Arsenal vs Aston Villa: Arsenal look to continue their good run of form when they face Aston Villa at home in the Premier League on Saturday.
Match Details:
Teams: Arsenal vs Aston Villa
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London
Date: Saturday 23rd October, 2021
Time: 12:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
Friday Night Lights. ⭐@MattyCash622 | #ARSAVL pic.twitter.com/LtGMBanL42
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 22, 2021
Preview
Arsenal will look to avoid another disappointing show after they managed to eke a point in their 2-2 home draw against Crystal Palace last time out.
Aubameyang scored for the Gunners in the 8th minute before Benteke and Edouard made it 2-1 to almost take home the points.
But Lacazette’s 95th minute equalizer ensured a share of the spoils. This was another set of dropped points after Arsenal drew 0-0 against Brighton earlier this month.
The Gunners are in 12th place with 11 points and need a move on.
On the other hand, Aston Villa lost back-to-back matches against Tottenham and Wolves, and are keen to get back to winning ways.
Villa is just one position under Arsenal with 10 points but would be buoyed by the fact that they have beaten Arsenal thrice in the last 3 meetings.
In their 2-3 home loss to Wolves, Ings and McGinn were the scorers.
Both sides last met at Villa Park in February where the hosts won 1-0 through an early goal from Watkins.
Form Guide
Arsenal: WWWDD
Aston Villa: WDWLL
Last Matches of both teams:
Arsenal 2-2 Crystal Palace
Aston Villa 2-3 Wolves
🏆 Invincible. Icon. Legend. 🏆
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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) October 22, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Arsenal vs Aston Villa in India?
The match is live streamed on the Hotstar VIP App, Jio TV, while the broadcast is on Star Sports Select 1.
Team News
Saka is a major doubt after he picked up a calf injury in the last match while Xhaka remains on the side-lines through injury.
Trezeguet is the sole absentee for Villa due to knee injury.
Arsenal possible 11:
Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Lokonga, Pepe, Ødegaard, Smith-Rowe and Aubameyang
Aston Villa possible 11:
Martinez, Mings, Hause, Konsa, Targett, Luiz, McGinn, Cash, Buendia, Watkins and Ings
Prediction: Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa
Arsenal’s performance against Palace was poor and were lucky to gain a point from there.
Villa are not in the best of spots as well but will be confident as they have done well against Arsenal in their last 3 meetings, winning all.
We expect a close affair even though Arsenal is in better form, but Villa’s threat on the attacking front gives them an equal chance.
A draw is what we foresee in this one.
Players to watch out for: Ødegaard, Smith-Rowe, McGinn and Ings.
