Arsenal ended their winless run in dramatic fashion as they came from behind to beat Aston Villa 4-2 at Villa Park and move top of the table at the final whistle.
The Gunners were level going into stoppage time but Jorginho’s strike came back off the crossbar and deflected off Emiliano Martinez into the net to spark wild celebrations, before substitute Gabriel Martinelli capped the comeback with a fourth on the breakaway.
Villa led twice in the first half through Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho but Mikel Arteta’s team showed their fighting spirit to level it twice through Bukayo Saka and then, just after the hour, through Oleksandr Zinchenko. But the drama was still to come.
Aaron Ramsdale tipped Leon Bailey’s drive against the frame of the goal and Arsenal capitalised on that escape very late on. The result moved them three point clear at the top prior to Manchester City’s game later in the afternoon – restoring belief in their title dream.
Aston Villa’s next outing is at home to Everton next Saturday while Arsenal will now prepare for a trip to Leicester next Saturday as well
