Arsenal vs Aston Villa betting preview- December 27
Game :- Arsenal (3rd- 35 points) vs Aston Villa ( 4th- 35 points)
Venue :- Emirates Stadium, London
Date :- Sunday, December 27, 2009
KO time :- 13.30 UK time
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Aston Villa could move above the Gunners into third place if they beat Arsene Wenger’s side away from home on Sunday afternoon. Arsenal are equal on points with the Villans, but the North London outfit do have a game in hand.
Arsenal are two points behind Manchester United in the league table, and can put pressure on Sir Alex Ferguson’s men by beating Villa on Sunday afternoon. United are in action later on Sunday against Hull City, the side Arsenal brushed aside 3-0 last weekend. A sublime goal from Denilson and strikes from Eduardo and Abou Diaby allowed Arsenal to beat Hull 3-0. Gunners keeper Manuel Almunia also played his part, stopping a penalty from Hull’s Geovanni when the hosts were leading 1-0.
Arsenal form- last five games-all competitions- Arsenal scorers in brackets-
Arsenal 3-0 Hull ( Denilson, Diaby, Eduardo)
Arsenal 1-1 Burnley ( Fabregas)
Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal ( Johnson OG, Arshavin)
Olympiakos 1-0 Arsenal
Arsenal 2-0 Stoke ( Arshavin, Ramsey)
Out injured:- Kieran Gibbs, Johan Djorou, Nicklas Bendtner, Robin Van Persie, Gael Clichy.
Skipper Cesc Fabregas missed the game against Hull, but should be back for this game.
Aston Villa have strung together a good set of results, and are unbeaten in their last eight competitive games. Their defense has kept a clean sheet in their last four Premier League games.
Telling stat:- Aston Villa have already defeated three of the big four in the league this season i.e. Man United, Liverpool and Chelsea.
Aston Villa form- last five games- most recent first- Aston Villa scorers in brackets
Aston Villa 1-0 Stoke ( John Carew)
Sunderland 0-2 Aston Villa ( Emile Heskey, James Milner)
Manchester United 0-1 Aston Villa ( Gabby Agbonlahor)
Aston Villa 3-0 Hull ( Richard Dunne, John Carew, James Milner)
Portsmouth 2-4 Aston Villa ( Emile Heskey, John Carew, James Milner, Ashley Young)
Villa will be charged up for this. Under Martin O’Neill, they have become a solid outfit, and Arsenal will find them difficult to break down.
Verdict :- Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa ( Fabregas/ Heskey)
