On the evening of March 19, Beijing time, the 30th round of the Premier League continued, and due to the FA Cup matches, the matches of many strong teams in this round were forced to be postponed.
Arsenal do not have the task of the FA Cup and challenge Villa away. Villa's form has clearly recovered after Gerrard took over, and the results have also improved significantly. Before losing to West Ham, the team just experienced a wave of 3 consecutive wins, temporarily 14 points ahead of the relegation zone, ranking ninth, and there is no need to worry about relegation.
Arsenal's most tangible goal in the Premier League this season is to secure a fourth place. Arsenal had just experienced a five-game winning streak before losing to Liverpool in the midweek make-up, and the team also finished fourth with 51 points with 16 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats, one point ahead of Manchester United, who have played two games, and the advantage is still quite obvious.
Although it was an away game, Arsenal pressed heavily after the opening, clearly occupying the advantage on the field. Although Villa is at home, due to technical disadvantages, they can only defend with all their strength.
In the 21st minute, Arsenal launched a right attack, and after a melee in front of the goal, Saka directly shot at the goal.
It was also Arsenal's 2,000th goal in Premier League history and the third club in the Premier League to achieve this feat.
Throughout the first half, Arsenal had 4 shots on goal, 2 on target and Villa 0 on goal, quite passive.
In the second half, Villa's passivity finally improved and took advantage of the possession. In the 60th minute, McGin also completed Villa's first shot of the game, but it was slightly offside.
Seven minutes later, Watkins swung in a continuous pendulum inside the penalty area before his subsequent shot hit the defender and hit the post.
In the games that followed, neither team had a better chance. In the end, Arsenal, with a total value of 562 million, won 1-0 away to Villa, 6 wins and 1 loss in the last 7 rounds, and in the case of 1 game in the next game, it was 4 points ahead of Manchester United and continued to be in fourth place.
Manchester United, on the other hand, have gained a margin and are further increasingly difficult to get a place for next season.