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The Gabriels did it again as Arsenal overcame an equalizer to stay perfect on the Premier League season with a 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Wednesday. Gabriel Jesus cleaned up early rebound and Gabriel Martinelli scored with a strong back-post shot to give the Gunners their goals on a day of professional dominance without the expected finish at the Emirates Stadium. WATCH ARSENAL vs ASTON VILLA FULL MATCH REPLAY STREAM The visitors felt they could’ve made waves for a point when Douglas Luiz hooked home a corner kick, but it was only 1-1 for a minute or so. Arsenal improves to 5-0 and leads the division, while Villa has four losses to go with one win and sits bottom three after five outings. [ MORE: How to watch Premier League in USA ] Manchester United transfer news, live! Latest reports, rumors, updates What we learned from Arsenal vs Aston Villa Gerrard goes for it, gets immediate dividend (with VAR help): Villa boss Steven Gerrard didn’t have much to lose besides goal differential when he plugged in Douglas Luiz and Philippe Coutinho for John McGinn and Emi Buendia with 18 minutes to play. Luiz then whipped in a corner and Aaron Ramsdale couldn’t fight through the block of Boubacar Kamara and it would go down as a Luiz Olimpico, presumably because Kamara could’ve bodied the ball over the line had he taken the chance. Gunners show monstrous mentality: Yeah, we won’t go branding Arsenal “mentality monsters” after five matches but what the Gunners have done through five wee...

Oleksandr Zinchenko said Arsenal had learned an "unbelievable lesson" after his classy strike launched an extraordinary comeback to send the title contenders three points clear at the top of the table with an enthralling 4-2 win at Aston Villa. Full-back Zinchenko drilled in from long range as Arsenal drew level for a second time on a day when they were desperate not to drop more points, then Jorginho gave the visitors the lead for the first time with a stunning strike in added time that bounced in off Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez before substitute Gabriel Martinelli added a last-gasp tap-in. Clinical finishes from Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho had threatened to condemn the visitors to a second setback in three days following their defeat at home to Manchester City on Wednesday that handed top spot to the reigning champions. What it means 🖤 "We just need to believe until the very end that we can achieve everything," Zinchenko told BT Sport. "This group has such amazing people and we can achieve everything we want. We just need to keep going, keep fighting and believe that we can do this." Watkins glided past William Saliba and beat Aaron Ramsdale with a low drive for the opening goal after Matty Cash had dispossessed Zinchenko, only for Bukayo Saka to reply 11 minutes later with a splendid first-time half-volley from inside the penalty area. Coutinho completed a slick Villa move to fire in his first goal of the season shortly after the half-hour mark – much to...

Jorginho's shot came off the crossbar and bounced in off Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez to put Arsenal 3-2 up, before substitute Gabriel Martinelli raced clear to score as Villa chased an equaliser. Villa twice led, through Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho, in the first half. They were pegged back by goals from Bukayo Saka and Oleksandr Zinchenko either side of the break. Victory ended Arsenal's run of three games without a win and took them back above Manchester City after losing to them in midweek. • Arsenal 'can achieve everything' after win at Villa There was an electric pace to the game from the off, and Villa took the lead inside five minutes through Watkins' fourth goal in as many matches. He caught Arsenal cold on the counter, latching on to Matty Cash's long pass before beating William Saliba and finding the far corner. It took only 11 minutes for Arsenal to respond. Moments after Tyrone Mings cleared Eddie Nketiah's shot on to the bar, Saka levelled with a powerful effort into the roof of the net. Coutinho, making his first league start under Villa boss Unai Emery, put the hosts back in front, rounding off a wonderful team move with a calm finish from inside the area. On the hour Zinchenko found space at the edge of the box and fired in at the near post from a short corner for his first Arsenal goal, before Nketiah fired over minutes later. Martin Odegaard shot wide with 14 minutes remaining and it looked as though it would not be Arsenal's day until Jorginho a...

