Life After the Arsenal Defeat
The winning run had to end somewhere. Unfortunately, it ended at the hardest stadium in the league to do anything at all. Not only are Arsenal top of the Premier League and Champions League tables, but they have the best home record in English top tier too.
Villa went to the Emirates chasing history looking to extend their 11-game winning run and left with a 4–1 defeat that looks brutal on paper, but tells a far more nuanced story when you strip it back. A controlled first half, big chances missed, then everything pivots on one moment: Amadou Onana off injured at half-time and the midfield grip disappearing instantly.
This post-mortem episode of the My Old Man Said podcast picks through where the game actually swung, why Arsenal’s second goal effectively killed it, and how injuries, set-piece fragility and wasted chances turned a competitive contest into a harsh scoreline.
There’s frustration at refereeing inconsistencies, disbelief at McGinn’s miss, a word on Watkins getting back on the scoresheet, and a reality check on what losing away to the league leaders really means.
The run is over. The position isn’t. And Villa are still very much where they need to be.
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Music production & creation – David Michael