Jorginho scored his first goal for ArsenalArsenal scored twice in stoppage time to win a six-goal thriller at Aston Villa and return to the top of the Premier League.
Jorginho's shot deflected in off Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez to put Arsenal 3-2 up before substitute Gabriel Martinelli raced clear to score as Villa chased an equaliser.
Villa twice led, through Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho, in the first half.
They were pegged back by goals from Bukayo Saka and Oleksandr Zinchenko either side of the break.
Victory ended Arsenal's run of three games without a win and took them back above Manchester City after losing to them in midweek.
There was an electric pace to the game from the off, and Villa took the lead inside five minutes through Watkins' fourth goal in as many matches.
He caught Arsenal cold on the counter, latching on to Matty Cash's long pass before beating William Saliba and finding the far corner.
It took only 11 minutes for Arsenal to respond. Moments after Tyrone Mings cleared Eddie Nketiah's shot on to the crossbar, Saka levelled with a powerful effort into the roof of the net.
Coutinho, making his first league start under Villa boss Unai Emery, put the hosts back in front, rounding off a wonderful team move with a calm finish from inside the area.
On the hour Zinchenko found space at the edge of the box and fired in at the near post from a short corner for his first Arsenal goal, before Nketiah fired over minutes later.
Martin Odegaard shot wide with 14 minutes remaining and it looked as though it would not be Arsenal's day until Jorginho and Martinelli's vital contributions.
Gunners show resolve
There had been so much talk about Arsenal's title chances after losing to City, despite the fact that they went into this game level on points with a game in hand.
For long periods they looked like they may come up short again.
But they proved their mental strength with those stoppage-time goals, as well as the fact they twice came from behind.
There was no panic as they probed and pushed late on, even when Nketiah and Odegaard missed chances and Villa were going for it themselves.
Winning titles is about overcoming adversity under pressure, and that is exactly what Arsenal did today.
Brave Villa hit by cruel sucker punch
Tactically, Emery's plan was clear and it very nearly worked.
Villa started the better and scored early. Even as Arsenal settled after Saka's goal, Villa maintained their threat through Watkins, Coutinho and Emi Buendia.
Having the lead at the break allowed them to stay compact and absorb Arsenal pressure and, although they conceded again, Watkins continued to cause problems.
Bringing Leon Bailey on could have paid off, but Arsenal found a way through to condemn Emery to defeat against his former club.
Player of the match
SakaBukayo Saka
Line-ups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-4-2
1E Martínez
2Cash4Konsa5Mings15Moreno Lopera
7McGinn6Douglas Luiz44Kamara23Coutinho
10Buendía11Watkins
1E MartínezBooked at 84mins2Cash4Konsa5Mings15Moreno LoperaSubstituted forDigneat 78'minutes7McGinn6Douglas LuizBooked at 45minsSubstituted forDendonckerat 67'minutes44Kamara23CoutinhoSubstituted forJ Ramseyat 62'minutes10BuendíaSubstituted forBaileyat 67'minutes11WatkinsSubstituted forDuránat 78'minutesSubstitutes
9Traoré16Chambers18Young22Durán27Digne31Bailey32Dendoncker38Sinisalo41J RamseyArsenal
Formation 4-3-3
1Ramsdale
4White12Saliba6Gabriel35Zinchenko
8Ødegaard20Jorginho34Xhaka
7Saka14Nketiah19Trossard
1Ramsdale4WhiteSubstituted forTomiyasuat 79'minutes12Saliba6Gabriel35ZinchenkoSubstituted forTierneyat 90+3'minutes8ØdegaardSubstituted forHoldingat 90+4'minutes20Jorginho34XhakaSubstituted forFábio Vieiraat 79'minutes7SakaBooked at 45mins14Nketiah19TrossardSubstituted forMartinelliat 68'minutesSubstitutes
3Tierney10Smith Rowe11Martinelli15Kiwior16Holding18Tomiyasu21Fábio Vieira24Nelson30TurnerReferee:Simon HooperAttendance:42,066Live Text
Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 4.
Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 4.
Goal! Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 4. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fábio Vieira with a through ball following a fast break.
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by William Saliba.
Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Martin Ødegaard.
Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Own Goal by Emiliano Martínez, Aston Villa. Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 3.
Jorginho (Arsenal) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by John McGinn.
Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorginho.
Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
Hand ball by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
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