4 h. ago Watch: Mikel Arteta reacts to Arsenal’s dramatic Aston Villa loss

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said he expects his side to “bounce back” after a dramatic defeat at Aston Villa (6 December).

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6 h. ago Aston Villa vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result, match stream and latest updates

Emi Buendia’s last-gasp goal thwarts Gunners as title hopes take hit

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7 h. ago Dias and Foden sink Sunderland to help Manchester City pressure Arsenal

A moment of sheer brilliance in the 65th minute from Rayan Cherki had all at the Etihad Stadium sucking air in awe. The Frenchman burst along the right and cut back, then delivered a scintillating rabona plum on to the head of Phil Foden, who nodded home off the bar. Manchester City had cruised to a 3-0 lead and were heading for second, two points off the top, after Arsenal’s defeat at Aston Villa.The manager will adore Cherki’s man-of-the-match display as much as there being no second-half defensive horror show to follow the one at Fulham, and you have to wonder if City will again break the hearts of the Gunners come May. If Cherki continues to play as he did here then he will join Foden and Erling Haaland as City’s gun attackers who will give them the best chance of yet another crown. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Rayan Cherki too good for Sunderland as Manchester City pressure Arsenal

In the 65th minute Rayan Cherki burst along the right, cut back, then delivered a scintillating rabona plum on to the head of Phil Foden, who nodded home off the bar. Manchester City had cruised to a 3-0 lead and were heading for second, two points off the top, after Arsenal’s defeat at Aston Villa, and the Etihad Stadium doffed the proverbial at the magical Cherki.Of his 22-year-old star man, Pep Guardiola said: “Rayan is an exceptional player, so young, has huge personality. In the final third he has something special. What I admire the most about Rayan is not the skills. I never saw these kind of crosses from Messi – I like simplicity because I learned from Messi never to make a mistake with the simple things. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Mikel Arteta explains surprise Arsenal substitution against Aston Villa as reason made clear

Late change at Villa Park sparked initial concern among Gunners fans

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7 h. ago Arsenal's next five fixtures compared to Aston Villa and Man City as Premier League gap closes

Arsenal have seen their lead at the top of the Premier League table cut to just two points, with Aston Villa and Manchester City closing in, while Chelsea also circle those in the race.

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7 h. ago Chelsea frustrated by Bournemouth to lose further ground on title rivals

Any momentum Chelsea had picked up in the final week of November, through outclassing Barcelona and matching Arsenal with 10 men, appears to have been stunted in December. After Wednesday’s defeat at Leeds, a point against Bournemouth is no disaster but, with Arsenal’s earlier loss to Aston Villa, it is a chance missed. Eight points separate Enzo Maresca’s side and the top of the Premier League.Bournemouth took a leaf out of Leeds’ book and hounded Chelsea from the start. The visitors, behind within six minutes at Elland Road, were let off the hook twice early on. Antoine Semenyo thought he had given Bournemouth the lead when he pounced on a loose ball inside the area, only for the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) to intervene because Evanilson was marginally offside from Alex Scott’s incisive pass into the box. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago 'We will learn': Mikel Arteta issues defiant Arsenal vow after Aston Villa heartbreak

Gunners boss explains what went wrong as last-gasp Emi Buendia goal ends unbeaten run and blows open title race

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8 h. ago Aston Villa vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result, match stream and latest updates after last

Declan Rice starts for the Gunners but no William Saliba as third host first in key lunchtime kick-off

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8 h. ago David Raya's furious reaction after Arsenal conceded dramatic Aston Villa winner spotted

Arsenal conceded a goal in the 94th minute and lost 2-1 at Aston Villa, dropping points in their pursuit of the Premier League title for the third time in five games

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8 h. ago Mikel Arteta confident Arsenal will respond to dramatic Aston Villa loss

Emiliano Buendia scored deep into stoppage time to inflict the Premier League leaders’ first defeat since August.

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8 h. ago Three things we learned from Arsenal loss as injuries finally take their toll

Fitness woes finally catch up with tired Gunners as last-gasp Aston Villa blow title race wide open

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8 h. ago Aston Villa are the real deal in title race after Arsenal win and Unai Emery knows it

Emi Buendia struck in the final seconds of stoppage time to give Aston Villa a 2-1 victory over Arsenal and move within three points of top spot in the Premier League

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9 h. ago Mikel Arteta points blame for Aston Villa's dramatic winner against Arsenal

Aston Villa closed the gap at the top of the Premier League table as Emi Buendia struck deep into stoppage time to earn Unai Emery's side a statement 2-1 victory

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9 h. ago Aston Villa thrust themselves into title race by exposing Arsenal flaw

Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal: Emi Buendia smashed home deep into injury-time to grab the most dramatic of victories for Villa

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9 h. ago Arsenal player ratings vs Aston Villa: Two 4/10s suffer in heartbreaking loss

Arsenal were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon as the Gunners saw their effort broken in the last minute of the game

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9 h. ago Arsenal player ratings in Aston Villa defeat as 'invisible' 4/10 star struggles

Arsenal suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa after Emi Buendia's 94th-minute winner, with Eberechi Eze rated 4/10 in a nightmare first-half performance

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9 h. ago Arsenal player ratings vs Aston Villa: Eberechi Eze anonymous as Leandro Trossard makes impact again

Mikel Merino struggles for Gunners in costly defeat, but Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka impress

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9 h. ago Villa’s Buendía scores with last kick of the game to stun leaders Arsenal

Mikel Arteta had acknowledged the hazards that awaited Arsenal, the Premier League’s pacesetters, at Villa Park. Aston Villa inflicted irrecoverable damage on his side in January, Unai Emery’s team rallying from two goals down to earn a point at the Emirates Stadium, a result that left Arsenal lagging behind Liverpool and with too much ground to make up in the title race. Two seasons ago Villa did the double over Arsenal, two late goals earning an away victory in the final weeks of the season that paved the way for Manchester City to pip Arteta’s side to the crown.So Arteta and Arsenal knew the challenge of unpicking a Villa side that had won 12 of their previous 14 matches in all competitions, including eight of their previous nine league matches. Emery equally knew the difficulty of overcoming an Arsenal side who had won 17 of their 21 matches this season and seemingly addressed perceived weaknesses in the summer. Even with Cristhian Mosquera absent with an ankle injury, meaning J...

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9 h. ago Arsenal player ratings: Eze hooked in game to forget vs Aston Villa but Odegaard is Gunners’ beating heart

EMILIANO BUENDIA helped Aston Villa gatecrash the title race as they earned a dramatic 2-1 win over Arsenal with a 95th minute winner. The Premier League leaders were eyeing their first Premier League away win since the start of November as they visited Unai Emery's in-form Villans as Mikel Arteta named three changes to the...

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