Premier League - 4-2 comeback against Aston Villa, Arsenal return to top of table

2023-02-19 08:00

Premier League - 4-2 comeback against Aston Villa, Arsenal return to top of table


The 24th round of the 2022/23 Premier League season continued to compete. The "Gunner" Arsenal, who went to the away game, finally reversed Emery's coaching 4-2 after scoring goals from Saka, Zinchenko and Martinelli Aston Villa.


Aston Villa took the initiative to create a threat in the first 5 minutes of this campaign. After Zinchenko was intercepted in the frontcourt, Watkins received a pass from Cash from the frontcourt and then entered the penalty area. Then he made a low shot from a small angle. Help Aston Villa take the lead 1-0.


In the 12th minute, Arsenal organized a counterattack opportunity. Ben White picked a pass from the right to Nketiah, but Mings of Aston Villa resolved the crisis in advance. In the 16th minute, after Arsenal's pass from the right was cleared, Saka volleyed from the right side of the penalty area to help Arsenal equalize the score 1-1. Two minutes later, Zinchenko broke through from the left side of the frontcourt and took a long shot, but the ball was confiscated by Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.


In the 26th minute, Aston Villa got a free kick in the middle of the frontcourt. Douglas Lewis chose to attack directly but hit the wall. In the 31st minute, Moreno received the ball from the left and then made an inverted triangle pass. Although Buendia missed the ball, Coutinho seized the opportunity from the penalty spot and scored the goal to help Aston Villa score 2-2. 1 ahead of Arsenal again.


In the 40th minute, Jorginho split from the center, Saka crossed the defense after receiving the ball and then attacked the goal, but the crisis was resolved by the opposing player. In the stoppage time of the first half, Saka clashed with Coutinho, and Saka and Aston Villa's Louis were also shown a yellow card warning.


In the 52nd minute of the second half, Odegaard organized an offensive opportunity from the right side. Xhaka tried to attack the goal on the right side of the penalty area but was blocked. Then Zinchenko and Saka's attack also failed to cause a crisis. In the 56th minute, Ben White sent a cross from the right, and Nketiah headed the goal but hit the post.


Zinchenko scores first Arsenal goal


In the 61st minute, Arsenal took a corner kick from the right. Zinchenko scored at the top of the penalty area and scored with a low shot to help Arsenal equalize the score 2-2. In addition, this is Zinchenko's first goal after joining Arsenal. In the 75th minute, McGinn took a long shot from the frontcourt, but the ball was easily confiscated by Arsenal goalkeeper Ramsdale. 2 minutes later Aston Villa was intercepted in the backcourt, Nketiah sent a cross, and Odegaard shot towards the empty goal but missed it.


The two sides entangled until the stoppage time of the second half. Jorginho took a long shot in the penalty area. The ball flew into the goal after hitting the post and bouncing towards Martinez, allowing Arsenal to achieve a 3-2 lead. . In the final stage of the game, Aston Villa got a corner kick in the front court, and when the Arsenal player made a clearance, the ball came to Martinelli, who scored in the front court, and then Martinelli also took advantage of the opportunity to push the ball into the empty goal. It becomes 4 to 2.


In the end, Arsenal defeated Aston Villa 4-2, scored all 3 points and successfully surpassed Manchester City to return to the first place in the standings.