Aston Villa Vs Arsenal ( Match Recap)

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Arsenal kicked off matchday 24 of the English Premier League this afternoon with an incredible win away from home against Aston Villa. The Gunners put up a good performance and showed they are still in the game for the title race this season as they beat Aston Villa 4-2 to move back onto the EPL table.

Aston Villa throw the first blow in the early five minutes of the first half, Matty Cash played a long through ball to Ollie Watkins who was on the run, the Aston Villa forward received the ball and tried cutting his past a defender but then decided to play a shot, the ball went past Arsenal's goalkeeper and went into the goalpost.

Arsenal leveled the scoreline in the 16th minute of the first half, Jorginho swung the ball from the left corner into the box, and the cross was intercepted by Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings but the danger was not over as Bukayo Saka capitalize on the loose ball and played a volley into the goal post, what a session the young lad is having at Arsenal.

Aston Villa struck again in the 31at minute from a counterattack, Moreno from Aston Villa played a through ball into the box to his teammate, Coutinho received the ball and played a shot into the goalpost, and Arsenal's goalkeeper had no idea where the ball was going as he dived the wrong way. The first half ended in Aston Villa's favor as they took the one-goal lead into the tunnel, but Arsenal had plans of their own as they cooked Aston Villa in the second half.

Arsenal started their comeback in the 61st minute of the second half, Saka took a short corner as he passed the ball to Odegaard, the Norwegian quickly played a pass to Zinchenko and the former Manchester City player took a powerful shot on goal and scored, Aston Villa goalkeeper dived the wrong way as the ball went into the goal post.

When we taught the game will end in a draw the Gunners smash another goal in the 90+3 minute, Martinelli with the ball in the penalty area saw Jorginho coming and passed the ball to him, Jorginho wasted no time and took a strong shot on goal, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced off Martinez's head and entered into the goal post, Arsenal got their first lead of the match.

The game was not over yet, Aston Villa was looking for an equalizer but found trouble after Lucas Digne's cross failed to find his teammate and Martinez Aston Villa's goalkeeper left his goalkeeping line to position himself for the corner kick.

Martinelli intercepted the ball and his teammate Fabio Vieira received the ball and made a run down Aston Villa's half line, Vieira spotted Martinelli making a run down Aston Villa's box and played a through ball to his teammate, Martinelli received the ball and played it into the empty goal post with ease and increased Arsenal goal lead.

Two minutes after Martinelli's goal the referee blew his whistle and the match came to an end, Arsenal are top of the table but they might stay there for long if Manchester City wins against Nottingham Forest which is happening now. So guys that will be all for now, thanks for stopping by, and have a great weekend.