Preview number 3!
A match that is vital for both clubs.
Oh and just so you know, we aren't biased to Villa AT ALL.
The Lowdown
Liverpool drew their midweek fixture, so Villa must feel that this is a match that is of utmost importance in determining the rest of their season. Villa is currently placed seventh on the table.
Arsenal obviously need the win to put themselves in a very threatening position to the other top-flight clubs. This very match may determine whether or not they are crowned champions of England. They are currently places second in the table.
What can we expect throughout the match?
Villa is a very technical, versatile team and are generally the best team ever :). Just kidding, but not really.
One thing I've learned from being an avid Villa supporter, is that they need the opposition to attack for their strategies to play out. Arsenal is famously a very attack-focused side. Wenger recently said something along the lines of "Defence? I'm perfectly happy with us scoring more goals than the other team", so we can expect an extremely fast-paced, exciting game.
Arsenal have consecutive matches against the "big-four" in matches after this, so I assume Villa will try to spread play and attack very often in order to soften up the Gunners for their next few fixtures.
Players to watch
James Milner is in amazing form at the moment. Today marks his 300th appearance for the club, even though he's just turned 24! That's an amazing accomplishment for a player of any age. Expect a holding-midfield performance that may rival that of Fellaini's last week.
Sorry, I forgot this guy's name. He's been in scary-good form as of late, and who could forget what he did to Villa when the clubs last met? He came on for around 24 minutes, scored two goals, and limped off the field with a hamstring injury (<---- YES!!!). (un)Fortunately, he has recovered and we can expect another great performance from the Catalonian youngster.Enough talk bro, what's the score gonna be?
Aston Villa 2 - 2 Arsenal
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