On Saturday afternoon, Aston Villa will lock horns with Arsenal at Villa Park, hoping to pick up a win on their home turf. The Gunners will be heading into the contest on the back of a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Liverpool, whereas the Villans recorded a 2-1 loss at London Stadium on March 13.
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Takehiro Tomiyasu remains doubtful for the weekend.
“I don’t know. He needs to be consistently training for a period [so] that we can minimise the risk of having another recurring injury in the same muscle because it would be something to worry about and we have to stay away from that.” – Arteta stated ahead of the Liverpool game.
“We have been trying to push him, but with the handbrake a little bit because we need to be careful. We don’t know [if tomorrow is too soon]. Let’s see how he trains today.”
Mikel Arteta will probably opt for the 4-2-3-1 formation; however, he might keep changes to a minimum for the weekend clash.
4-2-3-1 Arsenal Predicted Lineup Vs Aston Villa
Defence
Aaron Ramsdale will continue to operate between the sticks for the upcoming away encounter. The England shot-stopper will hope to put up a strong performance and secure a clean sheet on Saturday.
Gabriel will continue to form the centre-half partnership with Ben White at the heart of Arsenal’s backline.
Kieran Tierney is a guaranteed starter at the left-back position, whereas Cedric Soares might fill in on the other flank as the right-back. The duo would be looking to stretch the opposition backline and create meaningful chances for the front-men.
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Midfield
Granit Xhaka and Thomas Partey will fulfil the holding midfield positions, with the former occupying a more defensive role. Martin Odegaard will slot into the attacking midfield role.
Odegaard will be accompanied by Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka and on either side, playing on the left and right-wing, respectively.
Attack
Alexandre Lacazette will lead the line for the visitors against Aston Villa on Saturday. The French striker will fancy his chances of finding the back of the net when he faces off against the defence that has kept three clean sheets in their last five league matches.
Eddie Nketiah will have to settle for a place on the bench, but he might be called upon in the latter stages of the game if needed.
