Arsenal beat Aston Villa 5-0 and put themselves in the fifth spot with just a single goal difference separating them from Southampton, who are in the fourth position. Arsenal were completely dominant against Villa as Mesut Ozil stepped up and set the tone for the hosts. In the absence of Alexis Sanchez, the Gunners proved that they are no more dependent on the Chilean International.
Oliver Giroud started the party for the hosts with a clinical finish off a fantastic touch from Mesut Ozil. Theo Walcott doubled the lead with a shot into the bottom right corner. Ozil himself scored the third and Arsenal’s man in form Santi Cazorla converted the penalty to make it 4-0. Right-Back Hector Bellarin scored his first goal for Arsenal with a superb finish from the edge of the box.
