Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insisted Emi Martinez's late own goal against the Gunners was really a Jorginho goal, and one of his own efforts against the same opposition might help explain his assessment.
Jorginho hit a stoppage-time effort against the woodwork with the scores level at 2-2, and the ball cannoned into the net off the head of former Arsenal goalkeeper Martinez to help the visitors claim all three points. It will go down as an own goal, with the Italy midfielder made to wait for his first Gunners goal after joining on transfer deadline day.
Incredibly, Arteta himself 'scored' a near-identical goal in his very last appearance as an Arsenal player back in 2016. Footage of that effort has resurfaced to show just how similar the efforts were.
Arteta was used sparingly by Arsenal's then-manager Arsene Wenger in the 2015-16 after injury issues throughout the season. He had been out for more than three months when he made a farewell appearance from the bench against Aston Villa in May.
When the Spaniard replaced Mesut Ozil with two minutes left on the clock, a hat-trick from Olivier Giroud had ensured the win was secured and - with Spurs losing at relegated Newcastle - a second-place finish was also all but confirmed.
There was time for a fourth, though. Arteta fired in a shot from the edge of the box which cannoned back off the underside of the bar before going in off the back of Villa goalkeeper Mark Bunn.
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"Jorginho produced an incredible moment," Arteta told BBC Sport. "Not [an own goal] for us. For us, it will be Jorginho's goal."
Villa had led twice, with Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho both on target in the first half. Bukayo Saka scored Arsenal's first equaliser, and Oleksandr Zinchenko scored his first goal for the club to level things up at 2-2 before the late drama.
There was still time for Villa to threaten after going behind through Martinez's own goal, but Gabriel Martinelli made things safe deep into stoppage-time. The Brazilian raced clear from Fabio Vieira's pass moments after Martinez had come up for a Villa corner, and tapped into the unguarded net.
"In the second half, I think we outplayed them, I think we created chances, we dominated the game, but we needed a magic moment and Jorginho produced it," Arteta told BT Sport after the latest win "He's got many many qualities but perhaps that is not his biggest strength."
Jorginho had scored three goals for Chelsea in the first half of the season before completing his January move to north London, with all of them coming from the penalty spot. The last time the former Napoli man scored from open play was against the Gunners, all the way back in December 2019.
Arsenal had dropped to second in the Premier League table before their victory over Villa, thanks to a midweek defeat at home to title rivals Manchester City. However, the late victory at Villa Park - coupled with City dropping points at Nottingham Forest - ensured Arteta's team returned to the summit.
