But the second half saw much of the same - Arsenal dictated play, but could not sink the Yellow Submarine. Arnaut Danjuma scored on the break with one of the visitors’ few second-half chances to secure Villarreal’s win, despite Martin Odegaard’s late penalty. Catch up on the action as it happened below!

Arsenal face Villarreal in a friendly at the Emirates this evening, with Mikel Arteta ’s side continuing pre-season preparations ahead of their opening Premier League match against Manchester United.

Arsenal faces Villarreal in the club's penultimate pre-season friendly as Mikel Arteta's men bid to close the gap on Liverpool after last season's failed title push

Arsenal were naive in their defending and paid a painful price, manager Mikel Arteta said after his side's 3-2 friendly defeat against Villarreal left them with back-to-back pre-season losses.

Viktor Gyökeres' first Arsenal start couldn't prevent his new club from suffering a 3-2 defeat to Villarreal at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.

Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli beats his man with a change of pace but his cross is dealt with. Arsenal straight on the attack. A good atmosphere for a friendly. But a Villarreal defender clears a cross.