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Jacob Leeks

Arsenal fight back to win as Emi Martinez unwittingly nods in crucial goal - Six talking points

Arsenal fought from behind twice before claiming a 93rd minute winner at Aston Villa - thanks to the head of former goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.

The Gunners had lost three of their last four games heading into this clash and got off to the worst possible start when Ollie Watkins beat the offside trap to fire home an opener for Unai Emery’s men. Bukayo Saka hammered in an equaliser with, before Philippe Coutinho finished off a brilliant team move to put Villa back in front before the break.

However, Oleksandr Zinchenko equalised just past the hour mark, but the Gunners looked set to be frustrated as the game headed into injury time. But when Jorginho’s fine 25-yard strike clattered the crossbar and bounced down, their luck was in, as it hit the back of the head of Martinez, and rebounded into the net, before Gabriel Martinelli wrapped up the win late on. Here are six talking points from a huge show of character from Mikel Arteta’s men.

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