Arsenal

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.

However, after obtaining just one point out of a possible nine in their last three games, Arteta is left with plenty to ponder as his team is finally starting to expose chinks in their armour. One might believe that facing Aston Villa in their own den shouldn't be a big challenge for a team as good as the Gunners, but such has been their form of late that even The Villans - who are in 11th place in the table and have lost their last two games - will prove to be a test of Arsenal's mettle. Having squandered top spot - and an eight-point lead - to Manchester City in their 3-1 loss to the same team at home earlier this week, Arsenal will hope to put an end to their three-match winless streak in the Premier League when they visit Aston Villa, a game which will be another tricky fixture for Mikel Arteta and Co.

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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 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 won for the first time in five games on Saturday thanks to a stoppage-time own goal by Aston Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez.

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 boss, Mikel Arteta, has revealed that midfielder Thomas Partey will need 'another week' before returning to first-team action for the club. Arteta.

Speaking to BT Sport, Arteta said of the Ghanaian international before Arsenal’s kick-off with Aston Villa, “He’s not fit. Partey was also not included in Arsenal’s squad against Aston Villa at Villa Park. Arteta spoke before Arsenal’s Premier League tie with Aston Villa on Saturday.

Arsenal legend Paul Merson has said that the club could lose out in the title chase this season. Merson said that the Gunners could even finish third if.

“I think if they win this game they’re in a title race, if they lose this game I would seriously be having a look at third,” Merson told Sky Sports. Arsenal legend Paul Merson has said that the club could lose out in the title chase this season. EPL: This is the problem – Paul Merson reveals why Arsenal won’t win title

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.

Late drama as we twice come from behind before winning thrilling Premier League match at Villa Park.

Replays showed Ramsdale made a superb save to push it onto the woodwork. But his low shot went just the wrong side of the upright. He made a great run into the area from the halfway line, but his pass was just too strong for Nketiah, who had momentarily checked his run. From a short corner, Martin Odegaard rolled the ball back to Zinchenko just outside the box. Instead he wanted to get on with things and go for the third goal. Granit Xhaka had a shot blocked on the edge of the area before Saka then dragged a low shot wide. Then the late drama. Alex Moreno got behind White, and his cut-back from the left was dummied by Emiliano Buendia, allowing Coutinho to wrong-foot Ramsdale with a low finish. The game remained open, with both defences offering chances, but it was Villa retook the lead with a well-worked second. Martinez was rooted to the spot as the ball flashed past him. We got off to the worst possible start. However there didn’t seem to be too much danger as Watkins advanced into the box, marshalled by William Saliba.

Bukayo Saka equalised for Arsenal against Aston Villa in the first-half with a fantastic strike, putting the Gunners en route to a huge win.

"Then we altered a few things and we produced a very strong performance. "We had some difficulties in the first half collectively and individually we brought the level right down and we stopped doing the simple things right," the Spaniard said. Then you have to play the next 90 minutes like we are as a team right now. But he’s going to have to deal with that, not every week, but every three days and sometimes in training as well because it’s his game and teams are not stupid and they want to stop him. The Arsenal boss said: "He’s fine. Martinez joined his teammates in Arsenal box for a corner in a last ditch effort to clinch an equaliser.

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.

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 ...

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. 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 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

At Stamford Bridge, the nightmare run continued for Graham Potter and his star-studded team as Chelsea lost 1-0 to bottom-placed Southampton.

Good journalism costs a lot of money. A fifth-minute strike from Ollie Watkins was cancelled by Bukayo Saka’s volley in the 16th minute. In the London derby between Crystal Palace and Brentford, it ended in a 1-1 draw as the Bees continued their unbeaten streak in the league. At the City Ground Stadium, Nottingham forced Manchester City to a 1-1 draw to halt Pep Guardiola’s side’s chance to keep the top position in the league. In the early kickoff, Arsenal did well enough to return to the summit of the table after battling to a 4-2 win over Aston Villa. There were a couple of twists and turns in the English Premier League on Saturday as teams intensify their quest for match points in the top flight.