The league leaders play host to 5th placed Aston Villa on Sunday in what is a huge game for both sides! Arsenal are of course looking to win the league title after finishing as runners up last year, whilst Aston Villa are chasing fourth spot to get Champions League football.
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This is a massive game for both sides and could determine the outcome of their finishing spots and I think I have a good idea of his this one will play out. I will bring you my
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Arsenal to maintain their position at the top?
Current League leaders Arsenal are playing some seriously good football at the moment and it’s going to be a mammoth task to get them beat this weekend if they turn up in the same form. They were of course unlucky not to win the league last season but they have improved since then and wont want to let the lead slip this time around. They have Man City and Liverpool chasing them down and all three teams play this weekend so it will be interesting to see the table at the end of Sunday. Either way, Arsenal will be hard to beat this Sunday.
Aston Villa desperate for Champions League Football
Aston Villa have been a much improved outfit this seasons and they are chasing Champions League Football this season. They are currently sat in fifth position and won’t want to be dropping any points this weekend if they are to secure fourth spot. They have been playing some very stylish football creating plenty of chances but can they break down an Arsenal team who are flying this season? That is the question. They definitely have a strong enough squad to cause Arsenal problems and this is going to be a very tense game to watch unfold.
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Premier League
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GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF/GA |
+/- |
PTS |
Form |
| 1 |
 Liverpool |
38 |
25 |
9 |
4 |
86:41 |
45 |
84 |
|
| 2 |
 Arsenal |
38 |
20 |
14 |
4 |
69:34 |
35 |
74 |
|
| 3 |
 Manchester City |
38 |
21 |
8 |
9 |
72:44 |
28 |
71 |
|
| 4 |
 Chelsea |
38 |
20 |
9 |
9 |
64:43 |
21 |
69 |
|
| 5 |
 Newcastle |
38 |
20 |
6 |
12 |
68:47 |
21 |
66 |
|
| 6 |
 Aston Villa |
38 |
19 |
9 |
10 |
58:51 |
7 |
66 |
|
| 7 |
 Nottingham Forest |
38 |
19 |
8 |
11 |
58:46 |
12 |
65 |
|
| 8 |
 Brighton & Hove Albion |
38 |
16 |
13 |
9 |
66:59 |
7 |
61 |
|
| 9 |
 Bournemouth |
38 |
15 |
11 |
12 |
58:46 |
12 |
56 |
|
| 10 |
 Brentford |
38 |
16 |
8 |
14 |
66:57 |
9 |
56 |
|
| 11 |
 Fulham |
38 |
15 |
9 |
14 |
54:54 |
0 |
54 |
|
| 12 |
 Crystal Palace |
38 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
51:51 |
0 |
53 |
|
| 13 |
 Everton |
38 |
11 |
15 |
12 |
42:44 |
-2 |
48 |
|
| 14 |
 West Ham United |
38 |
11 |
10 |
17 |
46:62 |
-16 |
43 |
|
| 15 |
 Manchester United |
38 |
11 |
9 |
18 |
44:54 |
-10 |
42 |
|
| 16 |
 Wolverhampton Wanderers |
38 |
12 |
6 |
20 |
54:69 |
-15 |
42 |
|
| 17 |
 Tottenham Hotspur |
38 |
11 |
5 |
22 |
64:65 |
-1 |
38 |
|
| 18 |
 Leicester City |
38 |
6 |
7 |
25 |
33:80 |
-47 |
25 |
|
| 19 |
 Ipswich Town |
38 |
4 |
10 |
24 |
36:82 |
-46 |
22 |
|
| 20 |
 Southampton |
38 |
2 |
6 |
30 |
26:86 |
-60 |
12 |
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Head to Head
In the head to heads between these two Arsenal have been largely dominant but they did get beat on their latest visit to Villa Park in December and that makes this game even more interesting. The game ended in a 1 nil victory for Aston Villa and that will give them plenty of confidence going into this game. There may be 11 points difference between them in the table, but this game is going to be extremely exciting to watch.
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The final game of the weekend could be the best fixture of the lot and I can’t wait to see how this game plays out. Arsenal have been playing some seriously good football but they did get beat last time against Aston Villa and will need to be better at home this week. Either way, we have two teams absolutely thriving and this is going to be a really good game to watch.
Arsenal vs. Aston Villa
Highlight #1
Arsenal are currently top of the league at the time of writing this
Highlight #2
Aston Villa beat Arsenal when they last met
Highlight #3
Aston Villa also come into this after beating Lille 2-1 in the Europa League
Our Betting Tip for Today
After looking at both teams you can easily make a case for both sides and even though the betting has this very much pointing towards Arsenal, I don’t know if that is quite going to be the case. Arsenal are 2/7 to win here whilst Aston Villa are a double figure price at 10/1 and that could be a little big considering the form they are in. It’s been a good season for both sides and Aston Villa have outweighed their expectation but it doesn’t mean they can’t get something out of this game against the league leaders and I expect a really good game.
Both teams to share the spoils!
The best game of the weekend may be the last on the fixture list and both teams are desperate for the 3 points here. Arsenal have been in seriously good form all season and wont want to let their good form slip but they are going to be i a right battle this weekend with Aston Villa who beat Arsenal the last time they met. I do think Arsenal are the most likely winners but at 2/7 I think we can find some better value to look at.
Aston Villas form has been good lately and not only did they beat Arsenal when they las met, but they also come into this after beating Lille 2-1 and they will have plenty of confidence themselves. There for me is too much of a gap between the prices of these two teams and perhaps the way to go would be for both teams to share the spoils. 9/ for the Draw is very tempting when both teams are desperate for the points and both teams are playing very good football. I think the bookies have this a little wrong and the 9/2 value on the draw looks very good to me.
