Arsenal

Can the title-chasing Gunners get back to winning ways at Villa Park and regain top spot in the EPL?

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Follow the action live as Aston Villa and Arsenal meet in the Premier League at Villa Park.

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The Gunners have not won in four matches across all competitions and have dropped eight points from their last three league games thanks to losses against City ...

[Arsenal must remind themselves of their brilliance against tricky Aston Villa](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-aston-villa-premier-league-preview-b2284231.html) [Mikel Arteta](/topic/mikel-arteta)‘s side lost 3-1 to [City](/topic/manchester-city) in a result that saw Pep Guardiola’s team [leapfrog them ](/sport/football/arsenal-premier-league-man-city-arteta-b2283365.html)at the top of the table. Just over a month ago, the murmurings began. Arsenal look to respond through Leandro Trossard on the left. Emery managed the Gunners from 2018 to 2019 before he was sacked and joined [Villarreal](https://d.docs.live.net/topic/villarreal). A 2-0 away win at north London rivals, Manchester City suffering a derby defeat the day before. He feeds it out to the right side where Bukayo Saka wins an early throw in. They last lost three away games in a row in December 2021, while they’ve not done so without scoring since December 2009. Eight points the gap. [Unai Emery](https://d.docs.live.net/topic/unai-emery) who will take charge of Aston Villa for this encounter. 5 mins: What a goal! His finish was one brimming with confidence and style.

A win will be the only thing on the agenda for Arsenal as they take on Unai Emery's Aston Villa in the Premier League.

Join us for live coverage of the Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park. Arsenal are winless in their last four games in all ...

PRVW Nketiah strikes the bar, but the flag's up! Saka levels the scores!! Villa attack on the far side, the ball's given to Moreno, he cuts the ball back, Buendia lets the ball go past him and Coutinho beats Ramsdale to his right! Jorginho picks out an offside White, his square ball is headed by Nketiah from close range and Mings flicks it onto the bar! Just like on Wednesday, Arsenal's opponents are taking their chances. Mings catches Odegaard with his boot on the follow through and then Saka pushes Coutinho after being fouled. 45+2: A fight breaks out after Coutinho fouls Saka and this is rather unnecessary, in my view. Then, Coutinho put Villa back in front just after the half-hour mark. Nketiah hits the bar! Join us for live coverage of the Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park. Zinchenko makes it 2-2!!

Just a few weeks after moving eight points clear at the top, the landscape now looks far less rosy for Mikel Arteta's side, with the Gunners picking up just ...

The Ghanaian is vital in the middle of the park, but his injury history has been worrying since he arrived at the club, and playing him every game is unlikely to have helped. He must be considering changes, with Trossard and Vieira pushing for starts, while White could earn a recall. But the pair have looked fragile recently. Following that loss, Arsenal are no longer top of the table, with City moving ahead of them on goal difference, albeit the north London club have a game in hand. Nobody expected Arsenal to be in this position at this stage of the season, but now that they are in title contention, they want to stay there. Yet just a few weeks later, the landscape now looks far less rosy. There is a degree of subjectivity to some of the problems hampering Arsenal right now, but the statistics also indicate that there are clear issues for Arteta to solve. How have things unravelled for Arsenal so quickly? While the Brazilian had not been prolific in the first part of the season, he had played a crucial role in the team's build-up play and looked to be the perfect fit for what Arteta is trying to accomplish. Nketiah is not playing poorly, as shown by his sharpness to get on the end of the through ball to win Arsenal's penalty, but his finishing has started to let him down and he does not offer as much as Jesus in open play. Arteta has made it clear that he has total faith in his players, claiming that he loves them even more after a defeat, but his reluctance to give some of them a breather has become a problem at a crucial stage in the season. With each passing error, the energy in the Emirates drained away and City took advantage of that to pick up a big win in the title race.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes more neutrals want to see the Gunners win the Premier League than their title rivals Manchester City.

"That is what we are looking to do. At the end of the day, come the end of May you're going to have to have a certain amount of points. "You have to do things consistently, at an extremely high level.

