Arsenal show resilience
Not for the first time this season Arsenal found themselves in a position where they weren't certain of winning a game they had utterly dominated going into its closing stages. On the night the Gunners outscored Aston Villa in terms of xG by 2.96 to 0.36 - for reference Manchester City, who beat Nottingham Forest 6-0 on the same evening - only managed 2.91 to 0.66.
However, as Douglas Luiz's corner looped into Aaron Ramsdale's goal in the 74th minute, Mikel Arteta's side faced the very real prospect of not claiming all three points for the first time this season. Previous sides have wilted under the weight of such pressure, and such collapses have taken weeks to recover from. This vintage needed just 151 seconds to bounce back as Gabriel Martinelli fired home the winner.
