The Emirates hosts Arsenal and Aston Villa this Sunday in the Premier League. The Gunners look to take back the spot at the top of the table whereas Aston Villa aim to keep their fourth place spot and keep Tottenham at bay.
Date: 14/04/2024
Kick off time: 16:30
Location: The Emirates
The title race is heating up as the season heads to the close, with Arsenal needing a big three points to keep themselves in the conversation for the title, but Aston Villa are also desperate for the win to keep their hands on Champions League football.
Arsenal currently sit top of the Premier League table after 31 games. The Gunners have 22 wins, five draws and four losses, leaving them on 71 points, equal with Liverpool and a point above Man City.
The Gunners have the best scoring record in the league, scoring 75 goals in 31 games, an average of 2.42 goals a game. Arsenal have been just as consistent in defence, conceding 24 goals and keeping 14 clean sheets, five more than Liverpool, City and Everton.
Aston Villa sit just below Arsenal in fifth in the Premier League. In 32 games, Villa have 18 wins, six draws and eight losses which leaves them on 60 points, equal with Tottenham in the last Champions League spot.
Villa have also been in good scoring form this season. In 32 games, Villa have scored 66 games which gives them an average of 2.06 goals a game. At the other end of the pitch, Villa have conceded 49 goals and have kept seven clean sheets.
Arsenal vs Aston Villa is an historic fixture with 202 meetings so far, with the first meeting coming back in 1904. The Gunners have the better record in the fixture with 87 wins in comparison to Aston Villa’s 70 wins, with a draw far less common, happening on 45 occasions.
Before their 1 - 0 win earlier in the season, Aston Villa had lost the last four games to Arsenal. However, the last five games in the fixture have also seen three of these games with both teams on the scoresheet.