Arsenal are still firmly in the Premier League title race, according to Gunners great Martin Keown, but they need to strike back quickly.

“Man City will be watching, lots of pats on the back for them. “But it is a chance, isn’t it. “They go back to the top of the table, and there’s still a game in hand for Arsenal. It was an exhilarating match to be a part of, but you need to strike back today and it’s the first time to do it. [Gunners fell to a 3-1 loss against City](https://www.eurosport.com/football/premier-league/2022-2023/arsenal-v-manchester-city-follow-live_sto9391556/story.shtml)at the Emirates on Wednesday to surrender top spot in the table on goal difference. Arsenal are still firmly in the Premier League title race, according to Gunners great Martin Keown, but they need to strike back quickly after a damaging midweek defeat to Manchester City.

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Arsenal dropped off the Premier League summit with Wednesdays 3-1 loss to Man City at Emirates Stadium; defeat extended winless run to three games and left ...

Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Ivan Toney physically dominated them for Everton and Brentford, and the same was true of Erling Haaland on Wednesday night. Arsenal's total of 16 line-up changes is the lowest in the division. At the other, a collective wavering of concentration levels which is resulting in uncharacteristic defensive errors such as the ones that proved so costly against City. He is also capable of playing anywhere across the front line. His missed chances against City betrayed a dip in confidence and, more significantly, Arsenal's collective threat has gone the same way. Arsenal have dropped more points in three Premier League games than they did in the previous 19. Arteta spoke of the "marathon" that still lies ahead in his press conference on Wednesday night. Privately, though, he will accept the potentially huge significance of how Arsenal respond at Villa Park. Together, though, the results comprise a significant blip. In addition to their decreased productivity in attack, there has been a dramatic increase in the number and quality of chances they are giving up to their opponents at the other end of the pitch. "The most important thing is how we are tomorrow," said Mikel Arteta. Anything less would extend Arsenal's winless run to four Premier League games, causing alarm bells to ring louder.

Arsenal scored two crucial late goals to go three points clear of Manchester City in the title race - here's the player ratings for the Gunners, ...

It was an incredible ending to a remarkable contest that twice saw Arsenal fall behind, but goals from Bukayo Saka and Oleksandr Zinchenko cancelled out strikes from Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho and set the visitors on their way to a crucial victory in the title race, Mikel Arteta's side looked set to drop more points in the title race until an incredible stoppage time strike from Jorginho crashed against the underside of the bar and deflected in off the back of Emiliano Martinez to put them 3-2 in front. Arsenal twice fought back from a goal behind to seal a stunning 4-2 win at Aston Villa to move three points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Arsenal were fortunate to see Jorginho's shot rebound off the 'keeper and into the net for their crucial third goal, but they had earned their luck.

[Eddie Nketiah](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/259486/Edward-Nketiah): Wasteful in front of goal again and was fortunate it did not cost Arsenal. Also, the reaction from all of us in the second half was perfect, that's the right way to go for the future games." We have to take some lessons today because especially in the first half, we didn't do all the simple things right and then we give them the chance to score those two goals in a really simple way. But it was Arsenal who were the stars of the show as they ended up claiming a stunning late victory. [Oleksandr Zinchenko](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/217482/Oleksandr-Zinchenko) fired Arsenal level on 61 minutes and there were chances for both sides as [Martin Odegaard](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/203669/martin-odegaard) missed a glorious chance 13 minutes from time, while at the other end substitute [Leon Bailey](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/224809/Leon-Bailey) crashed a late shot against the bar. This was a day to forget for the 30-year-old. This was another occasion to add to a growing list where Saka was on the receiving end of some rough treatment. Five minutes later, with Martinez caught upfield for a Villa corner, the visitors broke again and substitute [Gabriel Martinelli](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/269844/Gabriel-Martinelli) was left to roll the ball into an unguarded net. Kicking off just 63 hours after losing 3-1 to City, this was always going to be a test of Arsenal's resolve and it became immeasurably harder after Watkins scored early on -- the first goal Arsenal have conceded in the opening 15 minutes of a league match this season. And despite going down for treatment early in the second half, Saka admirably battled on to keep taking the fight to Villa, playing the entire game when it looked probable at one stage he would be forced off. This victory arrests that poor run and fires a statement to City that they still have genuine competition in the title race. Arsenal's durability in the title race was called into question after a run of one point from a possible nine enabled Manchester City to knock them off the top of the table in midweek for the first time since Nov.

