Arsenal ended their four-game winless run in some style coming out on top against Aston Villa in a six-goal thriller to restore their Premier League title advantage. One draw and two defeats, which included a loss to Manchester City, saw the Gunners head into the game low on confidence with their title ambitions dwindling, but Mikel Arteta's men prevented that from happening with two late goals at Villa Park.
In the first half, Bukayo Saka's thunderous effort had cancelled out Ollie Watkins early opener before Phillipe Coutinho swept home to put Villa back in front. Arsenal had numerous opportunities at goal in the second half and it was a surprise scorer who drew them level again with Oleksandr Zinchenko guiding an effort from the edge of the box into the back of the net.
Martin Odegaard missed a glorious chance which gave most of an Arsenal persuasion reason to believe it was not going to be their day. However, Jorginho was on hand to prove otherwise. The deadline day signing from Chelsea saw his fierce effort strike the bar but roll into the back of the net regardless off the back of Emi Martinez's head.
