Aston Villa vs Arsenal: Aston Villa and Arsenal aim to return to winning ways when they face each other in a crunch Premier League clash on Saturday.
Match Details:
Teams: Aston Villa vs Arsenal
Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham
Date: Saturday 19th March, 2022
Time: 06:00 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
Preview
Aston Villa come into this after a 2-1 away defeat at the hands of West Ham United last week.
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Yarmolenko and Fornals’ strikes were enough to inflict a 14th loss of the season on Villa, leaving them in 9th place with 36 points. Ramsey’s late strike proved to be a mere consolation effort.
However, Villa will be encouraged by the change in form shown by their side under Gerrard as they look a side capable of clicking.
On the other hand, Arsenal’s winning run was brought to a halt by a rampaging Liverpool side when the visitors won 2-0 at the Emirates in mid-week.
Jota and Firmino scored for the Reds to bring Arsenal’s 6 match winning streak across competitions to a halt.
With that defeat, Arsenal remains in the top 4 but just a point advantage over United below them, but with 2 matches in hand.
Hence, a victory is essential to further widen the gap as the Gunners travel to Villa Park.
Both sides last met in October; where Arsenal won 3-1 at home in the Premier League.
Form Guide
Aston Villa: LWWWL
Arsenal: LWWWW
Arsenal have won their last four away Premier League matches 💪
✅ vs Leeds
✅ vs Norwich
✅ vs Wolves
✅ vs WatfordCan they make it five in a row against Aston Villa? 🔴#AVLARS pic.twitter.com/fgBy07pZ7B
— LiveScore (@livescore) March 19, 2022
Last Matches of both teams:
West Ham United 2-1 Aston Villa
Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Aston Villa vs Arsenal in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Hotstar VIP App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Star Sports Select 1.
Team News
Hause, Digne and Nakamba are ruled out for the hosts due to injuries. Tomiyasu’s calf strain ensures he remains a doubt for Arsenal.
🇧🇷 @AVFCOfficial’s Philippe Coutinho has scored more #PL goals against Arsenal (4️⃣) than any other side in the competition 🎯#AVLARS pic.twitter.com/aP0HeiY6Ef
— Premier League (@premierleague) March 19, 2022
Aston Villa possible 11:
Martinez, Cash, Chambers, Mings, Young, McGinn, Luiz, Ramsey, Coutinho, Ings and Watkins
Arsenal possible 11:
Ramsdale, Tierney, Gabriel, White, Soares, Xhaka, Partey, Martinelli, Ødegaard, Saka and Lacazette
Prediction: Aston Villa 1-1 Arsenal
Both sides have been in good form despite recent defeats and we can expect an engaging contest here.
Villa’s main man, Coutinho will be the one to watch out as he looks to be getting back to his best whereas, Arsenal has the quality as well.
We fancy the Gunners managing a point from their visit as Villa have the wood over the Gunners in recent matches with Villa winning 3 of the last 4.
Players to watch out for: Coutinho, Ramsey, Saka and Ødegaard.
