Historic numbers mark Arsenal's start in the Premier League

Arsenal secured a crucial 1-0 victory over Aston Villa, courtesy of a Bukayo Saka goal, maintaining their perfect start to the new Premier League season with six points from their first two matches. The encounter also produced several notable statistics for both sides . The London club has now started a Premier League season with two consecutive wins for the seventh time in the last eight seasons, and the Gunners have achieved this feat for the fifth consecutive year, highlighting their strong start to the competition in recent years . Arsenal's defensive prowess continued, as they have kept eight clean sheets in the Premier League since the beginning of March – a tally three more than any other club in the league during this period. Only Juventus, with nine clean sheets, have a better record in Europe's top five leagues . Meanwhile, Aston Villa set a rare negative record in the history of the English league, failing to register a single shot on target in their first two matches of the season . According to Premier League shot statistics since the 2003-04 season, Aston Villa became only the second team to fail to register a single shot on target in their first two matches of a season, after Swansea City, who achieved the same feat in the 2017-18 season before being relegated to the Championship at the end of the campaign . The match also saw David Raya reach a milestone with Arsenal, as the Spanish goalkeeper achieved 50 clean sheets for the Gunners in 109 Premier League starts . Raya became the fifth fastest goalkeeper in Premier League history to reach 50 clean sheets for a single club, surpassed by only four others: Petr Cech with Chelsea (82 matches), Pepe Reina with Liverpool (92 matches), Ederson with Manchester City (106 matches), and Peter Schmeichel with Manchester United (108 matches) . Bukayo Saka proved decisive in the match, scoring the winning goal in the 59th minute to secure Arsenal's second consecutive victory and maintain the London club's perfect start to their Premier League title defense . While the Gunners have amassed maximum points from their first two games, Aston Villa remain pointless, leaving Unai Emery's team in a difficult position early on, especially given their evident attacking struggles, having failed to register a single shot on target in their first two matches .