Report: Arsenal 2-3 Villarreal

Martin Odegaard scores against VillarrealWe were edged out by La Liga side Villarreal in our first home fixture of pre-season, in a game where all six of our summer signings had a run out.

Despite dominating the first-half, we found ourselves 2-0 down on the half hour. Nicolas Pepe – on his return to Emirates Stadium – scored the opener before Karl Etta Eyong doubled the advantage from close range.

We struck back instantly thanks to Christian Norgaard’s first goal since joining in the summer, but Arnaut Danjuma broke clear after the interval to restore the visitors’ two-goal lead.

Martin Odegaard netted a penalty with 15 minutes remaining, but we couldn’t force the equaliser, falling to defeat…