Arsenal were far from their best at Villa Park on Saturday night but they got the job done.
They had to rely on Ollie Watkins missing two gilt-edged opportunities when the score was 0-0 to keep them in it.
However, when Leandro Trossard scored the opener, only one team was going to come out on top.
Press the next page as we list five things we learned from the Gunners’ 2-0 win over Aston Villa at the weekend.