Arsenal stretched their perfect run to the season to five games with a 2-1 win over Aston Villa, which dropped the visitors into the relegation zone and increased the pressure on Steven Gerrard.
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The Villa defense panicked every time Arsenal advanced in the first half, with Jesus, Gabriel Magalhaes, Martin Odegaard, and Bukayo Saka all missing opportunities before Jesus scored his third goal of the season after Granit Xhaka’s deflected attempt was parried.
Emi Martinez made two excellent stops to prevent Jesus and Martinelli from extending the lead before halftime.
However, it was Villa who sensationally struck next, with substitute Douglas Luiz (74) bending in a corner seconds after coming on in a remarkable repeat of his Carabao Cup goal against Bolton last week.
However, table-topping Arsenal produced an instant response to conceding, with Martinelli prodding in Saka’s cross (77), and the home side survived another dangerous corner from Leon Bailey in the final minutes to maintain their 100 per cent start.
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What Did Arsenal Boss Say?
“We are winning football matches we deserve to win with the way we are performing and playing. We have to continue. The way we play in the first half, with the amount of chances is really pleasing as a coach.
“It’s the most difficult thing in football to score goals but today we had big chances we didn’t put away. The goal of Martinelli is a difficult technique and he managed to hit the target and that gives you a chance.
“That’s the mentality we want to show as a team, to react immediately to disappointments. When you play in front of this crowd that helps because the energy they generate is just amazing.”
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