Seeking another scalp at his former stomping ground, Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery takes his Lions side to the Emirates to face Arsenal in Saturday evening’s Premier League contest.
Both sides were victorious in the midweek round of matches, as the Gunners claimed a critical 2-1 North London derby win over Tottenham Hotspur, while Villa subjected David Moyes to a 1-0 loss on his Everton homecoming.
Several times already this season Arsenal have failed to capitalise on mistakes from their title rivals, but after Nottingham Forest, Chelsea and Liverpool all let points slip from their grasp on Tuesday, Mikel Arteta‘s men did not let another golden opportunity pass them by.
Furthermore, the gap to leaders Liverpool has been cut down to four points – although the Reds still have their game in hand against Everton to come next month – and the Gunners are now officially the best team in the Premier League when it comes to home form alone.
Indeed, Arteta’s men have taken an unrivalled 24 points from a possible 30 at their Emirates headquarters, where they are still unbeaten in the Premier League this season.
The Gunners should not be in any danger of losing their unbeaten home league record, but Emery’s in-form side are more than capable of taking a point back to Villa Park as Arsenal are sent crashing back down to earth.
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