Arsenal 4-1 Aston Villa: Revenge is sweet, but a statement is better

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Arsenal ended Aston Villa’s winning run, and extended the lead at the top of the table after a thumping 4-1 win over Unai Emery’s yesterday evening.

Without Declan Rice, who picked up a knee injury in the game against Brighton, Mikel Arteta was able to recall Jurrien Timber at right back, and very early on there was a good chance for Viktor Gyokeres but he headed over when he should, at the very least, have hit the target.