Piero Hincapié and Jurriën Timber got the nod in defence, flanked on either side by Riccardo Calafiori and Ben White. The makeshift backline could not withstand Unai Emery’s in-form Villans, though, and were left stunned when the final whistle blew in Birmingham.

Arsenal suffered a dramatic 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa, with Mikel Arteta blaming his side's inability to clear the ball before Emi Buendia's late winner.

Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Cristhian Mosquera is facing ‘weeks’ on the sidelines for Arsenal due to injury. The Gunners saw their Premier League title challenge suffer a huge blow

Despite an extravagant outlay over the summer and amid claims of having the deepest squad in the Premier League, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insisted that the Gunners “need to be open” to further additions in January amid the current injury crisis.

Arsenal star William Saliba was unexpectedly out injured for the huge Premier League clash against Chelsea and Mikel Arteta has issued the latest update.

Cristhian Mosquera and Declan Rice were both forced off with injuries as Arsenal beat Brentford 2-0 in north London on Wednesday to restore their five-point lead at the top of the table.

Mikel Arteta insists Aston Villa are Premier League title contenders this season, despite Unai Emery playing down his side’s chances after their 2-1 win against Arsenal on Saturday. Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League has been cut to two points after their defeat at Villa Park as Manchester City went on to beat Sunderland 3-0 at the

Arsenal have lost ground in the Premier League title race and Mikel Arteta is under pressure to fend off Manchester City