Youri Tielemans was at the heart of Aston Villa's fightback in their 2-2 draw with Arsenal and Unai Emery's side are targeting a spot in the top four this season
Arsenal dropped crucial points in the title race after Aston Villa rallied back Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins cancelled out the Gunners' two-goal lead LISTEN NOW: It's All Kicking Off! Are Everton where they deserve to be or are the club's fans delusional?
Aston Villa are not done yet as Youri Tielemans's diving header reduces their deficit to just one goal against Arsenal at the Emirates.
Aston Villa midfielder Youri Tielemans was pleased after their 2-2 draw at Arsenal. Tielemans scored as Villa fought from 2-0 down to earn the point on Saturday night. The Belgium midfielder said: "We came back really well into the game. The (first) goal gave us freedom and belief. It's not an easy task. They were on top of us for 60 minutes.
Aston Villa secured progression to the Champions League knockout stages after a dramatic 4-2 win over Celtic, with Brendan Rodgers' side also reaching the last 16
Aston Villa are looking to secure a place in the knockouts of the Champions League, hosting Celtic at Villa Park
Aston Villa were ‘furious’ with the Arsenal approach, and it was a bit of a d*ck move. Not because they’ve made a bid for Watkins, who didn’t magically turn up at Villa after all, but because making the bid so close to arguably Villa’s biggest game of the season is hardly going to ease negotiations.
Aston Villa came from two goals down to draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, leaving the Gunners six points behind leaders Liverpool.
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has selected his starting XI to face Celtic in the Champions League this evening. He has made once from the side which drew 1-1 against West Ham as Lamare Bogarde comes in for Tyrone Mings. Ollie Watkins leads the line with Jhon Duran named on the bench.
Arsenal collapsed against Aston Villa in the Premier League with the visiting side rescuing a point from a two goal deficit.
Morgan Rogers hit a superb hat-trick in front of England manager Thomas Tuchel to help Aston Villa into the last-16 of the Champions League as Ollie Watkins experienced the strangest of nights.
Aston Villa were 2-1 victors at the London Stadium on the opening weekend of the campaign and are looking to complete their first league double over West Ham since 2010-11, when the Hammers finished bottom of the table. I'm backing them to win and over 2.5 goals at 5/4.