Overview
- Aston Villa beat Arsenal 2-1 at Villa Park with Emiliano Buendía scoring in the fifth minute of added time shortly after entering late.
- Matty Cash gave Villa a first-half lead and Leandro Trossard equalized early in the second half for Arsenal.
- The table narrows to Arsenal 33 points, Manchester City 31 and Aston Villa 30, sharpening a three‑team pursuit of first place.
- Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez made pivotal saves for Villa, and Mikel Arteta said the loss at the death was “really difficult to accept.”
- Manchester City’s victory featured goals from Rubén Díaz, Joško Gvardiol and Phil Foden, maintaining their push toward the summit.