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‘Immense perfomance, immense’ FT: Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa Arsenal Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: “Immense performance, immense.
‘So proud, but at the same time so disappointed’ FT: Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa Arsenal Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, speaking to BBC Sport: “We were unbelievable.
‘How we started second part of the season has been good’ FT: Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa Aston Villa Aston Villa boss Unai Emery told Sky Sports: “We competed well.
‘Brilliant how the players reacted’ FT: Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa Aston Villa Aston Villa boss Unai Emery, speaking to Sky Sports: “Fantastic.
‘A disappointing day’ FT: Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa Arsenal Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli, speaking to Sky Sports: “It’s a disappointing day.

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Arsenal loses two points in the race for the title.

Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal, FT.

Kearns, Sean.

BBC Sport.

Arsenal lost two points in the Premier League title race after blowing a two-goal lead against Aston Villa at home, and their late goal was disallowed.

After replays revealed that Kai Havertz had handled Mikel Merino’s shot, the goal was disallowed even though he believed he had found the winner with one minute remaining in normal time.

After Leandro Trossard’s cross was headed home by Gabriel Martinelli, who took advantage of some careless defending by Villa left-back Ian Maatsen, the hosts had taken a two-goal lead.

Ten minutes after half-time, Havertz scored his 13th goal of the season from the former Brighton winger’s cross, and the Belgian again provided for Arsenal’s second goal.

However, Villa came back in spectacular fashion, cutting the deficit in half with a header from Youri Tielemans after Matty Cash’s cross on the hour mark and tying the score eight minutes later with a volley from striker Ollie Watkins.

Arsenal has played one more game than Arne Slot’s team, putting them six points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.

In the last Champions League spot, Villa is now two points behind fourth-place Newcastle in seventh place.

As weak West Ham fails to register a shot on goal, Mateta doubles.

FT: Crystal Palace 0–2 West Ham.

Thomas, Marissa.

BBC Sports. .

On the road, Crystal Palace defeated West Ham in the Premier League thanks to two goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta.

Mateta scored a low, hard shot into the bottom corner after latching onto an incredible through pass from Eberechi Eze and beating Hammers keeper Lukasz Fabianski.

Mateta put a pass into Eddie Nketiah’s path with two minutes left, but the West Ham goalie wiped him out.

Palace won as Mateta’s subsequent penalty kick wriggled under Fabianski.

The 80th minute saw Konstantinos Mavropanos receive a second yellow card for grappling with Mateta and then launching a high boot into his face, reducing Graham Potter’s home team to 10 men.

Due to the outcome, Palace is now in 12th place in the standings, with West Ham in 14th place, one point behind them.

Leicester loses their seventh straight league game as Fulham overwhelms them.

FT: Fulham 0-2 Leicester.

Charlotte Coates.

BBC Sports.

The Foxes manager Ruud van Nistelrooy was under pressure after Leicester City lost to Fulham in the Premier League for the seventh time in a row.

Seven of the nine league games the Dutchman has been in charge of have seen Leicester, who are still in 19th place in the standings, lose.

Shortly after halftime, Emile Smith Rowe gave the visitors the lead with a valiant diving header in his 100th Premier League game.

Sasa Lukic flicked on Harry Wilson’s ball across the box, and the former Arsenal midfielder threw himself in front of Jakub Stolarczyk to score his fourth goal of the year.

With a spectacular side-footed volley that sailed past Stolarczyk into the bottom corner in the 68th minute, substitute Adama Traore gave Marco Silva’s team the victory.

The boos and cries of “you don’t know what you’re doing” were directed at Van Nistelrooy during the second half when he replaced forward Bilal el Khannouss.

Raul Jimenez had a fantastic chance to double Fulham’s lead after Smith Rowe’s first goal, but he was only able to head the ball wide. Boubakary Soumare went down for Leicester before Traore’s cries were dismissed, but both teams had a case for a penalty.

With just minutes remaining, substitute Rodrigo Muniz attempted to make it 3-0, but his shot missed the post. Fulham rises to ninth place, while the Foxes stay at 14 points, two points outside of safety, and travel to Tottenham next.

“Immense performance, immense.”.

Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal, FT.

Arsenal.

In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said: “It was an incredible performance. Incredibly unbelievable. Three games over six days. To have performed as well as we have against this opposition is astounding.

If you want to win all the time, you can’t let us give up the two goals after what we’ve done. “.

Regarding grievances against the prohibited objective: “No. They appear to be playing handball in one of the cameras. “.

Nunez’s double gives Liverpool a thrilling victory.

Liverpool 0–2 Brentford FT.

Jackson, Bobbie.

BBC Sports. .

Darwin Nunez, a substitute, scored a late double to lead Liverpool to victory at Brentford and increase their Premier League lead.

