Aston Villa v Arsenal

Arsenal are on the road to take on Aston Villa in a midweek Premier League contest. Aston Villa were winners at home over the weekend in the FA Cup.

The side managed by Martin O’Neil are presently in 7th place of the Premiership log with 36 points. They sit 1 point behind the 6th place Liverpool and 3 points ahead of the 8th place Birmingham City. In their most recent match, Aston Villa defeated Brighton at home by a score of 3-2 at Villa Park with goals from Delfouneso, Young, and Delph. The Villains enter this match with four injury concerns as Petrov, Carew, Bouma, and Reo-Coker are all doubtful.

The visiting Arsenal are presently in 2nd place of the Premier League table with 41 points. They sit 2 points behind the 1st place Manchester United with one game in hand on them and they are just ahead of the 3rd place Chelsea but the Blues have one game in hand on the Gunners. In their most recent league match, Arsenal defeated the Wanderers by a score of 4-2 at the Emirates Stadium. The goal scorers were Rosicky, Fabregas, Vermaelen, and Arshavin. The side manages by Arsene Wenger have eight injury concerns this week as Sagna and Bendtner are doubtful, while Nasri, Merida, Diaby, Gibbs, Van Persie, and Djourou have all been ruled out.

Live Premier League
Aston Villa v Arsenal
Villa Park, kick off 1945 hours