Arsenal's Premier League title challenge was hit on Saturday after Emiliano Buendia struck in stoppage-time to seal a 2-1 win for Aston Villa .

Villa cut the gap to first-place Arsenal to three points and gave Manchester City the chance to close in on Mikel Arteta's team.

Buendia fired into the roof of the net in the fifth minute of added time at Villa Park to leave the visitors stunned.

“In the manner that happened at the end, obviously, (it is) really difficult to take,” Arteta told TNT Sports.

It was the third time in succession that Arsenal has dropped points away from home after recent draws with Sunderland and Chelsea. Those results have opened the door to rivals like City and Villa to put pressure on at the top.

Villa provisionally moved up to second in the standings after a

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