On the evening of March 19, Beijing time, the 30th round of the Premier League of the season continued, with Arsenal playing Aston Villa away. In the end, Arsenal relied on Saka's only goal to win 1-0, winning 6 and losing 1 in the last 7 rounds, scoring 18 points, and currently accumulating 54 points to continue to rank fourth, throwing off Manchester United and pointing to Champions League qualification.
As the three Premier League champions, Arsenal have started low and high this season, once starting three consecutive defeats and falling to the bottom, and now they are the top four. In the last round of 2-0 loss at home to Liverpool, Arsenal's five-game winning streak was ended, and the points stayed at 51 points to continue to rank fourth, missing the opportunity to dump Manchester United.
Arsenal are in the fourth key match of this round, away to Aston Villa, who ended a three-game winning streak after losing to West Ham United in the last round and is currently in 9th place with 36 points in 28 rounds. According to statistics, the two teams have met 198 times in history, and Arsenal have won 84, 45 draws and 69 losses.
In the 29th minute of the first half, Cedric Suarez crossed from the left, Xhaka's header was cleared off the line, and Saka volleyed straight into the net to help Arsenal take a 1-0 lead.
This goal, Saka's 10th goal in all competitions this season, is also the Arsenal player with five goals to become the most away goal in the Premier League this season, and the youngest player in the history of the team to score five away goals in the Premier League in a single season.
In addition, Saka helped Arsenal score the 2,000th goal in the Premier League, becoming the third team in the Premier League to reach the 2,000 goal milestone in the Premier League after Manchester United and Liverpool, and then Arsenal officially released the 2,000 goal poster, which included Players such as Henry, Olivier Giroud, Bergkamp, Lacazette, Fabregas, Saka and other players.
In the second half, Saka missed too many opportunities with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 68th minute, Watkins cut inside from the right and hit the post. In the 71st minute, Ashley Young was shut down and fell into the box, the referee did not show it, and finally Aston Villa lost 1-0 to Arsenal.
After Arsenal won, the number of points reached 54 points, continued to rank fourth, and the game was a good situation to throw away Manchester United by 4 points in the first round, and 6 points ahead of West Ham United in the next round, leading Tottenham Hotspur by 6 points.