A day that began with Newcastle United's six-game winning league run ending with a 4-1 home drubbing by Bournemouth finished with Villa ensuring that none of the five matches resulted in home wins.

Arteta has shown a propensity to speak his mind this season, whether red cards he's never seen before, penalties that fit the same description, or even the balls used in different competitions, so get your popcorn ready.

William Saliba missed Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Aston Villa because of a hamstring injury and Mikel Arteta provided a concerning update on his star defender post-match

Arsenal had to start putting together the sort of run that saw them be almost perfect in the second half of last season but two more dropped points, their eighth draw of the season, leaves them with a lot of ground to make up. There have been red cards to point to in the other games but this result was of their own making.

Arsenal fans conceded the title after throwing away a two-goal lead against Aston Villa and many called Mikel Arteta out for what they believe to be the "biggest mistake of his career". After beating Spurs 2-1 in the North London derby on Wednesday, Arsenal were 2-0 up after goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz.

Mikel Arteta hinted that injuries to his Arsenal squad are close to ending their Premier League challenge following a crushing 2-2 draw against Aston Villa at the Emirates.

Arsenal blew a two-goal lead and their Premier League title hopes took an almighty hit as Aston Villa fought their way to a 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium.

Mikel Arteta insists it is not a two-horse race between Arsenal and Liverpool in the battle for the Premier League title.

Arsenal did the hard work against Aston Villa but then just collapsed. One 'liability' must go and it feels increasingly likely that Mikel Arteta might too.

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins proved a thorn in Arsenal's side yet again as he completed his side's comeback with the equaliser in a 2-2 draw that damaged the London club's Premier League title hopes on Saturday.

Arsenal threw away a two-goal lead against Aston Villa on Saturday, denting their Premier League title hopes and seeing star Raheem Sterling come in for more criticism