A goal from Ollie Watkins at 2 minutes was enough to seal the victory of the ‘villains’ over the ‘Gunners’.
Arsenal reaped a second consecutive defeat in the Premier League at Aston Villa (1-0), with a goal from Ollie Watkins in the second minute of the game, this Saturday in the 23rd day, which leaves him in a worrying tenth place.
Mikel Arteta’s team conceded the goal when only 74 seconds had elapsed at Villa Park and were unable to provide a convincing response. Arsenal had lost at Wolverhampton on Tuesday and have now gone three straight games without a win in the Premier.
The Gunners, tenth, are nine points behind fourth-placed Liverpool, which currently occupies the last place that gives access to the next Champions League. When Arsenal met Aston Villa in November, they suffered a 3-0 loss, which put them in the relegation zone.
Although Arsenal have managed to recover in the table, the eighth classified, Aston Villa, showed that the Gunners have to improve a lot. Arsenal have only scored one goal in their last three games.
Aston Villa scored their earliest goal in the Premier League since 2014, helped by the Gunners’ lack of focus on defense. Arsenal’s Portuguese defender Cedric Soares threw the ball wrong, which was recovered by Bertrand Traore, who crossed to an unmarked Watkins, whose shot hit Rob Holding.