A proud Mikel discusses the nature of our 4-2 Premier League win at Aston Villa on Saturday.

In the second half, it was a completely different story. With the second one, Bukayo was half injured, it was a corner and we were not set and leading the game like we should. A smaller margin [of chances] should be enough to win in this league and we need to improve that. At half-time we said we had to raise the individual level, we had to look each other in the face and we had to do much more if we wanted to come out and win this game. The context of the game was difficult, with the performance that we had against City and getting nothing out of it. We don’t need to produce as much as we do in every single game to win matches.

The Premier League title race took another twist on Saturday as Arsenal climbed back to the top of the standings with a 4-2 win at Aston Villa while ...

Ollie Watkins' opener for Villa may have fitted a pattern of Arsenal gifting goals, but the response of one player in particular was striking. Jorginho bounded ...

[Leon Bailey](https://theathletic.com/football/player/leon-bailey-i7MKpQ2I2r8uIO7B/) and see him off. [Brentford](https://theathletic.com/football/team/brentford/) we did that but we couldn’t win it because of a decision — fine. [Martin Odegaard](https://theathletic.com/football/player/martin-odegaard-hRSWwjJppH2Xn0jr/) expected somebody else to engage the ball, Jorginho waited too long to do so and then the backline didn’t track the runners. [their way of “living” games](https://theathletic.com/4102887/2023/01/19/mikel-arteta-arsenal-living-games/?source=emp_shared_article). That moment, alongside [Aaron Ramsdale](https://theathletic.com/football/player/aaron-ramsdale-oClCp7qVt2452IFa/)’s fingertip save onto the bar from Bailey (both at 2-2), show just how important each action becomes in matches like these. [Thomas Partey](https://theathletic.com/football/player/thomas-partey-WvYPPsYnodFQ5XO1/) does, but he kept Arsenal ticking. [Those penetrative passes](https://theathletic.com/4142151/2023/02/01/january-transfer-window-where-jorginho-fit-in-at-arsenal/?source=emp_shared_article) and constant communication continued into the second half, with defence-splitting balls for Saka and quick words with [Eddie Nketiah](https://theathletic.com/football/player/eddie-nketiah-DEv6ydhcRGewFPXs/), Bukayo Saka and Arteta. William Saliba allowed Watkins to dominate in the build-up to the opener after [Oleksandr Zinchenko](https://theathletic.com/football/player/oleksandr-zinchenko-MS8PfOpWPUopegk6/)’s error in possession. [Like Manchester City’s first goal in midweek](https://theathletic.com/4208394/2023/02/16/arsenal-manchester-city-principles/), they were avoidable goals to concede. More intensity off the ball from Nketiah forced Martinez to float his kicks out of play before more turnovers created chances both he and Odegaard missed either side of a miscued Gabriel header. After a few uncharacteristic long balls, Arsenal started playing: Odegaard was drifting into that right half-space and causing problems with how quickly he was moving the ball forward, while Zinchenko was much more secure in possession. Benjamin White had been sat narrow in the opening 10 minutes, meaning Arsenal struggled to find ways forward.

DANNY MURPHY: Mikel Arteta must be so relieved to see Pep Guardiola messing about with his team - otherwise Arsenal might be the ones doing the chasing in ...

That comes from the constant tweaking of the back four, the shape and the personnel. The concern comes in the other away games they have lost, against Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester United where they did not dominate and did not bombard the opposition goal. Two points clear with a game in hand. I thought it was a magnificent performance from the Gunners. On any other day, they win the game easily. They dominated the game.

Arsenal scored two crucial late goals to go three points clear of Manchester City in the title race - here's the player ratings for the Gunners, ...

