Who could have thought that the Premier League would have their dominant leader in Arsenal, with a perfect – five out of five – score in an opening couple of rounds? The least expected epilogue is a wonderful reality for the Gunners, who celebrated a 2-1 home victory in a super-exciting clash against Aston Villa. Arsenal beat Aston Villa 2-1 at Emirates Stadium, thanks to goals from Jesus and Martinelli. 🔴🦁#Arsenal #ARSAVL pic.twitter.com/SCRlI8LNjs— Clock End News (@ClockEndNews) August 31, 2022 The hosts broke the deadlock following a dreadful piece of Martinez’s goalkeeping, as Gabriel Jesus made the most of that sudden present. Mikel Arteta’s squad enjoyed a splendid game after it but failed to double the lead, which caused a lot of problems afterwards.Gabriel Jesus goal for Arsenal against Aston Villa pic.twitter.com/VbknxScrQy— Live News (@LiveNewsForAll_) August 31, 2022 Albeit it came as a consequence of horrible refereeing, Villa levelled the score via Douglas Luiz’s Olympic goal (straight from the corner kick). Boubacar Kamara made severe body contact with Ramsdale on the line, but the ref overlooked it (even after the VAR check) and allowed the goal. Thankfully for the Gunners, Arteta’s boys fought back surprisingly, almost instantly – Martinelli made a mess on the left flank, being steady for the cross when the ball flew to the right and nailed it immaculately at the far post. 🔴⚪️ | GOAL #Arsenal 2-1 #AstonVilla (77 mins)⚽️ Gabriel #Martinelli pic.twitter.com/W5GEzOsxcN— Premier BIG 6 👑 (@premierbigsix) August 31, 2022 It was a deserved win, which keeps the Gunners at the top while Steven Gerrard’s team continues its frustrating struggle to stay afloat and avoid the relegation abyss.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 5TuesdayFulham – Brighton 2-1 (0-0)/Mitrovic 48, Dunk 55 og – Mac Allister 60 pen/Crystal Palace – Brentford 1-1 (1-0)/Zaha 59 – Wissa 88/Southampton – Chelsea 2-1 (1-1)/Lavia 28, Armstrong 45+1 – Sterling 23/Leeds – Everton 1-1 (0-1)/Sinisterra 55 – Gordon 17/WednesdayBournemouth – Wolverhampton 0-0Arsenal – Aston Villa 2-1 (1-0)/Jesus 30, Martinelli 74 – Luiz 77/Man City – Nottingham Forest 6-0 (3-0)/Haaland 12, 23, 38, Cancelo 50, Alvarez 87/West Ham – Tottenham 1-1 (0-1)/Soucek 55 – Kehrer 34 og/Liverpool – Newcastle 1-1 (0-1)/Firmino 61 – Isak 38/Thursday22.00: (3.80) Leicester (3.50) Man.Utd. (2.10)***odds are subject to change
