Arsenal went back to the top of the Premier League after beating Aston Villa 4-2 in a Premier League game staged at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon.
Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho had the home side ahead on two occasions, only for fine strikes from Bukayo Saka and Oleksandr Zinchenko to level for Arsenal.
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Former Arsenal goalkeeper and World Cup winner Emiliano Martinez could do nothing as Jorginho’s fine strike cannoned off the crossbar and against the back of his head for Arsenal’s third before Martinelli ensured the points were safe with a fourth late on.
Watkins put the hosts ahead on six minutes, finishing with aplomb from Matty Cash’s long ball after the Poland full-back had robbed Zinchenko of the ball. Arsenal’s response was immediate, Ben White’s cross was not dealt with by Tyrone Mings, who headed the ball straight on to the foot of Saka and the England man thrashed an effort past Martinez for his 10th goal of the season for the leveler.
Questionable defending from White allowed Alex Moreno to slide a pass across the box and Emiliano Buendia dummied for Coutinho to finish for the hosts 2-1 lead heading to the break. Saka had stayed on and played his part in Arsenal’s second equaliser, working a short corner with Martin Odegaard which set up Zinchenko to arrow home his first Premier League goal just after the hour.
After Jorginho had put Arsenal in the lead, with Villa pushing on for an equaliser of their own, keeper Martinez went up for a last-gasp corner but it was cleared and substitutes Fabio Vieira and Martinelli combined to put the result beyond doubt.
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