Nunez’s substitution in stoppage time appeared to extend Liverpool’s 2025 league winless streak to three games.

The Uruguayan forward met Trent Alexander-Arnold’s low cross and scored a straightforward close-range goal in the 91st minute.

And two minutes later, as Brentford was caught short in defense, Nunez scored again, demonstrating patience in a crowded area to finish off a counterattack.

Liverpool had dominated possession and territory for extended periods of time and were well-deserving of all three points, even though it took so long to break the impasse.

After coming out unmarked at the far post, Luis Diaz ought to have tried harder with his head, and Dominik Szoboszlai’s attempt in the first half crashed off the top of the crossbar.

Although Brentford was content to sit deep and absorb pressure, they were unable to mount a significant counterattack, and striker Bryan Mbeumo was left out of the game.

The Merseyside team kept total control of the pace in the closing minutes as Brentford dipped deeper and deeper, but they lacked the attacking ability that they displayed in the first half of the season until Nunez delivered the game-winning strikes.

After a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa later on Saturday, Liverpool is now six points ahead of second-place Arsenal, who also have a game in hand.

As Bournemouth surprises Newcastle, Kluivert scores a hat-trick.

FT: Bournemouth 1-4 Newcastle.

Howarth, Matthew.

BBC Sports. .

With a hat-trick from Justin Kluivert, Bournemouth extended their winning streak in the Premier League to ten games and ended Newcastle’s own nine-game winning streak at St. James’ Park.

The Magpies were hoping to break the club record of winning 10 straight games across all competitions, but they were unable to duplicate the performance that had them predicted to contend for the title.

Kluivert calmly steered Antoine Semenyo’s cutback into the far corner in the sixth minute, giving Bournemouth the much better start and a well-earned lead.

In the 25th minute, Bruno Guimaraes rose highest to nod Lewis Hall’s corner past Kepa Arrizabalaga, who got a hand to the ball but was unable to keep the header out, giving Newcastle their first real chance to tie the score.

A minute before halftime, however, Kluivert’s calm finish—followed by Guimaraes losing possession just outside his own box—was enough to keep the Cherries ahead.

Shortly after the hour, Dango Ouattara thought he had made it 3-1 when he poked home from close range, but the video assistant referee (VAR) saw that Guimaraes’ clearance had been out of play and a corner had been awarded instead.

A sprawling save by Martin Dubravka also denied David Brooks, but Kluivert’s incredible drive into the far corner after a poor pass from Anthony Gordon completed his treble, his second of the season after a hat-trick of penalties against Wolves in November.

In extra time, to the delight of the 1,700 travelling Cherries supporters, Milos Kerkez added salt to Newcastle’s wounds with a fiery left-footed drive into the far corner.

If Manchester City doesn’t defeat Ipswich Town on Sunday, Bournemouth will finish the weekend in sixth place, just one point behind the fourth-place Magpies.

“I am both extremely proud and disappointed at the same time.”.

Forecast: Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal.

Arsenal.

In an interview with BBC Sport, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said, “We were incredible. Very pleased with our performance, our dominance, our fluidity, and the amount of effort we put forth.

“In six days, we played three games. Feeling both a sense of pride and disappointment. We’re worthy of better. We are disappointed that we did not receive it. “.”.

Regarding the goals that were given up: “They fall far short of our expectations. Being on the edge of your seat all the time is a thin line against them. “.”.

Regarding the performance as a whole: “The performance’s level, quality, energy, and speed.”. We have never played Villa so well, so this is the best performance we have had against them. But we must submit the outcome. “.”.

Regarding the forbidden objective: “Yes, I have observed it. It appears to be [handball] from one perspective, but it appears to be handball from another.

“A decision has been made. Without that objective, there were numerous other opportunities that we could have taken advantage of. “.”.

“We had a good start to the second half of the season.”.

Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal, FT.

Villa Aston.

The manager of Aston Villa, Unai Emery, told Sky Sports: “We played well. It’s really hard to get something here. The only way is to compete like we did. They exerted more control and pressure [earlier on]. We had to make a strong defense.

Our reaction in the second half was good. The mindset we exhibited is the mindset we desire. We required the defenders and the goalie. We tried various transitions all the time. Outstanding work. We are now well-balanced. We are up against some very formidable teams. We had a strong start to the season’s second half.

“We believed that opening the game with a goal would help us win, and it did. “..”.

Regarding the intention to substitute Ollie Watkins prior to the goal: “Yes, I wanted a change with a new player like Duran, but I tried to take my time after his goal.”. “,”.

Regarding the booking: “I’m not sure. I kicked the sphere. I only kicked the ball in the players’ direction. Getting a yellow card wasn’t fair to me. “..”.

“You need to be extremely careful.”.

Forecast: Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal.

