One very big advantage Arsenal have over Aston Villa this weekend

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 09: Kai Havertz of Arsenal clashes with Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Arsenal FC at Villa Park on December 09, 2023 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Arsenal have one great advantage before their outing against Aston Villa 

Arsenal head into the weekend clash with their former manager Unai Emery’s team Aston Villa after drawing 2-2 with German giants Bayern Munich. 

That places the Gunners in contention of qualifying for the next round of the prestigious competition as well as lifting the Premier League title. 

A win at the Emirates on Sunday will ensure that Mikel Arteta’s side will not be dethroned from top of the table for one more week atleast. 

And the North London side have one major advantage over their rivals ahead of this exciting clash in the heart of London. 

The Villans had a Thursday night fixture against France’s LOSC where they came out as 2-1 winners. Emery surprisingly went with his best 11 arguably.  

Given that the Birmingham based club only have two full days to prepare for the Arsenal tie as compared to the five that their opponents got might turn out to be a huge disadvantage.  

But it goes without saying that the match won’t be anywhere close to a walk in the park for the Gunners. Aston Villa have been one of the better sides in the Premier League this term and there is no question that getting three points from Emery’s team would be tough. 

Villa have been lethal in front of the goal scoring 66 goals, the fourth highest in the league.  

They also boast a player in Ollie Watkins who has been on fire this term, scoring 18 goals and assisting 10.  

Shutting them down completely will be like stopping a bear from eating fish. You’re just going to have a difficult time.  

 


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2 Comments

  1. The absence of Douglass Luiz is a significant blow for the Birmingham out fit, he starts and stop attack against his team with a high degree of efficiency.

    It will be interesting to see how the Villans comes at us, they are a team that plays open and with the Spuds handed a drubbing earlier the trend could well continue.

  2. Easy to stop a bear eating fish. Just close the fish shop up!

    Sorry about that, just an attack of sudden silliness came over me.

    And yes, we do have an advantage over Villa, as WE are the mighty Arsenal , while they are simply a Midland side doing OK for a brief spell.
    BUT WELL BEHIND US ALL THE SAME!!

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