Arsenal's failure to defeat Aston Villa evokes the reality of the Gunners' lack of squad depth to compete for the Premier League title.

Arsenal let a two-goal lead slip in their 2-2 draw at home to Aston Villa, as they failed to close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool. Arsenal had the better of the early exchanges, with Martinez making a good save from Martinelli's headed effort.

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins proved a thorn in Arsenal's side again as he completed his side's comeback with the equaliser in a 2-2 draw in the Premier League on Saturday.Arsenal looked on course

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.

If this is to be the end of Arsenal's title challenge -- and given events in Brentford earlier Saturday, it feels like it might be -- then it could scarcely be more appropriate. This was the full smorgasbord of the reasons why the Premier League trophy will be on Merseyside come May 24 rather than north London.

Arsenal's Premier League title hopes suffered a major setback as they blew a two-goal lead in a damaging 2-2 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday.

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins proved a thorn in Arsenal's flesh again as he completed his side's comeback with the equaliser in a 2-2 draw in the Premier

Both England international forwards had an eventful evening as Unai Emery's side secured automatic qualification to the last 16

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins proved a thorn in Arsenal's side again as he completed his side's comeback with the equaliser in a 2-2 draw in the Premier League on Saturday.Arsenal looked on course

Mikel Arteta has admitted he is "very worried" about William Saliba's injury after the Arsenal defender missed Saturday's 2-2 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday.

Arsenal let a two-goal lead slip to draw 2-2 against Aston Villa on Saturday night, as the Gunners once again lost ground to Liverpool in the title race. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

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