Win PL: Aston Villa 0 - 1 Arsenal | Saturday 19th March | KO: 12:30 GMT | BT Sport

This is a game we have to win. A draw would be a disaster, especially with Sp**s trying to string a few wins together.

Villa are good team but one we should dispatch with ease.
Lets just try and put tonight's game out of our mind and be focused on Villa.

Mikel had a fully fit squad to pick from plus Tomiyasu might finally make his much awaited return here.

Prediction
Aston Villa 1-3 Arsenal



With Coutinho scoring his obligatory goal.

 

[Dennis_Bergkamp_10]

Huge game after yesterday's result. Only a win will do really.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Need to win this, no questions asked. Dropping points here would be unforgivable. I think you can be ok with the Liverpool result as long as we win all the games we should be winning but it's left us with little room for any slip ups.

 

[BobP]

Countinho screamer incoming.

Una.

 

[<<reed>>]

Countinho screamer incoming.

Una.

A Coutinho free kick goal to bring back 2016 would be nice

 

[avenellroad]

To be honest, we have been quite lucky with playing one game a week for ages.

Completely get Arteta’s point that playing 3 games in the space of a week is too much, but this will be the case next season if we get into the CL.

No excuses…they are a good team going forward but defensively won’t be able to keep us out if we play like we did yesterday.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Gerrard is a very good manager btw and I'll stand by this. Good setup without being too complicated. Midfield runners, inside forwards drawing in the opposition FB's and overlapping FB's. And as an all action midfielder himself, he really gives license to Ramsey and McGinn to get forward and get into the box because he was that type of midfielder.

 

[2Smokeyy]

Got a bad feeling about this one, I just hope the players are fully switched on.

This is the one the fixture I’ve been looking at which will show if we’re really serious about finishing in the top 4. Man Utd and Sp**s both have tricky fixtures, so a win here is necessary.

 

[Wiltord's left boot]

Will be a tight game.

 

[ArsenalInMyHeart]

Maybe no Tomi with Aston Villa

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Maybe no Tomi with Aston Villa

Japan won't likely risk him they have important games to qualify to World cup

 

[AberGooner]

I think we'll win this one. They're another team that will try and be positive which again means we should get spaces to work in for the likes of Ødegaard and Saka.

2-0.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

villa are different from we played them early in season they play with more freedom in 4312 formation with Gerrard. They attack more still defensively are shaky i expect an difficult game specially when it's away add to that they had 6 days rest and we'll only have 2-3 days rest.

I want us to win but won't be surprised if it ended with draw.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Digne likely missing this because he done his hamstring against westham and that big advantage for Saka because likely he'll end up facing old guy Ashley Young.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Digne likely missing this because he done his hamstring against westham and that big advantage for Saka because likely he'll end up facing old guy Ashley Young.

Also means less to worry about for Cedric as Villa don't play with wingers anyways.

 

[Kav]

I didn’t realize that they have such a good record against us lately, having won 3 of the last 5. This feels like one of those fixtures you expect us to win.

This particular Villa side is a work in progress and have the capacity to take all three points off us. We need to relax and just play our game and we will get the opportunities to score.

It’s an away game though so it won’t be easy preventing them from having periods of control. I actually see this one being a draw.

 

[BIoodBrother]

He angry

 

[sergio_giorgini]

Not looking forward to this one at all.

 

[SA Gunner]

Gerrard has them well set up, so this will be a difficult one for us.

That said, Im confident we have the necessary tools to get the job done. I am just concerned with our turnaround time, as its just over 60 hours after the Liverpool game. Champions League or not, playing 60 hours after your last game isn't normal.

Anyway, lets get the job done, these next 4 games are important to our season.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Coutinho been big part of thier mini turn around he been on form westham stopped him by not allowing him space but we are different we play with much space. I think we'll put Partey to man mark him.