Disastrous defending from Mikel Arteta’s side brings sweet taste of victory to Villa manager Unai Emery, who was sacked by Arsenal in 2019
Arsenal slip while Aston Villa let rip with late goals from Leon Bailey and Ollie WatkinsAndreas Pereira at the double as Fulham dent West Ham’s hopes of European return
Had Havertz made the most of two decent chances that fell his way inside the opening quarter of an hour then the gamble would have paid off handsomely. But he could not quite reach a cross from Bukayo Saka before firing straight at Emiliano Martínez after a brilliant pass from Leandro Trossard.
Arsenal were then lucky to escape after a wayward pass from Gabriel Magalhães struck the unsuspecting Zinchenko in the back but the unlucky Watkins saw his effort cannon back off the post and away to safety. Less than 30 seconds later Martínez incredibly managed to claw away Trossard’s shot on the goal line after he was set up by Jesus in a breathless end to the first half that saw the hosts muster 14 shots but not find the breakthrough they desperately yearned for.
To Villa’s credit, they had managed to frustrate Arsenal for large periods by keeping the ball and that pattern continued in the second half. Jesus went to ground claiming an unlikely penalty after tangling with Carlos when he could have attempted a shot instead and the referee David Coote waved away his appeals.
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