It’s easy to forget how low Arsenal’s expectations were in the summer heading into the 2021/22 season. Whilst for Aston Villa, pundits had tipped the Midlands side for a potential European finish, yet this weekend’s 4-1 loss to West Ham seems to have ended such a dream.
Dean Smith’s side sit just three points above the relegation zone after their fourth Premier League loss in a row. Whilst the Gunners are an impressive sixth place, with Arsenal nine games unbeaten in all competitions.
With Villa attempting to sign Emile Smith Rowe from Arsenal in the summer, who this season has cemented himself as one of the club’s most important players, the two teams could not be further away from what fans and pundits believed these two sides would turn out.
Europe is now possible for Arsenal if they can continue this form. Whilst for Villa, Smith’s future is up in the air, with numerous players performing well below bar.
Indeed, Villa’s result to West Ham added more evidence to this statement. With Arsenal being one of the sides to beat the Villains this season in the league.
With real debates taking place over the summer on whether or not Villa will finish in Europe, you can imagine that Arsenal fans are now the ones laughing given the fortunes of the two sides this season.
Arsenal fans react as Villa lose to West Ham
The Gunners currently find themselves as one of the in-form sides in the Premier League. And on social media, supporters loved that Villa lost to West Ham as Arsenal secured a 2-0 win over Leicester City.
Here’s what some Arsenal fans had to say on Twitter about Villa’s loss to West Ham…
https://twitter.com/ddoublepivot/status/1454856897337626628
https://twitter.com/GP1886/status/1454855744453582849
https://twitter.com/CurranBoP/status/1454856502737608708
https://twitter.com/NA1F_A55AF/status/1454856522878554112
https://twitter.com/TheFalseNein/status/1454857744431947780
https://twitter.com/MlDDLETXN/status/1454858438501191687
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