Overview
- All four goals arrived after half-time through Gabriel Magalhães, Martín Zubimendi, Leandro Trossard and substitute Gabriel Jesus.
- The result ended Aston Villa’s club-equalling 11-match winning run and kept Unai Emery’s side six points off the top.
- Arsenal’s opener from a corner stood after a VAR review for a possible foul on Emiliano Martínez, drawing protests from Villa players and debate among fans.
- Gabriel returned to the starting XI and scored, while Jesus netted moments after coming on for his first goal since January as Kai Havertz made the bench.
- League leaders Arsenal are five points clear of Manchester City, who can reduce the gap in their next match at Sunderland.