In this week 5 match on the 31st of August, Arsenal hosts Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Arsenal recorded a 2-1 win against Fulham. Aleksandar Mitrović struck first for Fulham in the 56th minute, then Martin Ødegaard tied it up for Arsenal in the 64th minute on a feed from Bukayo Saka Finally they completed the comback in the 85th minute on a goal by Gabriel to cap off a wild match. Arsenal is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Aston Villa recorded a 1-3 loss against Crystal Palace. Ollie Watkins struck first for Aston Villa in the 5th minute on a feed from Leon Bailey, then in the 7th minute, Odsonne Édouard sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Wilfried Zaha Finally they completed the comback victory in the 58th minute on a goal by Wilfried Zaha to cap off a wild match. Aston Villa looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Arsenal won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins have been the hottest scorers for Aston Villa in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Arsenal is glad to have Martin Ødegaard in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals
Mikel Arteta Amatriain’s Arsenal squad will be without Reiss Nelson and Fabio Vieira, while Kortney Hause and Diego Carlos are unavailable to play for Aston Villa.