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The thrills of the English Premier League continues this weekend as Aston Villa battle Arsenal in one of the feisty games to look out for.
Villa began their new season with a 2-1 win away at West Ham with new signing Amadou Onana and Colombian international Jhon Duran scoring the goals to seal give Emery a winning start to the new season.
That win, was Aston Villa's first opening day victory since beating Sheffield United 1-0 back in 2020/21 season. In fact, prior to that time, they had lost all three of their opening games including a 5-1 defeat to Newcastle last year.
The victory against West Ham set Unai Emery's men off to a good start as they look to replicate or even better last season's very impressive 4th place finish.
In this tie against Arsenal at Villa Park, Villa will be gunning for a third consecutive win over the North London side having don a double against them last season. They last won three in a row against Arsenal in November 1993 and February 2021.
Also, Villa will be looking to win their opening two EPL fixtures for the fourth time having previously done so in 1995/96, 1999/2000 and 2020/21.
This game represents an early challenge to Emery's ambitions this season and a good result here could be the confidence booster in their quest to have another great EPL season.
For Arsenal, the opening day victory over Wolves gave them just what they needed to start off following last season's final day heartbreak. Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz were both on the score sheet as the Gunners showed the resilience needed to nail Wolves and secure all three points.
Going by their performance in that tie, Arsenal are definitely ready to give the elusive EPL tile another go this season. Their trip to Villa park this weekend presents a chance to avenge last season's 1-0 loss and the 2-0 loss at the Emirates. Hence, Arteta's men will be looking halt their two game winless run against Villa and keep their 100% start to the season.
The 2-0 loss to Villa at the Emirates last season was for many the turning point in Arsenal's title chase and handed Manchester City a fourth title in a row.
Arsenal will be bolstered by the fact that they have not lost three in a row against Villa since 2021.
This is certainly going to be a mouth watering clash for fans and neutrals alike. Therefore, for our Aston Villa Vs Arsenal prediction, we are expecting a huge tactical battle with at least 5 corners played in the first half .
We have gone for this tip based on the following;
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Also, the last two meetings between both teams produced less than 3 goals each. This gives us an insight into how cagey and keenly contested this game is likely going to be.
Villa's desire to make it three wins in a row against Arsenal and the Gunners' desire to end this run will definitely stir up a very close battle between both teams.
However, we still expect Aston Villa to show enough grit here and stay undefeated. Therefore, we are expecting Aston Villa to win or draw with les than 4 goals scored. (DC 1X & Under 3.5 Goals)
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Aston will be all pumped for this tie as they begin a new premier league season in front of their home fans with the desire to do better than last season's 4th place finish, their highest position since 1995/96 season.
While contending for the title might be a bit of a stretch for Emery's men, they will give top four contenders a run for their money.
They will also be making a challenge for other domestic trophies having last won the League Cup in 1996.
Aston Villa have won 5 of their last 9 premier league meetings against Arsenal, keeping a clean sheet in each of those games. They will be looking to better this run in front of their home fans on Saturday.
The towering header by Amadou Onana opening scoring for Emery's men against West Ham last week. That was a dream debut for the Everton man who seem to be settling in well under his new gaffer Unai Emery. He will be looking to make his first home appearance this Saturday and be a thorn in the flesh of Arsenal players.
Meanwhile, Tyrone Mings is till out with an ACL injury while Rob Olsen is doubtful due to a head injury he suffered.
Olie Watkins will be looking to get on the score sheet for the first time this season and replicate his fine form which saw him score 14 goals last season.
Tielemans will pair Onana to provide the needed solidity in the middle of the park while Digne and Cash will provide the performance needed in the wing back position.
Predicted Lineup: Martinez; Torres, Konza, Digne, Cash; Tielemans, Onana; Bailey, Rogers, McGinn; Watkins
Arsenal are chasing their first EPL title in 20 years. They got really close last season and eventually missed out on the trophy on the final day.
Knowing how much their home and away loss against Villa cost them last season, the Gunners will be hoping to do all that it takes to get all three points as it would certainly make a big statement to their fellow contenders.
Arsenal had a great start to the 2024β25 season, beating Wolves 2-0. The North Londoners are looking to pick up where they left off last season when they got five wins in a row to close out 2023β24.
On Saturday, they will want to avoid last seasonβs two losses (2-1 and 1-0) to Villa. The true test of the Gunners progression is how theyβll fare this Saturday.
Arsenal have a relatively injury list ahead of their trip to Villa Park.
Jurrien Timber returned to action on the opening day is expected to be in action on Saturday.
The Dutch defender missed Arsenalβs final two pre-season games but was introduced as a second-half substitute against Wolves.
Takehiro Tomiyasu is still out of action having with a knee injury. Kieran Tierney is also still out with hamstring injury suffered at the Euros. New signing Riccardo Calafiori is fit and is definitely an option to come in if the Gunners boss wants to make changes.
Predicted Lineup: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.
This tie is certainly a pick of the bunch in this weekend's long list of intriguing Premier League fixtures. Two of the last four meetings between both teams ended with both sides scoring at least a goal each.
Based on this, we are going for both teams to score as out final prediction for this match.
