In the early morning of April 15 (Vietnam time), Arsenal hosted Aston Villa in the framework of the round of 32 of the Premier League 2023-2024.
With home advantage, Arsenal proactively pushed up their formation from the first minutes to find a goal. However, Aston Villa's solid defense made it difficult for the "Gunners" to find a way to approach the opponent's goal.
The most dangerous chance in the first 45 minutes belonged to Aston Villa. In the 39th minute, taking advantage of a mistake in Arsenal's defense, Watkins had a favorable shot but only hit the post, much to the regret of home fans.
The game was still maintained firmly in the second half. In the 62nd minute, luck was once again on the "Gunners' side when Tielemans shot the ball against the crossbar when Arsenal goalkeeper Raya was helpless.
turning the game around in the 84th minute, Digne crossed accurately to Bailey's position, the Aston Villa star did not miss the opportunity to tap the ball into an empty goal. Continuing the excitement, just 3 minutes later, Watkins doubled the gap for the away team after an accurate long-range shot.
In the end, the match ended with a 2-0 victory for Aston Villa. With this result, Arsenal officially lost the starting position to Man City. Coach Arteta's students fell to 2nd place with 71 points after 32 matches, 2 points behind Man City.
