#1 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's moment of brilliance
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Aubameyang settled the contest with a fine free-kick.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been nothing short of spectacular since arriving Arsenal in January of 2018 for a then club record fee.
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The Gabone has scored goals for fun for the Gunners, with his tally of 38 goals from 55 Premier League matches serving as proof of his lethal nature in front of goal, while he jointly won the Golden Boot last season with 22 goals.
This season, he has continued from where he left off, and came into the game against Villa as one of the form strikers of the campaign, having scored five goals from five matches to put him in the race to retain his Golden Boot.
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The way the match played out, it was always going to take a moment of brilliance to settle the contest, and that proved to be the case late into the game.
Arsenal were awarded a freekick from 21 yards with six minutes remaining, and with three Gunners lining over the dead ball, the 30-year-old took responsibility to put the home side ahead for the first time in the match.
Though not famed for his freekick abilities, Aubameyang produced a spectacular effort, dipping the ball over the wall and into the back of the net.
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Given the close nature of the set-piece, it required excellent technique to get the ball to dip over the wall, and the former Dortmund man produced a stunning moment of brilliance to complete Arsenal's comeback.
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