Aston Villa travel to north London to face Arsenal in what will be a massive test for Unai Emery’s side in the Premier League.
The Gunners have not lost any of their last 13 home games in the top flight, winning ten and drawing three. However, it was the Villans who inflicted the most recent league defeat at the ground.
Villa ended the host’s 11-game unbeaten run last April thanks to late goals from Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins, ultimately costing them the Premier League title. Manchester City went on to top the table by two points. Incidentally, Emery oversaw a longer home unbeaten run (16 games) during then 2018/19 campaign while he was in charge of Arsenal.
The west Midlands outfit did the double over Mikel Arteta’s men last season, beating them 1-0 at Villa Park thanks to an early goal from John McGinn. Arsenal returned the favour with a 2-0 away win in August, Leandro Trossard and Thomas Partey getting the goals.
Aston Villa predicted lineup and team news vs Arsenal
Aston Villa team news
Donyell Malen could make his debut for Villa after completing his move from Borussia Dortmund this week. The attacker is predominantly a right winger, but can also play on the left or as a number ten.
Diego Carlos, who could leave the club in the January transfer window, is “not feeling good” and so is expected the miss the game, along with Pau Torres, John McGinn and Ross Barkley.
Aston Villa predicted lineup
4-2-3-1: Emi Martinez; Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne; Boubacar Kamara, Amadou Onana; Leon Bailey, Youri Tielemans, Morgan Rogers; Ollie Watkins.
What time does Aston Villa vs Arsenal kick off?
The match is scheduled to kick off at 17:30 UK time at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, 18 January.
What TV channel is Aston Villa vs Arsenal on?
The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR. You can find which TV channel the match is on in your location here.
