{"id":31760,"date":"2021-02-06T20:03:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T21:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=31760"},"modified":"2021-02-07T06:05:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T06:05:02","slug":"ryan-cops-nightmare-74sec-goal-in-arsenal-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=31760","title":{"rendered":"Ryan cops nightmare 74sec goal in Arsenal debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aston Villa maintained its push for a finish in the European qualification positions by beating Arsenal 1-0<\/a> in the Premier League thanks to a goal after 74 seconds by Ollie Watkins on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Bertrand Traore pounced on a loose pass by Cedric Soares and crossed to Watkins, whose first-time shot from a central position took a deflection off Rob Holding and squirmed into the net past Mat Ryan \u2014 an Arsenal debutant in goal.<\/p>\n

Socceroos gloveman Ryan was fulfilling a childhood dream, having supported the Gunners while growing up, yet was left with defeat. He bore no fault; he had no chance with the goal and made several smart saves across the remainder of the game, including an excellent denial of Jack Grealish with 10 minutes remaining.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatyRyan\/status\/1358133268864983043?s=20<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Emi Martinez, a goalkeeper sold by Arsenal in the last off-season, preserved Villa's win with several fine saves, notably from a free kick by Granit Xhaka that was heading into the top corner.<\/p>\n

Villa moved into eighth place and only five points behind Liverpool, which came into the 23rd round of games in fourth place. Villa has a game in hand, too, after missing two fixtures early in the new year because of a coronavirus outbreak in the squad.<\/p>\n

It was a second straight loss for mid-table Arsenal, which was beaten 2-1 by Wolverhampton on Tuesday when it also had goalkeeper Bernd Leno and defender David Luiz sent off.<\/p>\n

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