Arsenal's failure to defeat Aston Villa evokes the reality of the Gunners' lack of squad depth to compete for the Premier League title.

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's hopes of catching Premier League leaders Liverpool were handed an emphatic blow on Saturday as they were held to a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa. The Gunners were two goals ahead thanks to strikes from Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz,

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins proved a thorn in Arsenal's flesh again as he completed his side's comeback with the equaliser in a 2-2 draw in the Premier

LONDON — The Arsenal vs Aston Villa player ratings were a lot of fun to dish out after a pulsating clash on Saturday. Arsenal were 2-0 up and cruising but Aston Villa came flying back and grabbed an unlikely point to dent the Gunners’ title push. Below are the Arsenal vs Aston Villa player ratings out of 10, with analysis on each player.

Arsenal had a late goal disallowed as they dropped two points in the Premier League title race after throwing away a two-goal lead at home to Aston Villa. Kai Havertz thought he had found the winner with a minute left in normal time but the goal was disallowed after replays showed he handled Mikel Merino's shot.

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 title hopes.

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.

Mikel Arteta believes that ‘there’s something missing’ after seeing his Arsenal lose more ground on league leaders Liverpool. Kai Havertz thought he had helped the Gunners score

Arsenal have dropped 12 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season, their most in a single campaign since 2019-20

If this is to be the end of Arsenal's title challenge -- and given events in Brentford earlier Saturday, it feels like it might be -- then it could scarcely be more appropriate. This was the full smorgasbord of the reasons why the Premier League trophy will be on Merseyside come May 24 rather than north London.