may have been a pivotal weekend in the title race, with Mikel Arteta‘s side failing to make good their opportunity to go two points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table, following their 2-0 defeat by Aston Villa.
Leon Bailey smashed a low effort into the bottom left corner of the goal in the 83rd minute of the match after Arsenal failed to deal with Lucas Digne’s thumping cross that flew right across the face of the goal.
Ollie Watkins would return three minutes later to score a sensational breakaway goal, dinking the ball over David Raya to seal the victory. Aston Villa could have sealed victory earlier in the second half after Youri Tielemans smashed a long-range effort against the cross bar.
Villa subsequently tightened their grip on a berth in the Champions League next season and moved three points clear of Tottenham in fourth place after Spurs were thumped 4-0 by Newcastle on Saturday afternoon.
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Leon Bailey scored to help Aston Villa complete a late 2-0 victory against Arsenal on Sunday