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 and the team that started that match get the nod today.
Ollie Watkins seemed a bit rusty last week, but despite Jhon Duran's winner at the London Stadium, he keeps his spot. Happy, Villa fans? 15:15 Arsenal Team News - Timber STARTS Just the one change for Arsenal then. And it's not Riccardo Calafiori coming in, he must just be a smiley man, it's Jurrien Timber who starts at left-back.
Other than that, it's not surprising that Mikel Arteta has decided to stick with the side that got the job done last week. A strong side. 15:13 Nearly time for team news We are just minutes away from knowing the teams.
Arsenal have arrived at Villa Park and a certain Riccardo Calafiori looks a very happy man. Is this a sign? Will he be starting today? We will let you know in just a few moments..
. 15:11 Gunning for a perfect start Arsenal will simply not want to slip up today. Yes, it's only the second game of the season, but every point counts when you are in a title race.
We don't definitely know that Arsenal are this year, but let's be honest, we expect them to battle Manchester City for England's top prize. They started the season with a comfortable win over Wolves last week. It's fair to say they looked in fine fettle.
But this week poses a different challenge. As they know best, Aston Villa are no pushover. Securing three points today would be huge for Mikel Arteta.
15:08 Arsenal's Villans...
If last season was a pantomime, the second match between Arsenal and Aston Villa would have had fans screaming 'He's behind you!'. It felt very much like that when Villa destroyed the Gunners' title hopes with a 2-0 win at the Emirates. I covered the match, and in the first half, it just looked like it would be a formality for Arsenal.
It ended up being far from that. Unai Emery's Villa seem to have Arsenal's number, they didn't even concede to them last campaign. Can they cause them more pain today? 15:05 Time for revenge? What a way to finish an already cracking Saturday.
Two of the best teams doing battle this early on in the season is always a treat. I simply can't wait. Arsenal swept aside so many teams in their battle with Manchester City for glory last season, but not Aston Villa.
The Villans did the double over the Gunners, derailing their title charge. Arsenal will not have forgotten that. They will be looking for revenge today, that's for sure.
But after both getting off to winning starts last weekend, it's a tough battle to call. It's going to be a blast, so let's get this show on the road. Join the conversation Key Updates Aston Villa Team News - UNCHANGED View post Arsenal Team News - Timber STARTS View post Time for revenge? View post TOP STORIES Erik ten Hag is under 'an awful lot of pressure' after defeat at Brighton, claims Gary Neville.
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