Arsenal’s title bid dealt a blow as Aston Villa earn draw

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. Martinelli had Havertz had give the Gunners the lead but they were pegged back by efforts from Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins.

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Arsenal pay penalty as 10-man United win FA Cup shootout

Joshua Zirkzee scored the winning penalty as a 10-man Manchester United beat Arsenal in a thrilling encounter to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup. United had to play with 10 men for nearly an hour after Diogo Dalot was shown a second yellow card, after going one up through Bruno Fernandes. Gabriel brought Arsenal level but the home side missed a host of chances to win the tie.

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Newcastle take control of semi-final with win at Arsenal

Alexander Isak’s rich goalscoring form continued as Newcastle United took control of their Carabao Cup semi-final with a superb first-leg win against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium. Newcastle have never won the competition but will make their second final in three seasons if they avoid defeat, or only lose by a one-goal margin, in the second leg at St James’ Park on 5 February.

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Arsenal pay penalty as Brighton fightback to earn draw

Joao Pedro scored a second-half penalty to dent Arsenal’s title hopes as the Gunners were held to a draw by Brighton. Arsenal went ahead in the 16th minute through Ethan Nwaneri, who was starting just his second match in the Premier League. However the penalty was awarded for an unusual incident when Pedro flicked the ball up and William Saliba made contact with the head of the Brazilian forward who went to ground.

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Arsenal go second with comeback win at Brentford

Arsenal came from behind to beat Brentford in the first Premier League fixture of 2025 and boost their title hopes. Bryan Mbeumo put the hosts ahead, but Gabriel Jesus equalised with his sixth goal in four games. Quickfire strikes from Mikel Merino and Gabriel Martinelli then ensured Arsenal left west London with all three points.

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