LIVE Aston Villa vs Arsenal - Premier League: Live score, team news and updates as Mikel Arteta's side aim to overturn crucial result in last year's title race against former Gunners boss By Harry Bamforth Published: 11:06 EDT, 24 August 2024 | Updated: 11:27 EDT, 24 August 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Advertisement 15:27 'Plenty of optimism at Villa Park' Tom Collomosse, Mail Sport, at Villa Park: Quite the welcome for the Villa team coach arriving just now. There’s plenty of optimism here at the moment, after Emi Martinez’s new deal in the week, the opening day win at West Ham – and that league double over Arsenal last season. 15:26 Arsenal: The Kings of the Away Day Arsenal are usually pretty good on the road, aren't they? Well, if you don't think they are, I am about to prove you wrong.
The Gunners have won eight of their nine Premier League away games so far in 2024, drawing the other. In those fixtures they have netted 28 goals, conceding three, and keeping seven clean sheets. That was last season, though.
Can they keep up that run? 15:21 Timber's return It's a massive day for Jurrien Timber at the back. The Dutchman had a nightmare campaign last season, he missed the majority of it due to injury. Timber has not started a Premier League match since the opening day of the 2023-24 season.
Well, now he's back in from the start again. 15:16 Aston Villa Team News - UNCHANGED Unai Emery is sticking to his guns. Aston Villa opened the season with a win away at West Ham an.