In-Form Aston Villa Host Injury-Hit Arsenal in Early Kickoff at Villa Park

Fresh doubts over Declan Rice and Cristhian Mosquera leave Mikel Arteta weighing changes.

Overview

The match kicks off at 12:30 GMT at Villa Park and will be shown live on TNT Sports in the UK.
Arsenal lead the Premier League and are 18 matches unbeaten across all competitions.
Aston Villa have won six straight in all competitions and eight of their last nine league games, with a win potentially moving them within four points before Manchester City play.
Arsenal's absentees include William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães, with Mosquera a major doubt, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard likely to miss out, and Kai Havertz still sidelined.
Journalists have published provisional line-ups reflecting the fitness concerns, and Arteta has publicly highlighted Villa's strong form under Unai Emery.