At 23:30 on the evening of April 14, Beijing time, in the 33rd round of the English Premier League, Arsenal lost 0-2 at home to Aston Villa, and after losing, it was 2 points behind the leader Manchester City and ranked second in the Premier League.
Arsenal were top of the table on goal difference before the start of the round, followed by a big win at home for Manchester City and a surprise defeat for Liverpool to Crystal Palace, so a win for Arsenal would be a good news for the team. However, the Gunners squandered chances on a number of occasions in the game, eventually missing out on the chance to continue leading the Premier League by Villa after Villa scored twice in three minutes late in the second half.
In this game, Villa goalkeeper Martinez was clearly the hero of the team's victory. Martinez, a veteran of Arsenal, was unrelenting against his former home side, making four saves, including a close-range strike from Leandro Trossard in front of goal, which completely shattered Arsenal's determination to score.
Of course, Villa can't win the game just by defending, and their counter-attacks are also a big weapon, and the team is good at seizing opportunities to attack from the back, as was the case with Ollie Watkins' one-on-one goal - Villa took advantage of a number of Arsenal attacking mistakes in this game, especially the multiple interception of Zinchenko's possession, and finally achieved a counter-attack. Zinchenko conceded possession 13 times throughout the game, and it was evident that Emery also made a clever pre-game arrangement.
After the defeat in this round of the league, Arsenal will also face off in the Champions League and Bayern Munich, and the back-to-back winless run is also a big blow to the team, and if Arteta fails to adjust the team's form in time, Arsenal's collapse in April may be inevitable.