Overview
- Substitute Emiliano Buendía, introduced in the 87th minute, struck in the 95th to seal Villa’s 2-1 win after Matty Cash’s opener and Leandro Trossard’s equaliser.
- The loss ends Arsenal’s 18-match unbeaten run in all competitions and is their first defeat since August.
- Aston Villa’s ninth win in their last 10 league games lifts Unai Emery’s side to third, three points behind Arsenal.
- Manchester City cut the gap to two points by beating Sunderland 3-0, with goals from Ruben Dias, Joško Gvardiol and Phil Foden.
- Chelsea were held 0-0 at Bournemouth for a third straight game without a win, and Liverpool conceded in stoppage time in a 3-3 draw at Leeds.