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The Sky Sports Football Podcast

SNF | Watkins dents Arsenal title hopes AGAIN after thrilling Villa comeback | Merson: Schoolboy stuff!!

The Sky Sports Football Podcast

Sky Sports

Sports, Sports News, Soccer, News

4718 Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Dave Jones is joined by Paul Merson and Lee Hendrie as Arsenal had a late goal ruled out by VAR as Aston Villa recovered from two goals down to claim a dramatic 2-2 draw which leaves the Gunners six points behind leaders Liverpool.

Mikel Arteta admits the disallowed goal is hard to take and suggests that something in his side is missing. Merson describes the marking of Ollie Watkins for Villa's second goal as ‘schoolboy stuff’.

Transcript

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Arsenal, falter at another hurdle in the running.

0:35.7

A gap on Liverpool that should have been down to four points

0:38.4

is instead at six points.

0:42.3

Kai Havert thought he'd won it for Arsenal when he got the second goal,

0:46.3

but in the end it was his handball that denied them the win.

0:49.6

Their 2-0 lead slipped away when Olly Watkins equalized at 2-all.

0:57.0

Mikhail Marino with a shot from the edge of the area, thought he'd restored Arsenal's lead and got them the win back.

1:01.0

But because it brushed the arm of Mikhail Marino,

1:04.0

VAR ruled it out.

1:06.0

Leandro Trossard produced a good save from M.

1:10.0

M.E. Martinez after Marino had hit the post but despite

1:14.0

giving it a good go here Arsenal couldn't come up with the late finish that Liverpool

1:19.2

managed earlier and this Gary is a costly dropped point scenario for the home side

1:24.8

it is credit to Billy for getting back into the game but Arsenal Arsenal have blown the Tuna lead here and there's some pretty dejective faces,

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