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.

An emphatic defeat of a title rival answered many of the questions that had been bubbling up around Mikel Arteta's side

Arsenal lay down their biggest marker yet in the Premier League title race with a 4-0 thumping of Aston Villa at the Emirates, ending the Lions' marvellous 11-match winning run in all tournaments.

Arsenal come into this game on the back of a nervy 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, which saw them retain their two-point lead over City at the top of the table. Villa, meanwhile, needed a brace from substitute Ollie Watkins, to notch up a comeback 2-1 win away to Chelsea, thus extending their winning run to 11 games.

This article was originally published on www.paininthearsenal.com as Anne Hathaway just said what every Arsenal fan is thinking right now.

The Swede scored goals for fun at Sporting CP. But after a tough baptism of fire at Arsenal, things need to change to ignite his north London career.

From Declan Rice's freekicks against Real Madrid to Martin Zubimendi's impact to the push for major honours, ESPN takes a look back at Arsenal's 2025.