In this week 24 match on the 18th of February, Aston Villa will host Arsenal in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 11th placed Aston Villa is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Manchester City. Rodri scored the first goal for Manchester City in the 4th minute, then İlkay Gündoğan added another in the 39th minute. Aston Villa is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Arsenal, recorded a 1-3 loss against Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne scored the first goal for Manchester City in the 24th minute, but Bukayo Saka got the equalizer for Arsenal in the 42nd minute. Arsenal looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Emirates Stadium, Arsenal was victorious by a score of 2 to 1 in front of just over 60000 jubilant fans. Gabriel Jesus struck first for Arsenal in the 30th minute, but Douglas Luiz got the equalizer for Aston Villa in the 74th minute.
For Arsenal, their top scorers are Edward Nketiah and Bukayo Saka, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Aston Villa’s top weapon lately has been Ollie Watkins, who has three goals in the last five matches
John McGinn, Bertrand Traoré, Jed Steer and Diego Carlos are unavailable to play for Aston Villa, while Mikel Arteta Amatriain’s squad will be without Gabriel Jesus, Emile Smith Rowe and Reiss Nelson.