The winning run had to end somewhere. Unfortunately, it ended at the hardest place in the league to do anything at all.

Villa went to the Emirates chasing history 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: Onana off at half-time and the midfield grip disappearing instantly.

This post-mortem 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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