Aston Villa surprised Arsenal, who missed the chance to make a difference against Liverpool, and won 2-0 at the Emirates for the date 33 of the Premier League and Manchester City is the new solo leader. Dibu Martínez and Ollie Watkins were the stars of the meeting.
Aston Villa hit Arsenal as a visitor and the definition of the Premier League is on fire. EPA
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Mikel Arteta’s team went from strength to strength in the match at the Emirates and paid dearly in front of their home crowd in the finale.
In addition to having lowered their intensity as the minutes passed and not being able to create many chances, the Gunners collided with the figure of Dibu Martínez who had a great performance against his former team.
The match was marked by a period of time for each team, with Arsenal dominating the first half.
Despite having managed the times in the first 45 minutes, they were rarely able to reach the visitor’s goal with danger and when they did, the Draw was insurmountable.
The clearest of this stage was for Unai Emery’s team at the feet of Watkins, who crashed his cross shot against David Raya’s right post.
In the complement, it was the Villains who raised the level and led the local team to protect themselves against their goal.
Although Aston Villa led the way in the second half, Arsenal had a couple of chances to make a difference, but Draw became huge.
The intensity of Arteta’s team’s play became increasingly noticeable as the end approached and the visitor took advantage.
In the first instance, Leon Bailey pushed a ball that crossed the entire six-yard area and made it 1-0 in the 84th minute.
Watkins was in charge of finishing the game in the 87th minute with a good finish after Raya left.
This is Arsenal’s fifth defeat in the Premier League and in four of these matches, they failed to convert.
For its part, Aston Villa consolidates its position in fourth place with five rounds left in the championship.
This result leaves Arsenal in second place with 71 points, two less than Manchester City.
On the next date, the Gunners will visit Wolverhampton and Aston Villa will be home to Bournemouth.