First meets third at the Villa Park fortress in Saturday evening's tantalising Premier League tie, as Aston Villa welcome Arsenal to their West Midlands headquarters.
The Lions bested Manchester City 1-0 on Wednesday evening, one day after Mikel Arteta's men left it late to sink Luton Town 4-3, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
ASTON VILLA vs. ARSENAL
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ASTON VILLA
Out: Bertrand Traore (muscle), Emiliano Buendia (knee), Tyrone Mings (knee)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Diaby, Luiz, Kamara, McGinn; Tielemans; Watkins
ARSENAL
Out: Takehiro Tomiyasu (calf), Emile Smith Rowe (knee), Fabio Vieira (groin), Thomas Partey (thigh), Jurrien Timber (knee)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
