Arsenal trounce Aston Villa in 'great way to end year'
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Report and free match highlights Arsenal beat Aston Villa 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium; Gabriel, Martin Zubimendi, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus were on target for Mikel Artetas side; Ollie Watkin
Arsenal score four second-half goals to beat Aston Villa 4-1 and end the year five points clear at the top of the Premier League table.
Watch the highlights from our 2-1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion to return to the top of the Premier League table
Arsenal take on Crystal Palace in the League Cup quarter-final, aiming to progress to the penultimate stage, where they would face Chelsea, for the third time in five seasons. The Gunners beat the Eagles at the same stage last season.
Arsenal were once again wasteful with their scoring chances but managed to eek out a 2-1 victory over Brighton at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, to send themselves back to the top of the Premier League table.
ARSENAL have gone back to the top of the Premier League table with a narrow 2-1 win over Brighton. The Gunners got off to a perfect start as Martin Odegaard scored from the edge of the box on 14