The Gunners will be on the road this weekend to take on Aston villa at the ever lively Villa Park, in what is the first game among a tough run of fixtures. An Arsenal win is all that we need before the fixtures start coming thick and fast. Villa are heading into this game on the back of a late-ish win against West ham last time out, and will be hoping to put an early spanner in works for our title ambitions.
The villains have been a bogey team for the gunners recently to the English top flight, so much so that in our last eight head to head meetings they’ve gotten the better of us on four occasions, two of which were single handled responsible for us falling short of title glory last season.
Therefore this tricky encounter serves as an early test of our metal in the title race, games like this, as we saw last season, could be the difference between joy and despair come May. These are the sort of games would-be champions are supposed to be winning, and win Arsenal should definitely do. As mentioned earlier this game is the first of a tough run of games and winning this would be statement of intent and good confidence booster heading into the next set of games.
We gooners should remember that us being in a title race is not a given, and should be earned by getting the better of a tough opponent such as this. Winning this will also be a sweet revenge after they did the double against us last season.
Given we didn’t manage to score a single goal against them last campaign, should Arteta make an attacking tweak for the game today ?
KENNETH BENJAMIN
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All the best to the team but I dont see us winning away to Villa!
We dont need your best then since you believe Villa are unbeatable. We beat better team in more hostile ground.
Thank you indeed for your cynical well wishes! Anyway, to your disappointment, we have won 2-0. What do you say now?
Thank you for your cynicism! Anyway we don’t need your best wishes. Take them to the club you support. You are simply annoying!
So when you two say we can’t win at Etihad you don’t support Arsenal?
When you two think we can’t win the Champions League you do not support Arsenal?
According to you two you have to believe Arsenal will win everything to be a supporter.
so you say what now?
The Villans benefited massively from VAR transgressions in the similar fixture last season.
Anano may have played his best game in the league against Arsenal to date, Surely this game will be fought and won in midfield.
Am going for a one nil to the visitors when the dust settles.
I don’t think anyone would (or could, really) disagree with the headline of the article.
Arsenal to win in a tight three goal game.
3 of our hardest away games in the next games and a strong brighton at home. If we get 8-10 pts would be great, 12 would be a dream but very unlikely.
We will win 2-1. I am just from watching the BHA vs Man U game and I have to say we are classes above these 2 silly teams.
One game at a time.
Going to be an interesting match…