Adapun Villa mendapat dua tembakan on target dari 4 percobaan.
Keunggulan Aston Villa pun bertahan hingga peluit akhir babak pertama ditiup.
Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal (Trezeguet 27')
Aston Villa (4-3-3): 29-Pepe Reina; 27-Elmohamady, 15-Ezri Konsa, 40-Tyrone Mings, 18-Matt Targett; 7-John McGinn, 6-Douglas Luiz, 14-Conor Hourihane; 17-Trezeguet, 20-Mbwana Samatta, 10-Jack Grealish.
Pelatih: Dean Smith
Arsenal (3-4-3): 26-Emiliano Martinez; 16-Rob Holding, 23-David Luiz, 31-Sead Kolasinac; 17-Cedric Soares, 8-Dani Ceballos, 11-Lucas Torreira, 77-Bukayo Saka; 9-Alexandre Laczette, 30-Eddie Nketiah, 14-Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Pelatih: Mikel Arteta