Arsenal: 5 Ways Arsenal Can Beat Aston Villa

4. Put The Cup Blows Behind Them

There is no doubt that of the two cup defeats in the past week, the defeat to Blackburn will disappoint Wenger the most. They were heavy favourites against a club playing out a turbulent season. He will feel his team should have been in the quarter final draw and would have been very confident in his players seeing off Millwall in the next round. Unfortunately, though, the opportunity has perished and Arsenal don't really have time to dwell on it, as Tottenham sit 4 points clear of them in 4th place. Spurs are in fine form; their late triumph against Lyon in the Europa League is evidence of a team full of belief. With Gareth Bale driving them on, it is unlikely that they will give their North London rivals any margin for error between now and May. The last two games have been a big blow for Arsenal's season, but before that they had gone 4 games unbeaten in the league. With 4th place now their only focus, they should look at those last 4 league games for encouragement. 1-0 wins against Stoke and Sunderland are great results which will give their defence much encouragement; they haven't conceded a goal in the league since January.