LONDON — The Arsenal vs Aston Villa player ratings were a lot of fun to dish out after a pulsating clash on Saturday. Arsenal were 2-0 up and cruising but Aston Villa came flying back and grabbed an unlikely point to dent the Gunners’ title push. Below are the Arsenal vs Aston Villa player ratings out of 10, with analysis on each player.

Villa and Arsenal have two of the Premier League's most well-known set-piece coaches - we watched their touchline theatre play out.

Arsenal’s Premier League title bid was dealt a hammer blow after they surrendered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Aston Villa at the Emirates. Gabriel Martinelli fired Arsenal ahead in the first half before Kai Havertz doubled the home side’s advantage 10 minutes after the interval.

On their remarkable run from New Year's Day 2014 to the final day of the season, there was just one opponent who managed to beat Arsenal in the Premier League. In doing so Aston Villa effectively derailed Mikel Arteta's title bid,

Arsenal has allowed at least one goal in seven of its past eight fixtures, and our expert EPL predictions expect that trend to continue on Saturday.

Arsenal look to make it two home wins in a row when Aston Villa and former manager, Unai Emery, come to town.

In one of the most hotly anticipated first round games of this UEFA Champions League season, Wednesday's tangle between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain did not disappoint.

Paris Saint-Germain pushed Manchester City to the brink of Champions League elimination after coming from two goals down to win 4-2 on Wednesday, while Arsenal all but secured their place in the last 16.