Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa - 3 takeaways as Gunners throw away points

Arsenal let a two-goal lead slip against Aston Villa to fall further behind Liverpool in the title race.
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Margin for error in title race non-existent

The Gunners needed a win to keep the gap between themselves and Liverpool to four points, despite the Reds having a game in hand, but now, with that led potentially being able to balloon out to nine points, Arsenal can ill-afford any more slip-ups.

Given the need for a striker, Arsenal can't be squandering games like they did against Villa, especially being up 2-0.

The Gunners managed to get themselves a little closer to Liverpool with the win over Spurs but handed back that advantage a few days later.

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