Arsenal analysis: Job done for Arteta's side

[Getty Images] Arsenal were never likely to have it as easy as they did in the 3-0 opening-day win over Coventry City, but they did more than enough to merit the three points here. Shots and clear chances were at a premium - they only had two shots on target, which was two more than Villa. Gabriel Magalhaes and Bukayo Saka had efforts off target in the first half. They thought they were going to have a penalty when Saka was fouled by Ian Maatsen – but VAR made it a free-kick instead, which Martin Odegaard curled just wide. The goal came when Eberechi Eze, a half-time substitute for the booked Christos Tzolis, fed Riccardo Calafiori and the left-back laid the ball on a plate for Saka to score for the third time at Villa Park in his Premier League career. One negative for Arsenal was a second-half injury for Cristhian Mosquera, who was replaced by £55m centre-back Konsa. The 28-year-old Konsa became the first player to make his debut for Arsenal against the team they signed him from since Petr Cech against Chelsea in August 2015. Declan Rice also limped off late on, but it was not immediately clear whether that was going to be an issue.