Arsenal trounce Aston Villa in 'great way to end year'
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Aston Villa climbed to second in the league, three points behind leaders Arsenal with a 2-1 win at Villa Park.
Chelsea felt that they should have had a penalty in the first half of their defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday. The home side took the lead through Joao Pedro in the first half, but were pegged back when Ollie Watkins equalised after the break.
Gabriel Magalhaes breathed fresh life into Arsenal's Premier League title challenge by opening the scoring in an emphatic win over Aston Villa at the Emirates on Tuesday
Arsenal come into this game on the back of a nervy 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, which saw them retain their two-point lead over City at the top of the table. Villa, meanwhile, needed a brace from substitute Ollie Watkins, to notch up a comeback 2-1 win away to Chelsea, thus extending their winning run to 11 games.