Arsenal vs Aston Villa LIVE: Gunners looking to continue title charge against high-flying Aston Villa: Kick-off time, team news and how to follow

Arsenal will continue their fight for the Premier League title this weekend with the visit of Aston Villa.

The Gunners are currently top of the table on goal difference and are unbeaten throughout 2024, so things are looking good for Mikel ArtetaThe men.

Arsenal They are locked in a three way battle for the title, but they show no signs of giving up.

However, town They have been one of the best teams in the league this season and beat the Gunners in the first leg at Villa Park.

Unai EmeryMen also fight for Champions League Square with Tottenham and will want to get a result in north London to stay in touch.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa: Emery's revenge

It would be fair to say that Emery's time at Arsenal ended badly and, although he has achieved a lot since then, his time with the Gunners will always sting.

Spanish replaced Arsene Wenger but, after a good start, things quickly turned ugly with the players, media and fans.

He became something of a laughing stock with members of the first team openly mocking Emery, while the fans made it abundantly clear in the end that he was not the man for them.

Overall, it was a blot on Emery's excellent record, and he would love the chance to put a dent in their title hopes, while boosting Villa's Champions League chances.

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• Arsenal have won five of their last six Premier League home games against Aston Villa, losing the other 3-0 in November 2020.
• Following their 1-0 win against them at Villa Park in December, Aston Villa are looking to complete just their third Premier League double over Arsenal, having done so previously in 1992-93 and 2020-21.
• Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League away games against London sides (W6 D3), having lost eight of their previous nine before this (W1). It is the Villans' longest streak without defeat in the capital in their league history.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa: team news

The Gunners only have one injury problem: Jurrien Timber is still not fully fit after an ACL injury.

The Dutchman suffered the problem in the first game of the season against Nottingham Forest and has been sidelined since.

However, he is expected to play at least one game at some point before the end of the campaign, with Arteta revealing he “still has some steps to take” before he can return.

Meanwhile, the Villans are without Boubacar Kamara, Tyrone Mings and Emi Buendia due to similar injuries.

Jacob Ramsey's season is over after suffering another ankle injury, while Matty Cash has a hamstring problem.

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• Arsenal have won 10 of their last 11 Premier League games (D1), scoring at least twice in each victory. The Gunners have conceded just four goals in these 11 games, although three of them have come at the Emirates Stadium.
• Aston Villa lost 4-1 to Manchester City in their last Premier League away game, but have not lost consecutively away from home since May 2023. However, they have lost each of their three away games so far. at home against last season's best four by an aggregate score of 12-4.
• Aston Villa have caught their opponents offside 142 times in the Premier League this season, more than 40 times more than any other team. Meanwhile, only Manchester City (33) have been flagged for offside less frequently than the Villans (38).

Arsenal vs Aston Villa: What has been said?

former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas believes the Gunners will become regular contenders for the Premier League title.

He said: “If they manage to win the first one (under Arteta), I think he could become a constant threat to Arsenal being able to compete for all the major titles.

“It's about Edu and the owners giving him the right time and tools to prove himself.

“When this happens, the structure, the vision and the trust come together and things happen. That's why I'm happy.

“I always use them as an example, Mikel's first two years, in any other club or someone who had managed the situation could have gotten rid of Mikel and said 'let's go in another direction.'

“But they had a clear plan, a clear process, they took the right steps, they invested in young, quality players and now you get all the results of these ups and downs of the first two or three years.

“They are there, they have done very well and they are a true example of how football should be done.”

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• Arsenal's Kai Havertz has been involved in nine goals in his last seven Premier League games (5 goals, 4 assists), while overall this is his most productive Premier League campaign in both goals (9) and assists (5).
• Bukayo Saka has been involved in 11 goals in his last 11 Premier League games, scoring nine and assisting two. One more goal would make him the first English player to score 15 in a league campaign for Arsenal since Ian Wright in 1996-97 (23).
• Ollie Watkins has been involved in 11 goals in his last 10 Premier League games (9 goals, 2 assists) and seven in his last four away games (5 goals, 2 assists). His 18 goals in total this season are the second-most by an Aston Villa player in a single Premier League campaign, after Christian Benteke (19 in 2012-13).
• Leandro Trossard has eight goals in the Premier League this season, his most in a single campaign. Four of them have been as substitutes, and only Olivier Giroud scored more off the bench for Arsenal in a season (6 in 2016-17).

Arsenal vs Aston Villa: date and how to follow

This Premier League clash will take place on Sunday, April 14.

The start in the Emirates is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

The match will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League.

Sky Go customers will be able to watch the action on their laptops and mobile devices.

Alternatively, fans can purchase a day NOW pass TV for £11.98.

talkSPORT will have updates at all times and talkSPORT.com will have a live blog to keep you up to date with everything.

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