Aston Villa almost opened the scoring in the first half when Emi Buendia fired a powerful shot that hit the crossbar, in the home side’s best chance during the match.

The match came during a rebuilding phase that Aston Villa is going through, after the summer witnessed the departure of a number of elements who contributed to the team winning the European League title.

Arsenal raised its score to 6 points, equal to Manchester City, Hull City and Chelsea, while Aston Villa remained without points or goals after two rounds, and will look to strengthen its ranks before the transfer window closes on Tuesday.

Villa is tied with Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace, Coventry City and Fulham in the last five places without points.

Manchester City leads by the difference in goals scored for itself and against it, as it is equal to Arsenal in terms of goal difference (4 goals), while City scored 6 goals and conceded two goals, while Arsenal scored 4 goals and kept a clean sheet in the two matches.

Behind them is Hull City, with a difference of 3 goals and keeping a clean sheet, while Chelsea scored 7 goals and conceded 5.

Brentford, Newcastle United, Everton and Leeds United occupied positions from 5 to 8, with 4 points, after a win and a draw for each.

Brighton, Manchester United, Sunderland and Ipswich Town occupied positions from 9 to 12, with 3 points from a win and a loss.

As for Liverpool, they finished alone in 13th place with two draws in the first and second rounds of the English championship.

While Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest ranked 14th and 15th with a point each, after losing and drawing in the first and second rounds of the league.