[Bukayo Saka](https://www.goal.com/en/news/watch-bukayo-saka-thunderbolt-half-volley-arsenal-aston-villa/bltd594c6191e8aeb88) and Oleksandr Zinchenko cancelled out strikes from Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho and set the visitors on their way to a crucial victory in the title race. [deflected in off the back of Emiliano Martinez to put them 3-2 in front](https://www.goal.com/en/news/emiliano-martinez-embarrassed-against-arsenal-own-goal-open-goal-gabriel-martinelli/blt3c35d5549148f946). Mikel Arteta's side looked set to drop more points in the title race until an incredible stoppage-time strike from Jorginho crashed against the underside of the bar and

Arsenal were without a win in their previous three Premier League games, but this spirited victory over Aston Villa will give them renewed belief they can ...

Martinez went up for a Villa corner but when Arsenal cleared Martinelli was able to run half the length of the pitch before slotting into the empty net as Arteta and his staff celebrated wildly on the touchline. Zinchenko put Arsenal back on level terms in the 61st minute, drilling a blistering strike past Martinez from the edge of the area for his first Gunners goal since signing from Manchester City. Birmingham - Arsenal moved back to the top of the Premier League in dramatic fashion as an own goal from Aston Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez in stoppage-time handed the Gunners a crucial 4-2 victory on Saturday.

Arsenal reinvigorated their push for a first Premier League title in two decades and retook top spot on Saturday with a thrilling 4-2 win at Aston Villa.

We needed a magic moment and Jorginho produced it,” he said. I don’t know really what went wrong,” he said. “From this game, we took an unbelievable lesson for all of us.

London - Arsenal regained pole position in the Premier League title race on Saturday as the Gunners fought back for a thrilling 4-2 victory at Aston Villa, ...

Bournemouth climbed out of the relegation zone with a 1-0 win at Wolves, with Marcus Tavernier bundling in the winner after 49 minutes. Chelsea were booed off at full-time after a result that left them languishing in 10th place, with just two wins in their last 14 games in all competitions and none in their last five. With just minutes left at Villa Park, Mikel Arteta's side were in danger of slipping up again in their bid to win the title for the first time since 2004. Everton moved out of the relegation zone with a valuable 1-0 win against fellow strugglers Leeds at Goodison Park. Just three days after surrendering first place with a 3-1 defeat against City, Arsenal bounced back in impressive style to move two points clear of the champions. London - Arsenal regained pole position in the Premier League title race on Saturday as the Gunners fought back for a thrilling 4-2 victory at Aston Villa, while Manchester City were held to a damaging 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest.

Mikel Arteta insisted Arsenal have more belief than ever after an own goal from Aston Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez in stoppage-time handed the Premier ...

Martinez went up for a Villa corner but when Arsenal cleared Martinelli was able to run half the length of the pitch before slotting into the empty net as Arteta and his staff celebrated wildly on the touchline. Zinchenko put Arsenal back on level terms in the 61st minute, drilling a blistering strike past Martinez from the edge of the area for his first Gunners goal since signing from Manchester City. In stoppage-time, Jorginho's first-time effort from the edge of the area hit the bar, bounced down and struck Martinez on the head before rebounding into the net. Tom Hanks, a self-confessed Villa fan, was watching from the stands and Arsenal scripted a Hollywood ending in front of the superstar actor "Sometimes you're going to have to win games in the 94th minute, you're going to have to score from set plays, you're going to have to score when you are down to 10 men. Mikel Arteta insisted Arsenal have more belief than ever after an own goal from Aston Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez in stoppage-time handed the Premier League title chasers a crucial 4-2 victory on Saturday.

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal 'didn't do the simple things' right in the first half at Aston Villa, after his side came back to win 4-2.

The reaction in the second half was perfect and the right way to go in future games. “We had a chat at half-time and went back to doing the basics,” he said. “We just need to believe to the very end that we can achieve everything,” was the verdict of Oleksandr Zinchenko, whose long-range shot levelled the game at 2-2. At some stage you’re going to have to win games in the 94th and the 96th minute, you have to score when you are down to 10 men, you have to score from set-pieces. “If you want to be at the top, you have to win games in different ways. “In the first half we didn’t do the simple things right.