Aston
Villa will host Arsenal at the Villa Park in a Premier League game today.
Kick
Off: 15:00 BST
Referee:
Mike Jones
Venue:
Villa Park
Stats:
- Arsenal have only managed to win a single game in their last five competitive games.
- Aston Villa are unbeaten in the Premier League campaign this season.
Aston
Villa captain Ron Vlaar is doubtful for this clash due to calf injury. Belgian
striker Christian Benteke has returned to training after being sidelined for
five months with a ruptured Achilles. Libor Kozak is out with a leg injury but
Joe Cole is likely to feature in this game as he has recovered his calf injury.
While
for Arsenal, summer signing Calum Chambers and midfielder Mathieu Flamini are
both available for the selection. Both missed the midweek Champions League game
against Dortmund.
Nacho
Monreal, Mathieu Debuch, Yaya Sanogo, Serge Gnabry, Theo Walcott and Olivier
Giroud are set to miss this clash with their respective problems.
Possible Lineups:
HEAD TO HEAD
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Aston Villa 1 – 2 Arsenal
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Premier League, 2013-2014
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Arsenal 1 – 3 Aston Villa
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Premier
League, 2013-2014
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Arsenal 2 – 1 Aston Villa
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Premier League, 2012-2013
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Aston Villa 0 – 0 Arsenal
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Premier League, 2012-2013
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Arsenal 3 – 0 Aston Villa
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Premier League, 2011-2012
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FORM GUIDE
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Aston
Villa (WWDW)
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Arsenal(LDDW)
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Liverpool 0 – 1 Aston
Villa
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Dortmund 2 – 0 Arsenal
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Aston Villa 2 – 1
Hull City
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Arsenal 2 – 2 Manchester City
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Aston Villa 0 – 0
Newcastle United
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Leicester City 1 – 1 Arsenal
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Stoke City 0 – 1
Aston Villa
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Arsenal 1 – 0 Besiktas
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Prediction:
Aston
Villa 2 – 2 Arsenal, Aston Villa's victory last weekend against Liverpool at
Anfield has given them a boost which will help them in this fixture.
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