Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz fired the Gunners in front but Villa fought back through goals from Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins in eight second-half minutes
Arsenal attacker Gabriel Martinelli admitted frustration after their 2-2 draw with Aston Villa. Martinelli opened the scoring for the Gunners as they blew a 2-0 lead to drop more points in the title race. He later said, "We wanted to win the game. That was our goal. We tried our best. We didn't win. We have to keep going and trust in ourselves.
Arsenal find their breakthrough as Leandro Trossard's cross finds Gabriel Martinelli in front of goal, where the Brazilian's strike is initially saved but crosses the line to make it 1-0 at the Emirates.
Gabriel Martinelli and Mikel Merino are both back into the starting lineup to face Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
Aston Villa got out of Arsenal with a valuable point after coming back from two goals behind and drawing 2-2. Arsenal started the match on top, but didn't really threaten Emi Martinez up until Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring in the 35th minute.
Arsenal Surrender Two-Goal Lead as Aston Villa Snatch Point at the EmiratesArsenal’s Premier League title ambitions suffered a setback as they squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Aston
Bukayo Saka (hamstring), Ethan Nwaneri (muscle), Ben White (knee) Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee), and Gabriel Jesus (ACL) are confirmed absentees while the availability of Riccardo Calafiori is under the radar.
Arsenal look to make it two home wins in a row when Aston Villa and former manager, Unai Emery, come to town.
Gabriel Martinelli is promising to become Arsenal's clutch player again.The Brazil international broke the deadlock in his side's Premier League encounter with Aston Villa as the hosts aim to keep
Gabriel Martinelli is confident Myles Lewis-Skelly will become one of the best players in the world after Arsenal ’s disappointing 2-2 draw against Aston Villa. The Gunners’ Premier League title bid was dealt a hammer blow after they surrendered a two-goal lead against Unai Emery’s men.
Arsenal's Premier League title hopes suffered a major setback as they blew a two-goal lead in a damaging 2-2 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday.