With 31 points in 23 games, the Gunners are in the middle of the table, nine from fourth place, the last one that qualifies for the next Champions League.
Eliminated in the two national cups, Londoners also see their options to play the next Europa League shrink.
“We have completely dominated the game, in all aspects and we had to have won,” said his coach Mikel Arteta, very frustrated.
Villa’s goal came after 2 minutes, when Cedric missed a pass, intercepted by Bertrand Traoré, who found Ollie Watkins, whose shot, deflected by a defender, misled Mat Ryan.
Arsenal had 66% possession but had few clear chances. Of his 14 shots, only three were between the three suits (12 and 8 for Villa).
With one point in the last three days, the Gunners definitely deviate from their good series, five wins and a draw between December 26 and January 26.
Aston Villa, eighth with 35 points and two games less, is still close to fourth place that Liverpool (40) defend on Sunday against leaders Macnhester City (47).
In the other games played this Saturday, Southampton (12th) could not forget the historic 9-0 that they conceded against Manchester United in the middle of the week and fell 3-2 against Newcastle (16th).
Finally, in a game between teams from the lower zone, Burnley (17th) and Brighton (15th) drew 1-1.
This Saturday, Fulham-West Ham and Manchester United-Everton also play.
– Results of the matches of the 23rd day of the English championship:
– Saturday:
Aston Villa – Arsenal 1 – 0
Burnley – Brighton 1 – 1
Newcastle – Southampton 3 – 2
(17h30 GMT) Fulham – West Ham
(20h00 GMT) Mánchester United – Everton
– Sunday:
(12h00 GMT) Tottenham – West Bromwich
(14h00 GMT) Wolverhampton – Leicester
(16h30 GMT) Liverpool – Mánchester City
(19h15 GMT) Sheffield United – Chelsea
– Monday:
(20h00 GMT) Leeds – Crystal Palace
Classification: Pts JGEP GF GC Diff
1. Manchester City 47 21 14 5 2 39 13 26
2. Manchester United 44 22 13 5 4 46 27 19
3. Leicester 42 22 13 3 6 39 25 14
4. Liverpool 40 22 11 7 4 43 25 18
5. West Ham 38 22 11 5 6 34 28 6
6. Chelsea 36 22 10 6 6 36 23 13
7. Everton 36 20 11 3 6 31 25 6
8. Aston Villa 35 21 11 2 8 36 24 12
9. Tottenham 33 21 9 6 6 34 22 12
10. Arsenal 31 23 9 4 10 27 23 4
11. Leeds 29 21 9 2 10 36 38 -2
12. Southampton 29 22 8 5 9 29 37 -8
13. Crystal Palace 29 22 8 5 9 27 37 -10
14. Wolverhampton 26 22 7 5 10 23 31 -8
15. Brighton 25 23 5 10 8 25 30 -5
16. Newcastle 25 23 7 4 12 25 38 -13
17. Burnley 23 22 6 5 11 14 29 -15
18. Fulham 14 21 2 8 11 17 31 -14
19. West Bromwich 12 22 2 6 14 18 52 -34
20. Sheffield United 11 22 3 2 17 14 35 -21
