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.