Arsenal vs Aston Villa prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-01-17 17:30.
[p]A come-from-behind win in the North London derby on Wednesday has re-energised Arsenal’s Premier League title aspirations, with that victory – which broke a three-match winless run across all competitions (D1, L2) – lifting them to within four points of leaders Liverpool, albeit having played a game more. Boss Mikel Arteta hailed an “outstanding” performance against Spurs that stretched their unbeaten league run to 11 outings (W7, D4).[/p]
[p]In fact, the only team to beat the Gunners inside 90 minutes domestically since October are Newcastle, who’ve done so twice. That record is built on solid foundations at the Emirates Stadium, where they remain unbeaten in the Premier League since losing last season’s corresponding fixture against Aston Villa back in April (W10, D3) – their best such run since visiting boss Unai Emery was in charge of them back in 2018/19! [/p]
[p]Emery takes his Villa side to his former stomping ground hoping his team have “broken the bad spell” they were suffering at the end of 2024. A 1-0 victory over Everton was their third by a one-goal margin in succession across all competitions and saw them climb into the top-seven, though improvements on the road are necessary if they’re to stay there.[/p]
[p]The win at Goodison Park was just their second in eight away matches across all competitions (L6), with four of those six defeats coming by multi-goal margins. A second successive clean sheet on the road – something they’ve not managed since February – therefore appears unlikely, though Emery has fared well against the Gunners since being sacked by them, avoiding defeat in four of his six meetings (W3, D1).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Amidst an injury crisis in Arsenal’s attack, Leandro Trossard went some way to establishing himself by scoring decisively against Tottenham – he opened the scoring the last time these sides met in August (W 2-0). Villa’s Morgan Rogers has directly contributed to five goals in as many matches (G3, A2) – the Englishman hasn’t scored on the road since November, but that came in North London against Tottenham (L 4-1).[/p]
[p]Hot streak: There hasn’t been a draw between these sides since November 2012.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]