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Aston Villa welcome Arsenal to Villa Park in the Premier League this weekend as ninth hosts 10th in an important clash. The home side are inconsistent of late but still have two games in hand over most of their European rivals while the visitors are in better form with just one loss from their last eight league matches with five wins in that time. Villa have won three of their last eight but also lost four so Arsenal come into this one as form favorites.
Here is how you can watch the match and what to know:
Viewing information
- Date: Saturday, Feb. 6 | Time: 7:30 a.m. ET
- Location: Villa Park — Birmingham, England
- TV: NBC Sports Network
- Live Stream: FuboTV (try for free)
- Odds: Villa +170; Draw +250; Arsenal +150 (via William Hill Sportsbook)
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Storylines
Villa: Up and down of late, which was to be expected after the COVID-19 outbreak in the squad earlier this year, manager Dean Smith is under fire for not rotating his players more after a late 3-2 loss away at Burnley and a 3-1 home defeat to West Ham United. With a break on the horizon, Smith is unlikely to rotate too heavily for such a tough game, but his players are in need of some rest if they are to make the most of their additional fixtures to push for continental qualification.
Arsenal: In better shape than Villa recently, Mikel Arteta’s men broke out of their slump towards the end of December with a run of five wins from six matches and the Gunners were unbeaten until their unexpected loss away at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Arsenal do have some headaches to contend with ahead of this one, notably needing to replace Bernd Leno in goal, and they will not have forgotten Villa’s 3-0 pasting at Emirates Stadium back in November.
Prediction
Plenty of goals and an entertaining watch with the points ultimately shared. Pick: Villa 2-2 Arsenal.
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