LONDON, Dec 6 : Unai Emery said in Aston Villa's programme on Saturday that he disliked headlines calling his side title challengers but after an unforgettable 2-1 victory over leaders Arsenal on Saturday the Spaniard may need to get used to them.

Substitute Emiliano Buendia's winner with virtually the last kick of the Premier League game sparked an eruption of joy at Villa Park as the hosts became only the second team to beat Arsenal in any competition this season.

Villa's ninth win in their last 10 Premier League games - a burst of form no other team can match - left them three points behind title favourites Arsenal.

It also underlined the sense that the iconic Villa Park stadium is becoming a fortress. Since losing the corresponding fixture last August, Villa have lost just one of th

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