Two late goals from Jorginho and Gabriel Martinelli saw visitors Arsenal snatch all the three points with a 4-2 win at Villa Park against hosts Aston Villa to start the weekend and walk majestically to the top of the English Premier league.
A far post shot by Jorginho silenced the adamant hosts as Emi Martinez inadvertently turned the ball into his own net in the 92nd minute before watching on from Arsenal’s half as Gabriel Martinelli rolled in the final goal in a rut-busting 4-2 victory for the Gunners after attempts to equalise a corner kick at the opponent’s goal.
The late dramatics ended a run of three consecutive Premier League matches without victory for Arsenal which halted their slide down a form table they had led so recently.
The Gunners have taken 20 points from the last 30 available, the same tally as Manchester City and Brentford.
However, City squandered the chance to leapfrog Arsenal at the Premier League table, as Chris Wood’s 84th minute equaliser earned Nottingham Forest a famous point at home to the reigning champions.
Elsewhere, Thomas Frank’s Bees extended their unbeaten sequence to 11 Premier League matches but had to wait until the 96th minute before Vitaly Janelt nabbed an equaliser against Crystal Palace.
Manor Solomon came off the bench to score the only goal of the game with two minutes to play as Fulham overtook Brighton in the form table and the overall standings.
Nick Pope’s red card in the evening kick off lifted the Reds, Liverpool to the sixth position as they crashed Newcastle 2-0.
Manchester United who are on the best form in the division have suffered only a single defeat out of ten top-flight matches collecting 23 points today welcome Leicester City.