In the early morning of April 15, Beijing time, the 33rd round of the English Premier League continued, and Arsenal sat at home to face Aston Villa. Kai Havertz missed a chance in the first half, Gabriel missed a misplaced pass and Watkins fired hard at the post. In the second half, Tielemans hit the woodwork again.
In the 84th minute, Pele outflanked the goal. In the 87th minute, Watkins scored in the first half. In the end, Arsenal, which is worth a total of 1.16 billion, lost 0-2 to Villa, falling from the top of the previous round to second, 2 points behind Manchester City.
【Highlights】
In the 38th minute, Gabriel made a mistake and his pass hit Zinchenko's back, and Watkins' shot hit the post.
In the 39th minute, Arsenal continued to besiege the Villa goal, Jesus crossed, Trossard's shot near the small box failed to open the angle, Martinez made a brave save.
In the 47th minute, Gabriel Jesus fell to the ground after a confrontation in the penalty area, and the referee signaled that there was no foul.
In the 62nd minute, Tielemans' dangerous shot hit the crossbar and then the post, and Arsenal escaped a second fate.
In the 84th minute, Arsenal's defense in the middle leaked all the ball, and Pele outflanked the goal at the back point.
In the 87th minute, Arsenal pressed the back door wide open, and Watkins ran wildly to score at half-time to seal the win.
【Wonderful Moment】
In the second minute, Digne took a powerful throw-in, McGinn's blast shot hit the back of Trossard's head, and Watkins' header went just wide.
In the 11th minute, Leandro Trossard's pass found a gap in Villa's defence, and Havertz cut in from a tight angle and fired a shot that was saved by Martinez.
In the 16th minute, Kai Havertz stepped forward to form a quasi-one-on-one situation, but unfortunately his handling was a little sluggish and he missed his best chance to shoot.
In the 19th minute, Odegaard's through ball was quite ecstatic, and Saka stopped the ball slightly wider, and shot from a tight angle to hit the side-netting.
【Player Rating】
【Lineup】
Arsenal starters: 22-Raya, 2-Saliba, 4-White (67'18-Tomiyasu), 6-Gabriel, 35-Zinchenko, 8-Odegaard (78'10-Smith-Rowe), 29-Havertz, 41-Rice, 7-Saka, 9-Jesus (78'20-Jorginho), 19-Trossard (67'11-Martinelli).
Arsenal subs: 1-Ramsdale, 5-Thomas, 14-Nketiah, 15-Kiwior, 21-Fabio Vieira.
Villa starters: 1-Martinez, 3-Diego Carlos, 4-Konsa, 14-Pau Torres, 12-Digne, 7-McGinn, 8-Tielemans, 22-Zaniolo, 27-Morgan Rodgers, 11-Watkins, 19-Moussa Diaby (61'31-Leon Bailey).
Villa subs: 25-Olsen, 2-Cash, 15-Moreno, 16-Chambers, 17-Lenglet, 24-Duran, 29-Kessler Hayden, 47-Irogbunam.