In a weekend match on Sat Mar 19th, in week 30, Aston Villa will host Arsenal at Villa Park in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Aston Villa sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against West Ham United. Andriy Yarmolenko struck first for West Ham United in the 70th minute, then Pablo Fornals added another in the 82nd minute. Aston Villa is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while arsenal sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Leicester City. Thomas Partey scored the first goal for Arsenal in the 11th minute, then Alexandre Lacazette added another in the 59th minute on a penalty shot In the end, Leicester City couldn’t muster any offence and Arsenal ran away with the shutout win. Arsenal is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Emirates Stadium, Arsenal won by a score of 3 to 1 in front of just over 59000 jubilant fans. Thomas Partey struck first for Arsenal in the 23rd minute, then Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang added another in the 6th minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
Both Bukayo Saka and Alexandre Lacazette have been the hottest scorers for Arsenal in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Both Ollie Watkins and Matty Cash have been the hottest scorers for Aston Villa in the last five each having scored 2 goals
Aston Villa will be without Bertrand Traoré, Marvelous Nakamba, Ezri Konsa and Carney Chukwuemeka, while Emile Smith Rowe is unavailable to play for Arsenal.