Arsenal vs Aston Villa prediction and preview

Premier League · Saturday 17 April 2027, 14:00 UTC

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Arsenal vs Aston Villa

Premier League · Saturday 17 April 2027, 14:00 UTC · Emirates Stadium, London

Arsenal · Aston Villa · Premier League predictions

Arsenal vs Aston Villa preview

Arsenal welcome Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium in London on Saturday 17 April 2027 (14:00 UTC) in the Premier League. Arsenal sit 1st on 24 points after 9 matches, while Aston Villa go into the round 10th, on 12 points from 9 games.

Arsenal come into the game with a W-W-D-W-W run in the league (4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in their last 5), while Aston Villa's recent sequence reads L-D-W-W-W. Over their last 6, Arsenal have scored 1.8 and conceded 0.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Aston Villa average 2.2 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Arsenal won 6, 1 game was drawn and Aston Villa won 3. Those games averaged 2.8 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 31 Aug 2026, ended Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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1Arsenal9801145+924LWWWW
10Aston Villa93331013-312WDWWD

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Arsenal 6, draws 1, Aston Villa 3.

Team news

Arsenal expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

David Raya, Ezri Konsa, Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori, Jurriën Timber, Declan Rice, Noni Madueke, Martin Ødegaard, Bruno Guimarães, Kai Havertz

Aston Villa expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Zion Suzuki, Victor Lindelöf, Matty Cash, Pau Torres, John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara, João Gomes, Johan Manzambi, Emiliano Buendía, Nicolas Jackson

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