Aston Villa Vs Arsenal Football Prediction Premier League Saturday

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Written By: Ifeanyi Ibeh

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When Aston Villa welcome Arsenal to Villa Park for Saturday's early Premier League kickoff, the Gunners will try to reclaim their top-four position.

Last weekend, Steven Gerrard's side lost 2-1 to West Ham United, while Arsenal lost 2-0 to Liverpool in midweek.

Gerrard's boys may have scored four unanswered goals past Southampton in their last game at Villa Park, but the West Midlands side has struggled at home, having gone four games without a win until the Saints came visiting.

Mikel Arteta is dissatisfied with Arsenal's lack of recovery time for the early flight. Villa has acquired a predilection for lunchtime kickoffs, winning each of their last four midday Saturday clashes.

Arteta saw his team's five-game winning streak come to an end in a disappointing way on Arsenal's turf, but the Gunners remain in control of the Champions League battle, sitting fourth and a point ahead of Manchester United with two games in hand.

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Arteta was not happy after the Liverpool loss, and he faces a recovery period of fewer than 72 hours before the trip to Villa Park, but the tired Gunners can take heart from their four-game winning streak in the Premier League away from home, during which their young attackers have scored 13 goals on rival turf.

Arsenal ran out 3-1 winners when they welcomed Aston Villa to the Emirates earlier this season, but they have suffered back-to-back 1-0 defeats at Villa Park since the Lions returned to the big time in 2019, and it is clear who the fresher set of legs will belong to this weekend.

Villa Park has not been a happy hunting ground for the Gunners in recent times, but Villa are still lacking that little bit of consistency under Gerrard, and it looks like Arsenal have what it takes to shade a close contest and consolidate their hold on the fourth spot, which is also why we are predicting over 2.5 goals in this match.