On the evening of March 19, Beijing time, the 30th round of the Premier League began: Aston Villa vs Arsenal. In the first half, Saka scored; in the second half, the two teams did not score. In the end, Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1-0.
In the just-concluded 27th round of the Premier League, Arsenal lost 2-0 to Liverpool, ending the momentum of the winning streak. Regarding the defeat, Arsenal is still acceptable. After all, there is a clear gap in the strength of the two teams. At the crucial moment of entering the battle for four, the match against Villa is not to be lost.
In the 29th minute of the match, Saka broke the deadlock for Arsenal.
After that, the two teams got into a fight and didn't change the score again. 1-0, Arsenal successfully beat Villa, already four points ahead of Manchester United.
Many fans may feel that Manchester United has not played the 30th round and is not in a hurry. However, let's be clear: Arsenal's four points were still achieved with one less game. That said, with that make-up match, Arsenal could lead Manchester United by up to seven points. The impact of this on the Fourth World War can be imagined. In this match, Arsenal also scored their 2,000th goal in the Premier League, the third team to achieve this achievement. In front of them are Manchester United and Liverpool.
In this campaign, Saka scored his ninth league goal of the season, becoming the U21 player with teammate Smith Rowe the most league goals this season. Arsenal's Twin Stars shine, and hopefully they don't follow in the footsteps of Manchester United's Twin Stars: Rashford, Greenwood.
Villa starters: 1 Martinez, 2 Marty Cash, 4 Consa, 5 Mins, 18 Ashley Young, 6 Douglas Luiz, 7 McGinn, 41 Jacob Ramsey, 10 Buendia, 11 Watkins, 23 Coutinho
Arsenal starters: 1 Leno, 3 Tierney, 17 Cedric, 4 Ben White, 6 Gabriel, 5 Thomas, 34 Xhaka, 8 Odegaard, 7 Saka, 10 Smith Ronaldo, 9 Lacazette