Lacazette was given his first Premier League start of the
season against Villa after coming off the bench to score a late equaliser in
Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace on Monday night.
The 30-year-old won a penalty shortly before half-time
following a tackle from Villa defender Matt Targett.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s subsequent spot-kick was saved
by former Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, but the Gabon international
followed up to double the hosts advantage after Thomas Partey had earlier given
them the lead.
However, Lacazette fell to the floor clutching his legs in
the 68th minute and was replaced by Martin Odegaard shortly after.
Speaking after the match, Arteta said: ‘He worked really
hard, he hasn’t played many minutes, he’s not played any internationals and
he’s lacking a little bit of that resilience to finish the games,’ he said.
‘But it doesn’t matter, the time he was on the pitch he was
terrific.’
Goals from Thomas Partey, Aubameyang and Emile Smith Rowe
were enough to give the Gunners their first win in three top flight matches.
Villa scored a late consolation goal through a fine Jacob
Ramsey strike, but the hosts did enough to hold on to what was a deserved three
points.
The win lifts Arsenal into the top half of the Premier
League table and level on points with Manchester United, who host Liverpool on
Sunday.
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