Aston Villa vs Arsenal prediction

The Lions will challenge the Gunners! Head on to our Premier League odds series with our Aston Villa-Arsenal prediction and pick.

Aston Villa will try to hold their ground and keep this game an interesting one. The exciting match at the Emirates knocked the Gunners off the top of the Premier League. The Gunners had a remarkable run to start the year, going four games unbeaten. A James Maddison equalizer and a Harry Soutar own goal kept things tight for Villa, but Kelechi Iheanacho, Tete, and Dennis Praet scored three more goals for the Foxes to secure the three points. Aston Villa is now seven spots and 10 points ahead of Everton, Bournemouth, and Southampton. The Gunners are fresh off of a 3-1 defeat from Manchester City last time out.

Our predictions for Aston Villa v Arsenal in the Premier League, including who we think will win and predicted line-ups.

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Aston Villa will host Arsenal in a crunch clash in the context of the Premier League title race as Mikel Arteta looks for a response.

Saka has a big task to showcase urgency as Arsenal look for a response after dropping points in three consecutive Premier League games. The Gunners could take three points from this clash to bounce back from recent dropped points. While the form of his teammates has dwindled in recent weeks, Saka continues to show consistency, and it’s what the Gunners need at this difficult time. Arsenal have yet to win a game in all competitions since that clash at the Emirates, dropping points in three consecutive Premier League games. The Arsenal manager could ponder resting one of his central defenders after a few shaky performances. Leandro Trossard, who has started all Premier League games from the bench, could make the starting eleven if Arteta tweaks his attacking lineup. Ashley Young and Lucas Digne could start as full-backs, as Emery has yet to trust Matty Cash with the right-back slot completely. Emery could retain the traditional 4-4-2 shape to field a compact defence to thwart Arsenal’s attack. Emery now faces former club Arsenal in a crunch battle as he looks to steer Aston Villa higher than their current position on the table. Unai Emery has more positive news ahead of the Arsenal game, as he can call upon Tyrone Mings. Goals from Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez killed the game off in the first half, with Ollie Watkins’s second-half strike proving to be a mere consolation. Those two points they lost had affected the title race, as Manchester City took the top spot after

Latest Aston Villa news from BirminghamLive brings you Paul Merson and Chris Sutton's prediction ahead of Arsenal clash.

"They carried a threat in the second half and could have made it a tense finish. It's not the case that they have lost form - I was at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday for [BBC](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/all-about/bbc) Radio 5 Live and in the first half they were very good, although Manchester City controlled things after the break. "This won't be like the Everton game. It's really important for their manager and the fans, but also the players too. Villa will be awkward opponents, however, as they showed when they played City on Sunday. It's not the worst game in the world for them - I can think of worse places to visit this weekend. "It doesn't really matter how well the Gunners play here, though. Pep Guardiola was able to bring on Phil Foden in the second half. If they lose or draw this game, I don't know how they're going to turn it around. Arsenal, in contrast, brought on Fabio Vieira. [SportsKeeda](https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/news-paul-merson-s-predictions-newcastle-united-vs-liverpool-premier-league-gw-24-fixtures): "This is a huge game. Both sides suffered defeats to Manchester City last time out.