Arsenal vs. Aston Villa: A Battle of the Titans in the Premier League

On Sunday, Arsenal and Aston Villa will face off in the Premier League. In recent matches between these two teams, there are several key factors to consider. Arsenal has won five of their last six home Premier League games against Aston Villa, with their only loss being a 3-0 defeat in November 2020. Meanwhile, Villa has been unbeaten in their last nine Premier League away games against London teams, with six wins and three draws. This is their longest undefeated streak in the capital in their league history.

The Gunners have been in excellent form, winning 10 of their last 11 Premier League games while scoring at least twice in each victory. They have only conceded four goals during this period, with three of them coming at Emirates Stadium. On the other hand, Villa has caught their opponents offside 142 times in the Premier League this season, the highest among all teams. They have also been flagged offside the second least, after Manchester City.

Bukayo Saka has been instrumental for Arsenal’s success this season, being involved in 11 goals in his last 11 league appearances. He has scored nine and assisted two goals so far this campaign and is close to becoming the first English player to score 15 goals in a league campaign for Arsenal since Ian Wright in 1996-97. Ollie Watkins has also been impressive for Villa, being involved in 11 goals in his past ten league games with nine goals and two assists so far this campaign. His 18 goals this season is the second highest by an Aston Villa player in a Premier League campaign.

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