Aston Villa came back from 2-0 down to rescue a draw against Arsenal in the Premier League. Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz scored either side of half-time to put the home side in a commanding position, but they were pegged back.

Arsenal were 2-0 up against Aston Villa in the second half but had to settle for a point after an impressive comeback from Unai Emery's team.

Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle, and Robbie Mustoe react to Arsenal dropping points against Aston Villa after leading 2-0 in the second half at the Emirates.

Arsenal welcome former boss Unai Emery and his Aston Villa team to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday in a key test of the Gunners' title aspirations in the English Premier League. The pressure was eased on Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta in midweek as his side battled back from a goal down to beat their north London rivals Tottenham on Wednesday.

Arsenal drew Aston Villa 2-2 at the Emirates from 2-0 up. That simply cannot happen. You can put aside all the other stuff, which we’ll get to, but blowing a two-goal lead at home is a non-starter. The Gunners have zero room for error at this point of the season and they keep making mistakes.