Aston Villa vs Arsenal: Preview, Team News, Live Stream, and More
Premier League Match Preview
Hello and welcome to Standard Sports coverage of Aston Villa vs Arsenal. Kick-off comes at 5:30pm BST from Villa Park. Arsenal face an early test of their Premier League title credentials as they head to Aston Villa on Saturday, August 24. The Gunners were beaten twice by Villa in pre-season and will be looking to avoid a similar fate in the league.
Villa, meanwhile, will be looking to build on their impressive start to the season. They drew 2-2 at Bournemouth on the opening weekend and will be hoping to pick up their first win of the campaign against Arsenal.
Team News
Aston Villa: Matty Cash and Lucas Digne are out injured for Villa. New signing Diego Carlos is a doubt, while Boubacar Kamara is suspended.
Arsenal: Kieran Tierney, Takehiro Tomiyasu, and Fabio Vieira are all out injured for Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe is a doubt, while Marquinhos is suspended.
Live Stream
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. It will also be available to stream on NOW TV and Sky Go.
Match Odds
Aston Villa: 19/10
Draw: 14/5
Arsenal: 1/1
Our Prediction
This is a tough match to call. Aston Villa have a good record against Arsenal in recent years and will be looking to make it three wins in a row. However, Arsenal are the better team on paper and will be confident of getting a result. We think Arsenal will win 2-1.
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