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A win will be the only thing on the agenda for Arsenal as they take on Unai Emery's Aston Villa in the Premier League.

However, after obtaining just one point out of a possible nine in their last three games, Arteta is left with plenty to ponder as his team is finally starting to expose chinks in their armour. One might believe that facing Aston Villa in their own den shouldn't be a big challenge for a team as good as the Gunners, but such has been their form of late that even The Villans - who are in 11th place in the table and have lost their last two games - will prove to be a test of Arsenal's mettle. Having squandered top spot - and an eight-point lead - to Manchester City in their 3-1 loss to the same team at home earlier this week, Arsenal will hope to put an end to their three-match winless streak in the Premier League when they visit Aston Villa, a game which will be another tricky fixture for Mikel Arteta and Co.

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Mikel Arteta has claimed that most neutral fans would rather see his Arsenal side lift the Premier League title in May than “favourites” Manchester City.

“That is what we are looking to do. “What we can control is what we do. At the end of the day, come the end of May you're going to have to have a certain amount of points. “You have to do things consistently, at an extremely high level. “It's about what we do. “That I agree with,” he answered when asked if rival fans want to see Arsenal win the Premier League.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes more neutrals want to see the Gunners win the Premier League than their title rivals Manchester City.

"That is what we are looking to do. At the end of the day, come the end of May you're going to have to have a certain amount of points. "You have to do things consistently, at an extremely high level.

Arsenal are still firmly in the Premier League title race, according to Gunners great Martin Keown, but they need to strike back quickly.

“Man City will be watching, lots of pats on the back for them. “But it is a chance, isn’t it. “They go back to the top of the table, and there’s still a game in hand for Arsenal. It was an exhilarating match to be a part of, but you need to strike back today and it’s the first time to do it. [Gunners fell to a 3-1 loss against City](https://www.eurosport.com/football/premier-league/2022-2023/arsenal-v-manchester-city-follow-live_sto9391556/story.shtml)at the Emirates on Wednesday to surrender top spot in the table on goal difference. Arsenal are still firmly in the Premier League title race, according to Gunners great Martin Keown, but they need to strike back quickly after a damaging midweek defeat to Manchester City.

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Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Ivan Toney physically dominated them for Everton and Brentford, and the same was true of Erling Haaland on Wednesday night. Arsenal's total of 16 line-up changes is the lowest in the division. At the other, a collective wavering of concentration levels which is resulting in uncharacteristic defensive errors such as the ones that proved so costly against City. He is also capable of playing anywhere across the front line. His missed chances against City betrayed a dip in confidence and, more significantly, Arsenal's collective threat has gone the same way. Arsenal have dropped more points in three Premier League games than they did in the previous 19. Arteta spoke of the "marathon" that still lies ahead in his press conference on Wednesday night. Privately, though, he will accept the potentially huge significance of how Arsenal respond at Villa Park. Together, though, the results comprise a significant blip. In addition to their decreased productivity in attack, there has been a dramatic increase in the number and quality of chances they are giving up to their opponents at the other end of the pitch. "The most important thing is how we are tomorrow," said Mikel Arteta. Anything less would extend Arsenal's winless run to four Premier League games, causing alarm bells to ring louder.

Get a report of the Aston Villa vs. Arsenal 2022-23 English Premier League football match.

[Gabriel Martinelli](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/269844/Gabriel-Martinelli) added a fourth almost immediately after when Martinez went up to Arsenal's box to attack a last-minute corner, leaving the Arsenal striker to counter-attack and tap into an empty net. [Ollie Watkins](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/198825/Ollie-Watkins) opened the scoring with a powerful, low finish inside five minutes. [Jorginho](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/233721/Jorginho)'s shot from the edge of the box struck the crossbar and hit goalkeeper [Emiliano Martinez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/158626/Emiliano-Martínez) on the back of the head and found the net.

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[Bukayo Saka](https://www.goal.com/en/news/watch-bukayo-saka-thunderbolt-half-volley-arsenal-aston-villa/bltd594c6191e8aeb88) and Oleksandr Zinchenko cancelled out strikes from Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho and set the visitors on their way to a crucial victory in the title race. [deflected in off the back of Emiliano Martinez to put them 3-2 in front](https://www.goal.com/en/news/emiliano-martinez-embarrassed-against-arsenal-own-goal-open-goal-gabriel-martinelli/blt3c35d5549148f946). Mikel Arteta's side looked set to drop more points in the title race until an incredible stoppage-time strike from Jorginho crashed against the underside of the bar and

Arsenal were fortunate to see Jorginho's shot rebound off the 'keeper and into the net for their crucial third goal, but they had earned their luck.

