Villa, however, scored twice in the space of eight second-half minutes as Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins found the net. The draw means Arsenal are now six points off Premier League leaders Liverpool, who have a game in hand as well.

Arsenal let a two-goal lead slip in their 2-2 draw at home to Aston Villa, as they failed to close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool. Arsenal had the better of the early exchanges, with Martinez making a good save from Martinelli's headed effort.

Arsenal dropped points in the title race after a painful draw seeing a two-goal lead slip at the end. Arsenal took the lead in the first half through Gabriel Martinelli. Leandro Trossard was found by Mikel Merino before final third before a reverse cross that the Brazilian’s touch just managed to beat Emi Martinez to the delight of supporters.