LONDON: Arsenal's Premier League title push was hit by late goals from Aston Villa's Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins as they suffered a surprise 2-0 home defeat on Sunday (Apr 14) to hand the initiative to leaders and defending champions Manchester City.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta as his side played Aston Villa at London's Emirates Stadium, Apr 14 2024. LONDON: Arsenal 's Premier League title push was hit by late goals from Aston Villa 's Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins as they suffered a surprise 2-0 home defeat on Sunday to hand the initiative to leaders and defending champions Manchester City.
Arsenal's loss, their first in 12 league games, leaves them in second place, two points behind City and level on points with third-placed Liverpool with six games left to play. "Now is the moment to stand up, as a leader, as a character, to make yourself count. When you win and win and win for four months, it's very, very simple to do it. The moment is now."
Opta now give City a 70% chance of winning the Premier League, with Arsenal on just over 18% and Liverpool nearly 12%.
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