Arsenal vs Aston Villa

Get all the news, views, quotes, stats and team news ahead of our visit from the Villans.

We are looking to win their first three home league matches in a season for the first time since 2017/18. In defence, the serious injury suffered by Diego Carlos means Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa have reprised their partnership from last year. Just as worrying was a poor opening day defeat at Bournemouth, and a 3-1 loss against Crystal Palace which leaves Gerrard having won just three of his last 15 league games in charge. Copyright 2022 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Bukayo Saka - who turns 21 on September 5 – has registered 16 Premier League assists so far. “We’ll focus on trying to get the right result. Gerrard on us: “Arsenal were in this situation themselves 12 months ago when they didn’t start the season very well. Reiss Nelson is also out with a muscle issue. Every game here is a battle for everybody, and we don't expect anything different. We have won our last five home Premier League matches, last enjoying a longer winning run at the Emirates between November 2018 and April 2019 (10 in a row). Villa are a top team, they have a big squad, top quality players and a good manager, and we expect a difficult game again here on Wednesday They’ve had an opportunity to build a really exciting team there.