Arsenal Vs Aston Villa
Sunday 13:30 BST
Emirates Stadium


Not much to say. We are facing a very poor Aston Villa team and should honestly be routine 3 points. We'll most likely play the same team as we did 2 weeks ago. Confidence should be high and expecting us to score at least 2 goals.

We have most of the team back and the good news is that Welbeck should be back next week with Wilshere back in a month. Arteta and Debuchy will remain the long terms. Expecting Ospina to keep his PL place.

Probable Arsenal Team

----------------------------------Ospina-----------------------------------
Bellerin--------------Koscielny---------Mertesacker-------------Gibbs
-------------------Ramsey------------Coquelin--------------------------
Walcott------------------------Cazorla-------------------------Rosicky
----------------------------Giroud---------------------------------------

Match Facts - FourFourTwo

• Danny Welbeck has scored four goals in his last three Premier League starts against Aston Villa.
  
• Christian Benteke has scored three goals in four Premier League appearances against Arsenal.
  
• Chelsea and Man Utd (12 each) are the only visiting team to have earned more points at the Emirates Stadium than Aston Villa (11) in the Barclays Premier League (W3 D2 L3).
  
• Arsenal have scored five goals in their last two Premier League games against Villa, all between the 32nd and 36th minutes.
  
• The Gunners haven't managed to win three Premier League games in a row this season.
  
• Aston Villa have gone eight hours and 42 minutes of Premier League football since they last scored.
  
• Currently on a run of five games without a goal, the Villains have never gone six league games in a row without scoring in their history.
  
• Olivier Giroud has scored four goals in his last five Premier League appearances.
  
• Only Derby (10 in 2007-08) have scored fewer goals after 22 matches of a Premier League season than Aston Villa have managed this campaign (11).
  
• Aston Villa have fired in just 60 shots on target this season, fewer than any other team in the division.
  

Main man RG

Put it so succintly

No surprise results this weekend. Crucial we get 3 points and keep up the form, going into NLD.

Yeap. Pretty much a 3 pts is crucial and should be in the bag match.

when you think of some of Lambert's recent visits
3-3 draw with Norwich and 3-1 with Villa last season
those were such dark days!

i really want us to smash them and send to crisis mode

hope Mesut get good playing time ahead of NLD

COYG

Well done RG.

I cant wait for this match, hoping for top match. The squad looks good, its time to punish teams.

We should not take Villa for granted, defend well for 90m and take every chance.

Arsenal FC ‏@Arsenal


#Arsenal team to play Aston Villa: Ospina, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Ramsey, Walcott, Cazorla, Ozil, Giroud

#Arsenal subs: Szczesny, Gibbs, Gabriel, Chambers, Flamini, Rosicky, Akpom #AFCvAVFC

Aston Villa FC ‏@AVFCOfficial  
#AVFC (v @Arsenal): Guzan, Hutton, Okore, Clark, Richardson, Sanchez, Delph, Cleverley, Weimann, Gil, Benteke. #AVFCLIVE

#AVFC subs (v @Arsenal): Given, Baker, Bacuna, Sinclair, Agbonlahor, Westwood, Cissokho. #AVFCLIVE

Mesut Ozil's first Premier League start since the 5th of October

Lets Go
COYG

Is NBCSN any good, in terms of commentary? I have to look for another stream otherwise..

LETS GOOOOOOOOO

What a touch by Ozil. what an assist!

Ozil

srigooner wrote:Is NBCSN any good, in terms of commentary? I have to look for another stream otherwise..

I'm watching it, and the cocommentator Lee Dixon really is brilliant. Second time I hear him now, fantastic commentator, likeable and funny, and this is a rare breed tbh.

Our RBs are all likeable characters, tbf

Coquelin and Santi playing really well but it shows that the front five haven't played much together this season, esp with this formation.

PL Referees <3

FFS Özil

Goal and an assist without seeming to be in the game

I am SOOOOO looking forward to Coquelin vs Aston Villa video.

It'll be longer than any Spurs DVD not having Bale on loop tbf

FEO!!

50th PL goal for Theo.

And Titi Henry has that huge smile plastered on his face

1st Half: Santi hits the post
2nd Half: Giroud hits the post

Rosicky and Akpom coming on

Theo and Giroud off

Hans was right, Lee Dixon is a refreshingly pleasant comentator