Overview
- Kick-off is 8:15pm GMT at the Emirates, with live coverage on Sky Sports in the UK and streaming on Peacock in the US.
- Aston Villa arrive on an 11-match winning run in all competitions and beat Arsenal with a stoppage-time goal in the reverse fixture earlier this month.
- Arsenal’s defence remains stretched with doubts over Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori and continued absences for Ben White and Cristhian Mosquera, though Gabriel is in line to return.
- Villa are without Boubacar Kamara and Matty Cash through suspension, with Evann Guessand on AFCON duty and Pau Torres and Tyrone Mings still sidelined.
- Unai Emery downplayed sentiment over his Emirates return, while Mikel Arteta signaled Arsenal will be actively looking at January signings as injuries shape squad planning.