Aston Villa host Arsenal in the Premier League this evening. The referee is Michael Oliver and the kick-off is at 17:30. Refresh this page at 16:30 for team news from both sides.
Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Pau, Konsa, Digne, Onana, Tielemans, McGinn, Bailey, Rogers, Watkins.
Substitutes: Gauci, Carlos, Maatsen, Nedeljkovic, Barkley, Buendia, Jaden, Ramsey, Duran.
Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber, Rice, Partey, Odegaard, Martinelli, Saka, Havertz.
Substitutes: Ramsdale, Zinchenko, Kiwior, Calafiori, Jorginho, Nelson, Nwaneri, Trossard, Nketiah.
Referee: Michael Oliver.
Assistant Referee: Stuart Burt.
Assistant Referee: Dan Cook.
Fourth Official: Darren England.
Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes.
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Edward Smart.
Pre-match views from the forum:
Aevi: “Our last dropped points in the league was against these lot, need to enact some revenge. Reckon the team will especially want this one.”
Riou: “Since I can’t see a game-changing transfer out there for us, I hope we get to a point soon where this is our attack…
Ødegaard
Saka-Havertz-Jesus
… think that’s the best mix we have right now, especially with the tweaks to our midfield and defence (left side) that have affected Martinelli.
Feel Gabby J would do very well out wide again, will take a bit of the scoring pressure off him too.
Wouldn’t mind seeing this start here.”
SA Gunner: “We’ll beat them, Im going with a 2-0 win for us.
They will target Zinchenko and TP5 for those split-second advantages, think Leon Bailey. What’s important for us is to put them to the sword early and turn their defensive game on its head.”