John McGinn’s early goal propelled Aston Villa to a thrilling 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Saturday, setting a club record for the 15th straight home Premier League victory.

This result kept Mikel Arteta’s Gunners from taking back top place in the standings.

In a fiercely competitive title race, Unai Emery’s Villa, who stunned champions Manchester City with a commanding 1-0 victory on Wednesday, are currently third with 35 points after 16 games.

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Arsenal, who were passed by Liverpool earlier on Saturday, are in second place with 36 points.

Seven minutes in, McGinn had Villa Park electrified as Leon Bailey raced down the right wing, cut back the ball, and found McGinn. The captain of Villa took a single touch, spun quickly, and shot past goalie David Raya.

Before VAR concluded that Kai Havertz handled the ball while sending it past goalie Emi Martinez during a goalmouth scramble, Arsenal believed they had levelled in added time.

After receiving his third red card of the season, Arteta, whose north London squad had just finished four games in a row, was sent to the directors’ box for the duration of the match and received a one-game suspension.