The smile on Declan Rice’s face with six minutes of normal time remaining said it all. He had just shut down Ian Maatsen as the Aston Villa full-back zoomed into the box. Arsenal, for whom Bukayo Saka scored the only goal, were authoritative and seemingly took great satisfaction in keeping Vill...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/31/aston-villa-arsenal-premier-league-match-report)