The central match of the 19th round of the English Premier League took place in London. Leading Arsenal strengthened their dominance in the championship race by defeating third-placed Aston Villa 4-1 at home.
The Gunners dominated the second half of the match. Defender Gabriel Magallaine opened the scoring, followed by Martin Subimendi with a precise shot from midfield. Belgian Leandro Trossard finished the team attack with a goal, while Gabriel Jesus, coming on as a substitute, sealed the victory. Ollie Watkins scored the visitors' only goal in extra time.
Arsenal - Aston Villa 4:1
Goals: Gabriel 48, Subimendi 52, Trossard 69, Jesus 78 - Watkins 90+4
Arsenal: Raya, Timber (White, 83'), Saliba, Incapie, Gabriel Magallain (Lewis-Squelli, 77'), Subimendi, Merino (Norgar, 73'), Ødegaard, Saka (Madoueke, 83'), Trossard, Gokeres (Jesus, 77').
Aston Villa: Martinez, Beaugar, Konsa, Lindelof, Dean, Onana (McGinn, 46), Tielemans (Hammings, 82), Sancho (Malen, 61), Rogers, Buendía (Garcia, 61), Watkins.
Yellow cards: Merino 45+1, Jesus 80 - Rogers 45+2.
After this victory, Mikel Arteta's team took the sole lead in the table with 45 points. Aston Villa remain in third place with 39 points.
Another notable match of this round took place at Old Trafford. Manchester United missed out on a 1-1 victory against outsider Wolverhampton Wanderers. Joshua Zirkzee opened the scoring for the home side, while Maximilian Kreishi's goal secured the visitors' response.
MU - Wolverhampton 1:1
Goals: Zirkzee 27 - Krejci 45
MU: Lammens, Dalot, Heven (Yoro, 75), Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Ugarde (Mantato, 75), Cunha, Zirkzee (Fletcher, 46), Dorgu, Sheshko.
Wolverhampton: Sa, Doherty, Mosquera, Kreipci, Chatchua, Arias, Gomez, Bueno, Mane, Hwang (Lopez, 88), Arokodare (Larsen, 65).
As a result, the Red Devils remained in sixth place with 30 points, while Wolverhampton failed to climb to the bottom of the table as an outsider.
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