Arsenal surge back to beat Aston Villa in classic

Arsenal fought back to grab a dramatic late win at Aston Villa to send out a message that they are still well in this Premier League title race.

Their first win in four Premier League matches proved the Gunners are up for the fight.

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Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho twice put Villa ahead in the first half after Bukayo Saka had equalized but Arsenal dominated the second half and after Oleksandr Zinchenko equalized, Jorginho’s 93rd minute shot hit the crossbar, bounced off Emiliano Martinez’s head and went in.

Gabriel Martinelli then made it 4-2 in stoppage time to seal a superb comeback win.

The victory moves Arsenal back to the top of the Premier League table, momentarily, and the manner of their comeback victory will give them huge belief they can keep this title race going.

For Villa, this defeat is their third in a row as Unai Emery’s side were dangerous throughout but couldn’t cope with Arsenal’s quality in the final third.

Arsenal looked like they would cough up two points in this game but they never stopped believing and found a way to win it. If they are to win the title this season, this feels like a pivotal moment. Trailing 2-1 at half time, Mikel Arteta must have said something inspirational at the break because they dominated the second half and in the end were deserved winners. Zinchenko and Jorginho (via the head of former goalkeeper Emi Martinez) were the unlikely heroes and that is what you need in a title push. Everybody stood tall for Arsenal and despite Villa being dangerous on the break, Aaron Ramsdale did his job with a fine save at 2-2 and then Jorginho’s late strike seal the big comeback win. After everyone doubted their title credentials following a defeat at home to