Thanks to this spirited victory over an Aston Villa team that continues to look disorganised and dissatisfied, Mikel Arteta's team maintains its lead at the top of the league and momentum. After Arsenal's second goal was scored just a few seconds after Villa's equaliser, Steven Gerrard's hurt expression told it all for him and his failing team. Villa proved to be an unorganised team.
In the first half, Gerrard's team was completely outmatched and resorted to simply kicking Arsenal's players as frequently as they could. However, they occasionally created a threat in the second half. Douglas Luiz's goal for Villa in the second half, which followed Gabriel Jesus' goal in the first, tied the game. Soon after, Gabriel Martinelli gave Arsenal the lead again, sparking further jubilant cheers from the crowd at home.