Unai Emery on Saturday evening defeated his old club Arsenal 1-0 at the Villa Park.
This win sees Villa move to within a point of Mikel Arteta’s side, who started the game one point off Liverpool at the top of the table.
Arsenal, previously at the top, was displaced by Liverpool’s earlier win on Saturday.Despite missing several opportunities, they endured only their second loss of the season.
Mikel Arteta, serving a touchline ban, watched from the stands as Kai Havertz’s late equalizer was disallowed due to the referee’s ruling that the ball had brushed the midfielder’s hand just before his close-range conversion.
Arsenal had a late Kai Havertz effort ruled out for handball by referee Jarred Gillett, with the video assistant referee upholding the call after a lengthy review.
Despite Arsenal pressure, Villa held on to back up their statement victory over champions Manchester City on Wednesday and record a club record 15th straight home league victory.
