On the 18th of February, Aston Villa will play host to Arsenal in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Aston Villa recorded a 1-3 loss against Manchester City. Rodri struck first for Manchester City in the 4th minute on a feed from Riyad Mahrez, then İlkay Gündoğan added another in the 39th minute on a feed from Erling Braut Håland. Aston Villa is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while arsenal sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Brentford. Leandro Trossard struck first for Arsenal in the 66th minute, then in the 74th minute, Christian Nørgaard sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ivan Toney earning Brentford at least a draw. Arsenal is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches.
On the 31st of August, Arsenal hosted Aston Villa in their last match together. Arsenal won by a score of 2 to 1 in front of just over 60000 jubilant spectators. Gabriel Jesus struck first for Arsenal in the 30th minute, then Douglas Luiz tied it up for Aston Villa in the 74th minute.
Edward Nketiah has been the most effective weapon for Arsenal lately. The English attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Ollie Watkins has been the most prolific scorer on Aston Villa in his last 5 matches with three goals
John McGinn, Bertrand Traoré, Jed Steer and Diego Carlos are unavailable to play for Aston Villa, while Mikel Arteta Amatriain’s Arsenal squad will be without Gabriel Jesus, Emile Smith Rowe and Reiss Nelson.