BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – AUGUST 31: Gabriel Heinze, First Team Coach for Arsenal, warms up with Riccardo Calafiori of Arsenal before the Premier League 2026/27 match between Aston Villa FC and Arsenal FC at Villa Park on August 31, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – AUGUST 31: Bukayo Saka of Arsenal scores his team’s first goal past Zion Suzuki of Aston Villa during the Premier League 2026/27 match between Aston Villa FC and Arsenal FC at Villa Park on August 31, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – AUGUST 31: Players of Arsenal and Aston Villa participate in a minute of applause in tribute to former Arsenal goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer in front of the North Stand reconstruction site before the Premier League 2026/27 match between Aston Villa FC and Arsenal FC at Villa Park on August 31, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – AUGUST 31: General view of match shirts on display inside the Arsenal dressing room before the Premier League 2026/27 match between Aston Villa FC and Arsenal FC at Villa Park on August 31, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – AUGUST 31: Bruno Guimaraes of Arsenal is challenged by Ian Maatsen of Aston Villa inside the penalty area during the Premier League 2026/27 match between Aston Villa FC and Arsenal FC at Villa Park on August 31, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – AUGUST 31: Bukayo Saka of Arsenal collides with Ian Maatsen of Aston Villa during the Premier League 2026/27 match between Aston Villa FC and Arsenal FC at Villa Park on August 31, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – AUGUST 31: Declan Rice of Arsenal runs with the ball under pressure from Boubacar Kamara of Aston Villa during the Premier League 2026/27 match between Aston Villa FC and Arsenal FC at Villa Park on August 31, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – AUGUST 31: Ezri Konsa of Arsenal looks on during the Premier League 2026/27 match between Aston Villa FC and Arsenal FC at Villa Park on August 31, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – AUGUST 31: Mikel Merino of Arsenal runs with the ball during the Premier League 2026/27 match between Aston Villa FC and Arsenal FC at Villa Park on August 31, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)