Villa Aston.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Ollie Watkins, a forward for Aston Villa, discussed starting with Jhon Duran, saying, “It is difficult to come off the pitch and score.”. Sure, I hope we can play up top together, but you have to be in the right place. “,”.

On form: “In our previous run, we lost eight games in a row. However, we then win a few and get back into it. You can observe the league’s closeness.

“You must be extremely alert. In the last few weeks, I have not felt better. I want to reach those 20 goals and I’m feeling great. That is the goal, and I am currently on penalties. “.”.

“After everything that we did, we cannot give up the two goals that we did.”.

Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa, FT.

Arsenal.

On Sky Sports, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said: “I’m proud of the boys’ performance and competition for the third time in six days. They excelled in delivering that performance and that dominance. It’s obvious that we deserved much more.

“Our defense, particularly the second goal, cannot be a part of our game.

“They were outstanding, so the word is pride overall.”. Their efforts were impressive. Some players played like this for 97 minutes while they were dead. They don’t search for justifications or the bench to figure out what to do.

Since I’ve been here, the game we played against Villa was the best. They have a positive side. We’re playing at such a high level both offensively and defensively. Something was lacking. We must locate the line because it is extremely thin.

“After everything we did today, we cannot give up the two goals we scored. That’s a very fine line. And credit to them. “.

Regarding the forbidden objective: “The choice is made. It is challenging because we are experiencing a lot of emotion and the celebration is being taken away from you. difficult. “.”.

“The players’ reaction was brilliant.”.

Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa, FT.

Aston Villa. .

Unai Emery, manager of Aston Villa, told Sky Sports: “Wonderful. It was amazing to see how the players responded to the two goals. We never give up in our mindset, and we made an effort to score today. Even though Arsenal was exerting pressure and generating some opportunities, we still have another.

“Arsenal has great domestic power. Although we still have work to do because they are so strong, this is the level we hope to approach. To obtain anything here, you must finish as we did. “..”.

Regarding Ian Maatsen’s replacement, Lucas Digne: “He [Lucas Digne] played fantastic.”. Maatsen had a great first half. Ian Maatsen and Lucas Digne both performed admirably, despite the fact that Martinelli was challenging for them today. Never give up. . That was it in the mind, in that instant. “,”.

Regarding our upcoming participation in the Champions League: “We will now enjoy the competition and, of course, compete. Naturally, the team is trying to strengthen itself for the second half of the season by bringing in some small players and using this transfer window. “.”.

“It was about having courage.”.

Forecast: Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal.

Aston Villa.

In an interview with Sky Sports, Ollie Watkins, a forward for Aston Villa, said of Arsenal’s goal that was disallowed: “I’m not sure if I’ll see it back, but it has gone in our favor. I would be a little let down if it were against me.

“I am unsure. That’s what VAR is for, but I’m not sure from that perspective.

“Luca [Lucas Digne] put in a fantastic ball, and Youri Tielemans scored, so I believe we scored.

This gave us a lot of momentum, and we had some confidence that they were being honest every time we moved forward. “..”.

For the defense of Arsenal: “We were aware that they went man to man. There were opportunities because they are always slightly open. When I scored, I thought we had enough time to keep going and score, but it required courage and more passes.

With Gabriel’s strength, it is difficult to hold the ball up against him, so we went straight to the point in the first half. “,”.

“Merse anything to say? You’re a bit quiet,” said former Arsenal forward Paul Merson, a Sky Sports commentator. “..”.

“That’s the Premier League; that’s football.”.

FT: Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal.

Arsenal.

“We wanted to win the game,” Gabriel Martinelli, the goal scorer for Arsenal, told BBC Sport. That’s what we wanted. Our best effort was made. We were defeated. We must persevere and have faith in our own abilities.

“To determine what went wrong and where we can do better, we must rewatch the game.

“I must play wherever Mikel directs me to. Although it comes more naturally to me to play on the left, I can contribute to the team wherever I play. “.

Regarding Myles Lewis-Skelly: “We adore him. He is an exceptional young man. We believe in him. He will likely become one of the world’s top players in the future, in my opinion. “.

Following a two-point loss: “That’s the Premier League, that’s football.”. Rewatching the game will help us identify our mistakes and prevent us from repeating them in the upcoming months. “,”.

“A disappointing day.”.

Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa, FT.

Arsenal.

Gabriel Martinelli of Arsenal said in an interview with Sky Sports: “It’s a disappointing day. We had to continue even though we wanted to win the game.

“We have faith in ourselves, and we must continue to grow and progress—we have a long way to go.”. We must prioritize ourselves.

Football, specifically the Premier League, is the most challenging league in the world.

“We must review the game to determine our mistakes and make improvements for the upcoming matches.

We have faith in ourselves because we are aware of our strengths and potential. “,”.

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