Arsenal reclaims 1st, Aston Villa stuns Chelsea
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League-leading Arsenal hosts third-place Aston Villa in London on Tuesday, Dec. 30, a crucial Premier League clash before the calendar flips to 2026. The match will mark the halfway point in the season for each team with Arsenal looking to get revenge for a last-gasp 2-1 loss suffered at Villa Park earlier in December.
Gabriel Magalhaes, Martin Zubimendi, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus all got on the scoresheet in a dominant win over Unai Emery's side
A thrilling conclusion to our game against Wolves saw both teams score in stoppage time, but we ultimately came out on top to win 2-1, and you can see all the drama unfold in our match highlights.
Attempt saved. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dani van den Heuvel (Club Brugge). Assisted by Martín Zubimendi. Attempt missed. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
Report and free match highlights as Arsenal edged Crystal Palace on penalties to reach the Carabao Cup semi-finals; Maxence Lacroixs late own-goal put Arsenal ahead but Marc Guehi equalised in the 95th minute;
After we put three past OH Leuven without reply, watch highlights of our final UEFA Women’s Champions League group game here. Goals from Olivia Smith and Beth Mead had us 2-0 up at half time, and a Sarr Janssen own goal by way of a Caitlin Foord cross made sure of the result in the second half.
Aston Villa's remarkable winning run continued as Ollie Watkins came off the bench in the second half to score twice and earn a valuable 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. At half-time Unai Emery's side looked like their ambitions of staying in the Premier League title race were slipping away,