Arsenal find their breakthrough as Leandro Trossard's cross finds Gabriel Martinelli in front of goal, where the Brazilian's strike is initially saved but crosses the line to make it 1-0 at the Emirates.

Gabriel Martinelli says Arsenal must keep improving after conceding a two goal lead to draw with Aston Villa.Martinelli opened the scoring for the Gunners in the first half, with Kai Havertz adding

Bukayo Saka (hamstring), Ethan Nwaneri (muscle), Ben White (knee) Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee), and Gabriel Jesus (ACL) are confirmed absentees while the availability of Riccardo Calafiori is under the radar.

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.

Aston Villa came back from 2-0 down to rescue a draw against Arsenal in the Premier League. Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz scored either side of half-time to put the home side in a commanding position, but they were pegged back.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery was delighted with his players after their 2-2 draw at Arsenal on Saturday night. Having been 2-0 ahead through Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz, the Gunners allowed Villa to fight-back to draw 2-2 via goals from Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins.

Gabriel Martinelli has stressed the importance of learning from mistakes after Arsenal dropped points in a frustrating 2-2 draw against Aston Villa.Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty ImagesDespite taking a

Arsenal Predicted Lineup vs Aston VillaDefenceDavid Raya made a memorable save the last time these two sides met and he will be in action this time too. As both Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu

Arsenal attacker Gabriel Martinelli admitted frustration after their 2-2 draw with Aston Villa. Martinelli opened the scoring for the Gunners as they blew a 2-0 lead to drop more points in the title race. He later said, "We wanted to win the game. That was our goal. We tried our best. We didn't win. We have to keep going and trust in ourselves.

Arsenal lost further ground on Liverpool in the title race, letting a two-goal lead slip to draw 2-2 with Aston Villa. There were more injuries for Mikel Arteta to deal with before the game when William Saliba was ruled out with a muscular injury. Jurrien Timber covered at centre-back for the first time, with Thomas Partey moving to right-back.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has defended his decision to use Thomas Partey as a right-back during their 2-2 draw with Aston Villa last weekend .