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Aston Villa lock horns with Arsenal in the Premier League with the home side hoping to make up for a poor showing on the opening weekend.

Villa were hammered 4-0 away at Brighton last weekend. Unai Emery's side were heavily weakened with many of their strongest XI having departed and several of their replacements not yet ready to take part.

New signing Nicholas Jackson is set to be available for this one so they should look a tad stronger, but they'll still be depleted and have a huge uphill battle ahead.

The Gunners sailed to a 3-0 win over Coventry City on the opening night of the Premier League. It was comfortable win for the Gunners with Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard bagging the goals.

The question is now whether or not they can bring in another attacking body before Tuesday's transfer deadline, but either way they remain favourites to retain their league title.

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Arsenal To Win

Arsenal are the reigning champions and have won both of their last two games 3-0. Aston Villa are missing a host of first team players and lost their season opener 4-0 at Brighton. When these two sides last met, Arsenal ran out 4-1 winners.

Kai Havertz To Score Anytime

Kai Havertz has started the season impressively for the Gunners, scoring two goals in his first two games of the season (vs. Man City & Coventry). His scoring record in the league per 90 has been very good, with the German averaging 0.42 goals per 90 across the last two seasons.

Matty Cash To Be Carded

Since the start of last season, Matty Cash has received 10 bookings in the league, more than any other Aston Villa player.

Emi Buendia To Have 1+ Shots On Target

Emi Buendia has averaged 0.67 shots on target per 90 since the start of last season and given Villa's absences, he'll take a central role in the team's attack.

Christos Tzolis To Have 1+ Shots On Target

Christos Tzolis has looked very good in his opening two games for the Gunners, averaging 2.5 shots on target per 90 in the league. The Greek forward also averaged 1.29 shots on target per 90 for Club Brugge.