Arsenal Recovers To Beat Aston Villa 3-2 With 10 Men

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored from a late free kick to give 10-man Arsenal a 3-2 victory over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.

John McGinn had given Villa a surprise lead but Arsenal recovered from Ainsley Maitland-Niles being sent off in the 41st minute to equalize through Nicolas Pepe’s penalty in the 59th.

Villa regained the lead just 89 seconds later, with Wesley turning home, but Calum Chambers hit his first Arsenal goal since August 2016 to level again in the 81st.

The comeback was complete less than three minutes later as Engels fouled Aubameyang on the edge of the box. The Gabon striker, wearing the captain’s armband after Granit Xhaka was taken off, netted his seventh of the season from the free kick.

Aubameyang’s winner sent Unai Emery’s side to fourth place.