[Eddie Nketiah](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/259486/Edward-Nketiah): Wasteful in front of goal again and was fortunate it did not cost Arsenal. Also, the reaction from all of us in the second half was perfect, that's the right way to go for the future games." We have to take some lessons today because especially in the first half, we didn't do all the simple things right and then we give them the chance to score those two goals in a really simple way. But it was Arsenal who were the stars of the show as they ended up claiming a stunning late victory. [Oleksandr Zinchenko](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/217482/Oleksandr-Zinchenko) fired Arsenal level on 61 minutes and there were chances for both sides as [Martin Odegaard](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/203669/martin-odegaard) missed a glorious chance 13 minutes from time, while at the other end substitute [Leon Bailey](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/224809/Leon-Bailey) crashed a late shot against the bar. This was a day to forget for the 30-year-old. This was another occasion to add to a growing list where Saka was on the receiving end of some rough treatment. Five minutes later, with Martinez caught upfield for a Villa corner, the visitors broke again and substitute [Gabriel Martinelli](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/269844/Gabriel-Martinelli) was left to roll the ball into an unguarded net. Kicking off just 63 hours after losing 3-1 to City, this was always going to be a test of Arsenal's resolve and it became immeasurably harder after Watkins scored early on -- the first goal Arsenal have conceded in the opening 15 minutes of a league match this season. And despite going down for treatment early in the second half, Saka admirably battled on to keep taking the fight to Villa, playing the entire game when it looked probable at one stage he would be forced off. This victory arrests that poor run and fires a statement to City that they still have genuine competition in the title race. Arsenal's durability in the title race was called into question after a run of one point from a possible nine enabled Manchester City to knock them off the top of the table in midweek for the first time since Nov.

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal 'didn't do the simple things' right in the first half at Aston Villa, after his side came back to win 4-2.

The reaction in the second half was perfect and the right way to go in future games. “We had a chat at half-time and went back to doing the basics,” he said. “We just need to believe to the very end that we can achieve everything,” was the verdict of Oleksandr Zinchenko, whose long-range shot levelled the game at 2-2. At some stage you’re going to have to win games in the 94th and the 96th minute, you have to score when you are down to 10 men, you have to score from set-pieces. “If you want to be at the top, you have to win games in different ways. “In the first half we didn’t do the simple things right.

Bukayo Saka equalised for Arsenal against Aston Villa in the first-half with a fantastic strike, putting the Gunners en route to a huge win.

"Then we altered a few things and we produced a very strong performance. "We had some difficulties in the first half collectively and individually we brought the level right down and we stopped doing the simple things right," the Spaniard said. Then you have to play the next 90 minutes like we are as a team right now. But he’s going to have to deal with that, not every week, but every three days and sometimes in training as well because it’s his game and teams are not stupid and they want to stop him. The Arsenal boss said: "He’s fine. Martinez joined his teammates in Arsenal box for a corner in a last ditch effort to clinch an equaliser.

A proud Mikel discusses the nature of our 4-2 Premier League win at Aston Villa on Saturday.

In the second half, it was a completely different story. With the second one, Bukayo was half injured, it was a corner and we were not set and leading the game like we should. A smaller margin [of chances] should be enough to win in this league and we need to improve that. At half-time we said we had to raise the individual level, we had to look each other in the face and we had to do much more if we wanted to come out and win this game. The context of the game was difficult, with the performance that we had against City and getting nothing out of it. We don’t need to produce as much as we do in every single game to win matches.

Zinchenko, Saka, Jorginho or Odegaard? Who was our standout in our 4-2 Premier League win?

Copyright 2023 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Vote in the poll below. Bukayo Saka netted his 10th goal of the season, Alex Zinchenko scored for the first time in an Arsenal shirt, while Jorginho and Martin Odegaard both impressed in midfield.

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“Jorginho’s goal was lucky, but they had a lot of the ball and kept putting pressure on us. “The boys really wanted it. Zinchenko put Arsenal back on level terms in the 61st minute, drilling a blistering strike past Martinez from the edge of the area for his first Gunners goal since signing from City. “We have to take some lessons. Tom Hanks, a self-confessed Villa fan, was watching from the stands and Arsenal scripted a Hollywood ending in front of the superstar actor. Gunners manager Mikel Arteta was delighted with the midfielder and his team’s resilience, as they kept their English Premier League title race alive after an own goal from Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez in stoppage time handed them a crucial 4-2 victory.

Pep Guardiola's side now trail Arsenal by two points having also played one game more. Read more at straitstimes.com.

“Some people will think I’m the problem. You have to do it. “Credit to the boys. Bournemouth also moved out of the bottom three to sit level on 21 points with Everton thanks to a second-half strike from Marcus Tavernier to seal a 1-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers. The dressing room was absolutely bouncing. We have to score.

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Replays showed Ramsdale made a superb save to push it onto the woodwork. But his low shot went just the wrong side of the upright. He made a great run into the area from the halfway line, but his pass was just too strong for Nketiah, who had momentarily checked his run. From a short corner, Martin Odegaard rolled the ball back to Zinchenko just outside the box. Instead he wanted to get on with things and go for the third goal. Granit Xhaka had a shot blocked on the edge of the area before Saka then dragged a low shot wide. Then the late drama. Alex Moreno got behind White, and his cut-back from the left was dummied by Emiliano Buendia, allowing Coutinho to wrong-foot Ramsdale with a low finish. The game remained open, with both defences offering chances, but it was Villa retook the lead with a well-worked second. Martinez was rooted to the spot as the ball flashed past him. We got off to the worst possible start. However there didn’t seem to be too much danger as Watkins advanced into the box, marshalled by William Saliba.

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