Ollie Watkins scored three minutes after Leon Bailey to give Aston Villa a late 2-0 win and seriously damage Arsenal’s Premier League hopes
If this was the afternoon when Arsenal let it all slip then Mikel Arteta will know they have only themselves to blame.
Arteta had opted to deploy Kai Havertz in central midfield despite the German’s recent run of goals playing up front and had the German made the most of two decent chances that fell his way inside the opening quarter of an hour then the gamble would have paid off handsomely. But he could not quite reach a cross from Bukayo Saka before he fired straight at Arsenal old boy Emiliano Martínez after a brilliant pass from Leandro Trossard.
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