Aston Villa vs Arsenal Preview and Prediction: To bring down the Villa Park fortress.

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Arsenal's victory was marred by Cristhian Mosquera suffering a knee or ankle injury – the exact cause still unclear – in the first half, while Declan Rice left the field with a calf problem.

After the match, Rice insisted he was "fine," so Arteta will most likely still have the services of the team's most expensive signing this weekend. However, Mosquera joins the list of doubtful players along with William Saliba (collision) and Leandro Trossard (muscle injury).

Mosquera's absence could leave Arteta without as many as three centre-backs, as Gabriel Magalhaes (thigh) won't be back before Christmas, but Jurrien Timber is a reliable replacement.

Kai Havertz is facing difficulties in his knee injury recovery and is racing against time to return before Christmas.

On the Aston Villa side, former Arsenal second-choice goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez withdrew from the squad for the Brighton match at the last minute due to a back injury, and Emery indicated that he is unlikely to be fit to return this weekend.

Ross Barkley (knee) and Tyrone Mings (thigh) are both unlikely to play before the end of 2025, but aside from these two long-term cases, the home team has a fairly solid squad to welcome the league leaders.

After Donyell Malen scored his fourth Premier League goal of the season from the bench in midweek, the former Arsenal player could look to compete for a place with Evann Guessand, but he will certainly face significant pressure from free-kick specialist Emiliano Buendia.

Latest predicted lineups for Aston Villa vs Arsenal

Aston Villa:

Bizot; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans; Buendia, McGinn, Rogers; Watkins

Arsenal:

Raya; White, Timber, Hincapie, Calafiori; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Merino; Saka, Gyokeres, Eze

Latest Aston Villa vs Arsenal football match prediction

Brentford manager Keith Andrews repeated the mistake of his predecessor Thomas Frank by deploying a defensive formation, absorbing pressure and waiting for counter-attacking opportunities against Arsenal at the Emirates. This approach backfired when aerial specialist Mikel Merino headed in the opening goal early in the match.

Arsenal were under more pressure in the second half, but their defense, missing Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba, held firm before Bukayo Saka scored in injury time to extend the home side's lead.

The previous day, Manchester City's incredible 5-4 victory over Fulham had helped Pep Guardiola's side close the gap with Arsenal, but Mikel Arteta's men re-established a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League table thanks to their tenth win of the season.

The away team has reached double digits in terms of wins, and is also the only team in the 2025-26 Premier League to have not conceded 10 goals – having only conceded 7 – and keeping a clean sheet midweek is a very positive sign, as it was their first game in five without conceding a goal.

Since Dominik Szoboszlai scored that spectacular free-kick in August, Arsenal have gone unbeaten in 18 consecutive matches across all competitions, but now they will face a team whose form in the last six rounds has been even more impressive than theirs.

Leading the league table since their 1-0 victory over Manchester City, Emery's Aston Villa have bounced back strongly after a poor start, and Champions League qualification is now within their reach.

The Lions displayed their remarkable ability to stage a comeback, winning 4-3 away at Brighton. The home side took a two-goal lead, conceded four goals in quick succession, and then scored a late goal that wasn't enough to salvage the situation.

Thanks to Chelsea's shock defeat to Leeds United, Villa overtook The Blues to move into third place in the Premier League table, six points behind Arsenal and just one point behind Man City.

The victory on the South Coast was also Villa's sixth consecutive win in all competitions, and their fourth consecutive win in the Premier League. Their record at Villa Park has also been widely discussed recently.

Emery reunited with his former club when Villa were enjoying a run of eight consecutive home wins – conceding only three goals during that period. However, Arsenal had previously won 2-0 at Villa Park in August 2024 before a dramatic 4-4 draw at the Emirates in January.

Latest Aston Villa vs Arsenal score prediction

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