Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal LIVE Score, Club Friendly: Christian Norgaard Pulls A Goal Back For The Gunners

Arsenal Vs Villarreal LIVE, Club Friendly: Catch the live score and updates of the pre-season football match between Arsenal and Villarreal, right here

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Declan Rice poses in the new Arsenal third kit. X/adidasUK
Welcome to the live coverage of Arsenal FC's pre-season friendly game against Villarreal at the Emirates Stadium in London. The Gunners face the La Liga side in a friendly fixture at the Emirates, with Mikel Arteta’s side continuing pre-season preparations ahead of their opening Premier League match against Manchester United. Gunners fans will be waiting patiently to watch their new signings on the pitch especially the likes of striker Viktor Gyokeres, midfielder Martin Zubimendi and former Chelsea winger Noni Madueke. Catch the live score and updates of the pre-season football match between Arsenal and Villarreal, right here
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Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Goalfest

Corner for the Gunners and Gabriel Martinelli whips in a cross as Norgaard is unmarked and the Dane's header is straight into the Villarreal goal. Emirates crowd erupts as they are handed a lifeline.

Arsenal 1-2 Villarreal 36'

Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Visitors Score Yet Again

Karl Etta Eyong has doubled the lead for the visitors at the Emirates. Another poor defending at the back for Arsenal as a neat play from Villarreal. Cardona is left unmarked charging down the right and plays a weighted pass to Moreno, who slams it goalwards. Raya saves it but is unable to push it long as Eyong taps in the rebound.

Arsenal 0-2 Villarreal 33'

Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Gunners Want That Equaliser

White and Saka combine nicely down the right with a sweet one-two, but Merino doesn’t do anything with White’s cross.

Soon, Lewis-Skelly drives into the box but Villarreal cut out the danger.

Arsenal 0-1 Villarreal 29'

Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Villarreal Gaining In Confidence

The visitors are in full-confidence since their goal. Pepe is at the heart of Villarreal attack as he puts in a low cross from the right but there's no end product from the left as Arsenal thwart away the attack.

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Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Free-kick Chance Wasted

Ethan Nwaneri is fouled after a great run on the right flank and wins a free-kick for his team. His cross is neatly whipped in but it falls straight to the Villarreal goalie.

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Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Pepe Scores

Well, well! Look who's scored on his Arsenal return. Nicholas Pepe, former Gunner, scores and does not celebrate as Villarreal have an early lead. Pepe has a pop at the Arsenal goal from way out but it rebounds and falls to another player as a floated cross is not cleared and Pepe puts the ball into the net.

Arsenal 0-1 Villarreal 16'

Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: No Rice And Odegaard Tonight

No Odegaard and Rice and Zubimendi but the Gunners are dominating that midfield against the Yellow Submarine.

Arsenal 0-0 Villarreal 14'

Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Another Saka Chance

The English frontman is left unmarked and has acres of space to sprint through, but while Gyokeres is there, but no one is there quite quick enough to run onto his cross. A yellow shirt makes the vital clearance.

Arsenal 0-0 Villarreal 11'

Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Saka Header Chance

Gabriel Martinelli and Mikel Merino combine nicely on the left, with the latter putting in a cross, and Saka tries to guide it in but the angle is slightly awkward and it’s over the bar.

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Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Great Start This

Both teams going for it, and it seems the Gunners are applying more pressure on the La Liga side. Nwaneri plays a nice through pass, but when it goes wide to Martinelli the latter then plays it to Saka but it is intercepted.

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Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: High Tempo From The Start

Gunners start off with a high tempo as they look to attack from the word 'go'.

Arsenal 0-0 Villarreal 1'

Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Both Players Out, Kick-off Imminent

Arsenal and Villarreal players are out in the middle as we near kick-off in London's Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal 0-0 Villarreal

Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Arsenal Players Come Out To Train

Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Pepe, Suarez In Opposition Side

Gunners fans will see some familiar faces on the opposition side as the likes Nicholas Pepe and Denis Suarez return to the Emirates for the first time in foreign colours. Pepe played 80 times and scored 16 goals whereas Suarez only appeared in four matches for the Gunners.

Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Villarreal Team News

Villareal XI: Junior; Marin, Foyth, Mourino, Cardona; Eyong, Parejo, Gueye; Pepe, Moreno, Moleiro

Substitutes: Navarro, Suarez, Danjuma, Altimira, Conde, Comesana, Buchanan, Pedraza, Valou, Gomez, Cabanes

Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Team News

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Merino, Nwaneri, Saka, Martinelli, Gyokeres

Substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Setford, Timber, Gabriel, Mosquera, Zinchenko, Lokonga, Zubimendi, Odegaard, Madueke, Rice, Dowman, Harriman-Annous

Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Live Streaming Info

The match will be available on Arsenal's in-house website/app (Arsenal TV). However, you can follow the live updates on our match blog.

Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Match Details

Date: Wednesday, August 6 at 6 p.m. BST (1 p.m. ET; 10.30 p.m. IST and 3 a.m. AEST)

Venue: Emirates Stadium, London

Arsenal Vs Villarreal Live Score, Club Friendlies: Hello!

Hello and welcome to live coverage of Arsenal’s penultimate pre-season friendly as the Gunners welcome Villarreal to the Emirates Stadium. We will have the team news and updates from the game, right here.

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