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Arsenal 2 – 2 Aston Villa – Match Report

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Arsenal 2 - 2 Aston Villa - Match Report

We let a two-goal lead slip and dropped two valuable factors in our pursuit of Liverpool on the prime of the desk.

We deservedly earned a first-half lead when Gabriel Martinelli stole in to squeeze Leandro Trossard’s cross simply over the road, earlier than Trossard once more arrange our second after the break. Kai Havertz the scorer to place us seemingly in management.

However Youri Tielemans headed Aston Villa again into it on the close to put up earlier than a sensible end from Ollie Watkins off the bar introduced the guests stage.

Havertz then had a aim disallowed by way of VAR for an obvious handball late on, earlier than Mikel Merino hit the put up, as we have been left annoyed at full-time.

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Highlights: Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa

Early set items

Our fourth residence sport within the area of 12 days kicked off amid an expectant ambiance following Wednesday’s north London derby victory.

We received 4 corners within the opening ten minutes – two on every wing – all 4 have been delivered right into a harmful space, however the Villa defence have been again in numbers to clear. Thomas Partey shot over from shut vary on the fourth, however the whistle had already gone towards him.

Declan Rice additionally created an excellent likelihood from open play, whipping in a cross from deep to the far put up, the place  Martinelli on the stretch couldn’t get sufficient energy on his shot.

It wasn’t all one-way site visitors although. Left again Ian Maatsen warmed David Raya’s gloves with a fierce drive inside the world. Gabriel then slid in to dam a Watkins effort.

Trossard tried his luck from 20 yards, and a deflection made the save trickier for Emiliano Martinez, however he scrambled it away from hazard.

Havertz dragged a shot huge from 20 yards, then blasted at Martinez following a fast free-kick, however was flagged for offside.

Watkins was offered with an excellent likelihood on the half hour. A Thomas Partey throw in our personal half inexplicably went straight to the England ahead, and with Raya off his line he tried the lob, however lifted the ball over the bar.

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Trossard the supplier

Then got here the breakthrough. Mikel Merino fed Trossard on the left, he shifted the ball between his ft on the byline, and despatched in a incredible, teasing cross. Martinelli stole in entrance of Maatsen to get his foot to the ball first, and Martinez spilled the shot simply over the road. Objective-line expertise confirmed the aim, however there have been simply inches in it.

Our tails have been up now. Trossard fired simply over after a neat transfer inside the world between Partey and Martinelli earlier than Merino curled huge from exterior the world.

The second-half started with Havertz heading a tough likelihood huge from a Martin Odegaard cross earlier than substitute Lucas Digne was in the precise place to clear a devilish low cross from Myles Lewis-Skelly.

We saved the strain on, and the second aim duly arrived. Trossard took on Matty Money in a race on the left wing, and delivered into the trail of Havertz. His first-time shot went in off the knees of a befuddled Martinez.

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Villa strike again

The guests labored their approach again into it simply earlier than the hour mark. Digne’s cross into the close to put up was met by the diving head of Tielemans, bravely getting in forward of Merino to beat Raya. Inside seconds the Belgian then struck the bottom of the put up following a counter-attack.

On the different finish Martinelli volleyed huge inside the world when the ball was bobbling round following a nook, however then Villa levelled.

The time the cross got here in from our left-hand facet, delivered by Money from deep. It cleared our defence, discovering Watkins on the far put up who completed effectively off the bar.

We had all of it to do as soon as once more. Partey obtained in behind the defence and in the reduction of for Odegaard, however the skipper’s shot was blocked.

VAR intervenes

As we entered the ultimate ten minutes Mikel Arteta known as for Raheem Sterling from the bench.

Havertz thought he had scored the winner late on, however VAR disallowed the aim for handball. Merino’s shot deflected off the German into the online, however the officers deemed it hit his arm moderately than his torso.

Merino then struck a put up and Trossard was denied on the close to put up as we entered injury-time.

On the dying, Trossard shot huge from Lewis-Skelly’s by way of ball, however we couldn’t discover the winner.

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One of the best images from our Aston Villa match

 

FACTS AND STATS

We’ve got didn’t win a Premier League residence sport during which we led by 2+ objectives for the primary time since October 2019 (2-2 vs Crystal Palace), having received every of our final 46 earlier than tonight.

Aston Villa averted defeat in a Premier League away sport during which they trailed by 2+ objectives for the primary time since November 2013 (2-2 vs West Bromwich Albion), ending a run of 52 straight defeats.

We’ve got dropped 12 factors from successful positions within the Premier League this season, our most in a single marketing campaign since 2019/20 (21).

Ollie Watkins has scored six Premier League objectives towards us, with 4 of these coming on the Emirates Stadium. Since becoming a member of Aston Villa forward of the 2020/21 season, no visiting participant has scored extra away objectives towards us.

Every of Kai Havertz’s final 12 Premier League objectives have are available in London, the longest run by an Arsenal participant since Lukas Podolski between December 2012 and April 2014 (additionally 12).

Gabriel Martinelli’s opener was his sixth Premier League aim of the season (twentieth look), matching his tally from final season in 15 fewer video games (6 in 35).

We’ve got scored extra objectives from crosses than every other facet within the Premier League this season (11), together with each objectives tonight.

Leandro Trossard supplied 2+ assists in a Premier League sport for the fifth time, and the primary time since Could 2023 towards Wolves.

What’s subsequent

We’re again in Champions League motion in midweek, for the primary crew since early December. We host Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday in matchday seven out of eight within the league part. We’re at the moment third within the 36-team league. Then we head to Wolves subsequent Saturday again within the Premier League, for our eighth sport of the month up to now.

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