Premier League Football Review
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Aston Villa – Arsenal
live feed: True Premier Football 1-2 (Hour: 12:30 AM)
stadium : Villa Park
Saturday’s big match in the English Premier League: Third-placed Aston Villa came in better than expected, especially at home, where they won 14 consecutive league matches, to meet with Arsenal, the league leaders, who won 4 consecutive matches and were also last. A team that was happy at Villa Park last season
Find out the condition of the team before the match. Aston Villa coach, Unai Emery, who previously coached Arsenal, was forced to sacrifice Leon Bailey, the hero of the goal that won against Manchester City, due to injury problems. In addition, there are still players missing from the original injury list, such as Bergtran Traoré, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia.
In Billy’s absence, it is believed that Moussa Diaby, the Rocket’s French winger, will start in his place. Otherwise, they may continue to be in the top 11 to beat the former champions, with Ezri Konsa starting at right-back ahead of Matty Cash, and in the forward line, Youri Tielemans stands low to support Ollie Watkins, who is in fine form. 8 goals plus 6 assists in the league this season.
Miguel Arteta, the Gunners’ coach, no longer has the right to lead the sidelines because his name was registered three times, and he was replaced by Dutch coach Albert Stuevenberg. As for the squad, there are no additional problems besides the usual injured players such as Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Roy and Jurian Timber, in addition to Takehiro Tomiyasu, the full-back who is in strong condition. The Japanese national team suffers from a calf injury and must rest for a while.
Arrange troops to maintain rotation to maintain physical fitness in certain locations. Oleksandr Zinchenko and Leandro Trossard are likely to replace Jacob Kevior and Kai Havertz, respectively, while the rest of the key players are ready to continue, led by captain Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Gabriel from Brazil, and Declan Rice, the hero of the winning goal. At the wrong minute in Luton in the middle of last week.
Players are expected to enter the field
Aston Villa (4-4-1-1) : Emiliano Martinez – Ezri Konsa, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne – Moussa Diaby, Boubacar Kamara, Douglas Luiz, John McGinn – Youri Tielemans – Ollie Watkins
Arsenal (4-3-3): David Raya – Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Oleksandr Zinchenko – Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice, Leandro Trossard – Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli
Probability of the game
It is an important test for Arsenal to prove their performance as a team competing for the championship, like Unai Emery once failed with the Gunners. However, Villa have the advantage of playing at home with complete confidence. Therefore, he believes that at least there should be points on hand.
Expected results
Aston Villa draws with Arsenal 2-2
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