The home side took the lead through Matty Cash in the 36th minute, before substitute Leandro Trossard equalized for the “Gunners” in the 52nd minute. In added time, specifically in the 90+5th minute, Emiliano Buendía snatched the valuable winning goal for Aston Villa.
With this loss, Arsenal’s points tally remains at 33, 5 points behind Manchester City, who will play their match later against Sunderland. In contrast, Aston Villa raised their score to 30 points, temporarily occupying third place.
Unai Emery, the Aston Villa coach, relied on a strong starting lineup led by Ollie Watkins in attack, supported by Morgan Rogers, John McGinn, and Youri Tielemans. Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta, the Arsenal coach, chose a different lineup that included Martin Zubimendi in midfield, and Eberechi Eze, Martin Ødegaard, and Bukayo Saka behind striker Mikel Merino.