The Premier League is back in action this Wednesday. Who's Playing • Aston Villa @ Arsenal • Current Records: Aston Villa 1-3; Arsenal 4-0 Paramount+ is the only place to watch every minute of every Serie A match this season, not to mention select games in Italian. Sign up now with offer code ITALY to get a special one month free trial. A subscription also gives you access to other sports content including every UEFA Champions League and Europa League match, the NFL on CBS, and countless movies and shows. Get it all free for one month with promo code ITALY . What to Know Arsenal and Aston Villa are meeting up for their first leg of the season at 2:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal should still be riding high after a victory, while Villa will be looking to right the ship. Arsenal slipped by Fulham 2-1 this past Saturday. The score was all tied up at the break nothing to nothing, but Arsenal was the better team in the second half. Speaking of close games: it was all tied up nothing to nothing at halftime, but the Lions were not quite West Ham United's equal in the second half when they met on Sunday. Villa lost 1-0 to the Irons. That was Villa's second consecutive one-goal defeat against West Ham. Arsenal got away with a 1-0 win when the two teams previously met in March. Will they repeat their success, or does Villa have a better game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough. How To Watch • Who: Arsenal vs. Aston Villa • When: Wednesday at 2:30 p...

Arsenal’s table climb’s been halted by consecutive draws and now the 12th-place Gunners must fend off the team below them on the Premier League table (start time 3pm ET Friday on NBCSN and online via NBCSports.com) . The Gunners have a one-point lead on Aston Villa, which has lost back-to-back games and allowed five goals in the follow-up to a 1-0 win over Manchester United. WATCH ARSENAL vs ASTON VILLA LIVE STREAM – LINK Alexandre Lacazette’s late goal gave Arsenal a draw with Crystal Palace last time out, and the Gunners split points with Brighton the previous week. But Villa’s 3-2 loss to Wolves a week after falling 2-1 to Spurs has Dean Smith’s men anxious for a result. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Arsenal vs Aston Villa. [ MORE: How to watch Premier League in USA ] Manchester United transfer news, live! Latest reports, rumors, updates Arsenal team news, injuries, lineup The Gunners are without Granit Xhaka for several more weeks, while Bukayo Saka’s status is a question mark. 🗞 Here’s how we line up for ▪️ ▪️ ▪️ Sambi starts in midfield — Arsenal (@Arsenal) Aston Villa team news, injuries, lineup Bertrand Traore and Matty Cash both are recovering from thigh injuries, while Keinan Davis and Leon Bailey continue to work toward fitness as well. It’s unclear whether one of that quartet could return, but Trezeguet is definitely out. This is your Aston Villa team to face Arsenal tonight. 💪 — Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) Odds and ends ( full odds provided by ou...

Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal: Jorginho strike deflects in off Emi Martinez as Gunners end winless run in stoppage time Report as Arsenal secured a dramatic stoppage-time win thanks to Emiliano Martinez's own goal against his former club; Bukayo Saka and Oleksandr Zinchenko equalised twice; Gabriel Martinelli added late gloss; watch free match highlights Arsenal ended their winless run in dramatic fashion as they came from behind to beat Aston Villa 4-2 at Villa Park and move top of the Premier League table. The Gunners were level going into stoppage time but Jorginho's strike came back off the crossbar and deflected off Emiliano Martinez into the net to spark wild celebrations, before substitute Gabriel Martinelli capped the comeback with a fourth on the breakaway. Aaron Ramsdale tipped Leon Bailey's drive against the frame of the goal and Arsenal capitalised on that escape very late on. The result moved them two points clear at the top with a game in hand over Manchester City • How the teams lined up | Match stats • Live Premier League table • Watch free Premier League highlights • Player ratings Aston Villa Martinez (5), Cash (6), Konsa (5), Mings (6), Moreno (5), Kamara (7), Luiz (6), Buendia (7), McGinn (7), Coutinho (7), Watkins (7). Subs: Ramsey (6), Bailey (6), Dendoncker (6), Duran (6), Digne (6). Arsenal: Ramsdale (8), White (8), Saliba (6), Gabriel (6), Zinchenko (8), Jorginho (8), Xhaka (6), Saka (7), Odegaard (7), Trossard (6), Nketiah (6). Subs: Martinelli (7), Tom...