Arsenal will be seeking revenge against their mid-table rivals Aston Villa, when the two sides face off on Friday, October 22 at the Fly Emirates Stadium at 10 pm.
Aston Villa beat Arsenal both home and away by 1-0 and 3-0 scorelines last season. The rivalry between these two sides started after Argentinian goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez signed for Aston Villa for £20 million pounds from Arsenal and was a crucial player in both victories.
Last season, Martinez proved better than error-prone German goalkeeper Bernd Leno who was retained by Arsenal. In the new season 2021/22, the Gunners (Arsenal) were forced to spend £30 million to purchase goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale from Sheffield United as a first-choice goalkeeper.
Aston Villa also beat Arsenal to signing playmaker Emiliano Buendia from Norwich, forcing the Mikel Arteta coached Gunners to buy Martin Odegaard from Real Madrid.
Arsenal is 12th on the log with 11 points, one point ahead of Aston Villa who are 13th on the table.
On paper, Arsenal is the favourite to win this match but face a tricky match against Dean Smith coached Aston Villa.
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Arsenal Win: 1.95
Draw: 3.60
Aston Villa Win: 4.00
Other match odds and statistics.
Arsenal started their current season poorly and have only picked 11 points from eight matches. Mikel Arteta’s side has W3 D2 L3. Their latest match was a disappointing 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace at Fly Emirates Stadium on Monday, October 18.
Aston Villa is also struggling to maintain their last season’s top form which saw them finish 11 on the log. This season, they have W3 L1 D4.
Arsenal has scored 7 and conceded 12 goals while Aston Villa has scored 12 and conceded 12 in return.
The two sides have not scored against each other in 8 of their last 10 matches
Both teams to score (Gg/ng)
7 of the 10 last matches between the two sides - have seen at least three goals scored.
Over 2.5: 1.89 Under 2.5: 2.00
Possible Lineups:
Arsenal: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, Gabriel, White, Partey, Odegaard, Smith-Rowe, Saka, Pepe, Aubameyang
Aston Villa: Martinez, Konsa, Tuanzebe, Mings, Targett, Luiz, McGinn, Cash, Buendia, Watkins, Ings
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