train their team, the type of players they have, how they train different phases of play against different blocks.
“We have a very good mix of this preseason. The knowledge and experience we gain from these games enters our” database “to help us throughout the season. It helps the way we have to evolve our game models.
“Each game will require something physically and (in terms) the spaces you have to attack or protect, and different ways (opponents) can also play in their accumulation.
“So we have to nail it and improve it. Play against Vila -Real will help you, so it is a good game for us.”
Arsenal Start XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Merino, Nwaneri, Saka, Martinelli, Gyokeres
Arsenal substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Setford, Timber, Gabriel, Mosqua, Zinhenko, Longune, Zubimendi, Odegaard, Madueke, Rice, Dowman, Harriman-Annous
Villarreal Team Vs Arsenal
Willy Kambwala went to Villarreal with an injury to the left that suffered the French-Congolian defender during his friendly against Genoa on July 31.
The Ombudsman of Cap Verdean, Logan Costa, had a surgery on Tuesday due to a complete rupture of the previous cross ligament on the left knee, who suffered the injury during his preseason open against FC Basel on July 19.
Santiago Mourino, who debuted in the 1-1 draw at Leeds United on Saturday, held his place.
Thomas Partey is expected to sign Villarreal this week, but the former arsenal midfielder, who will appear on Wednesday in the Westminster Magistrates Court after being charged with five allegations of rape and one of sexual assault, was not on board in time to return to Emirates Stadium.
Villarreal was not unknown to the Emirates Stadium, although they had failed to score their three previous visits.
The opening of the 41st minute of Kolo Toure at home for Arsenal demonstrated the only goal of the tie in the semifinals of the 2005/06 Champions League, with Riquelme a late penalty for Villarreal on his return to the Madrigal Stadium.
The teams met again in London, a tie in the quarterfinals, which was set at 1-1 after the first stage of 2009, only for Arsenal to pass with a 3-0 victory.
Theo Walcott, Emmanuel Adebayor and Robin Van Persie marked that occasion, and Villarreal are unbeaten at the two meetings between the clubs since.
Under the former man of Arsenal Uni Emery, Villarreal won the first 2-1 game at home against the Arteta team in the semifinals of the European League 2020/21, Manu Trigueros and Raul Albiol scoring before Pepe’s late response.
The second stage ended 0-0, sending the yellow submarine to a final, they won 11-10 in penalties against Manchester United after a 1-1 tie in Gdansk.
Villarreal starting XI: Junior, Mourino, Marin, Foyth, Cardona, Gueye, Moleiro, Parejo, Pepe, Eyong, Moreno
Villarreal substitutes: Gomez, Conde, Navarro, Suarez, Danjuma, Altimira, Comeana, Buchanan, Pedraza, Valou, Cabanes
When does the season of the Arsenal Premier League 2025/26 begin?
The first round of Premier League matches 2025/26 will be the weekend of August 16, 2025, including Arsenal’s trip to Manchester United on Sunday, August 17 at 16:30 BST.
The match against the finalists of the Europa League 2024/25 is live in the United Kingdom at Sky Sports Premier League, Ultra and Main Event.
The last round of games this season will begin at the same time on May 24, 2026. There will be no rounds at 60 hours of each other and there will be no device on December 24.
When the Villarreal 2025/26 LaLiga season begins?
After qualifying for the Champions League finishing the fifth place last season, Villarreal launched its campaign 2025/26 at home in Oviedo on August 15 (20:30 BST / 15:30 ET / 12:30 PT).
Its visitors were promoted through the play-off after coming third to the division of Second.
