August 31st features a match where Arsenal will play host to Aston Villa in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. Arsenal sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Fulham. Aleksandar Mitrović scored the first goal for Fulham in the 56th minute, but Martin Ødegaard got the equalizer for Arsenal in the 64th minute But luckily in the 85th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Gabriel. Arsenal is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Aston Villa, recorded a 1-3 loss against Crystal Palace. Ollie Watkins struck first for Aston Villa in the 5th minute, then Wilfried Zaha got the equalizer for Crystal Palace in the 7th minute on a feed from Odsonne Édouard But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 58th minute on a goal by Wilfried Zaha. Aston Villa looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Arsenal won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Aston Villa is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins each having 2 goals in their last five. Martin Ødegaard has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Arsenal
Mikel Arteta Amatriain’s Arsenal squad will be without Reiss Nelson and Fabio Vieira, while Kortney Hause and Diego Carlos are unavailable to play for Aston Villa.