Aston Villa vs Arsenal Prediction, 7:30 p.m. December 6: Overcoming Difficulties

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Prediction

Arsenal's Premier League title ambitions are facing a huge challenge: an injury crisis. Like previous seasons, the Gunners' squad has been severely depleted during a busy schedule, with injuries occurring one after another.

In defense, 3 of Arsenal’s 4 center-backs are “hospitalized”, from Gabriel, Saliba to Mosquera. Up front, Gyokeres and Trossard also suffered injuries while in peak form, causing many difficulties for coach Mikel Arteta.

However, this is the time when Arsenal shows a difference compared to previous seasons. Currently, they have a strength in depth that is enviable to any club. Even though they lost 3 central defenders, coach Mikel Arteta still has Ben White ready to replace them. Not to mention, Timber and Calafiori can also play in the center if needed. Similarly, Arsenal always have two quality players in the attacking positions to replace. They do not "collapse" when losing Odegaard, Saka or the main striker like before.

Mikel Arteta is raising the bar for Arsenal

Visiting Aston Villa, Arsenal have the opportunity to show their mettle, proving that they are “ready” to win the championship this season. Aston Villa is the team with the best form in England with 6 consecutive wins in all competitions. Most recently, they came back to beat Brighton 4-3 after being 2-0 down.

Furthermore, Aston Villa have been the team that has most often stood in Arsenal’s way in the past. Villa dealt a heavy blow to Arsenal’s 2023/24 title ambitions with a 2-0 away win in mid-April 2024, helping Manchester City win the league. A 2-2 draw at the Emirates in January last year again thwarted Arsenal’s title bid as Liverpool broke through.

If they beat Aston Villa in the current situation, Arsenal will prove how formidable their strength is. Then the Gunners' chance of winning the title will be even higher, in the context that the main opponents Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool all lack the necessary stability.

In their most recent away game, Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Chelsea despite having a man advantage from the first half. This result was quite disappointing for Arteta's team, but Arsenal's impressive away record is still just one loss in their last 21 Premier League away games (W11 D9).

The key to that impressive run of away wins, and their incredible start to the season, has been their defence. Arsenal have not conceded more than twice in their last 108 games in all competitions, the longest such run in Premier League history, having surpassed Manchester United’s record of 107 goals conceded between 2016 and 2018.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal head-to-head history

Trossard and Thomas Partey scored as Arsenal won 2-0 in this game last season. It was Arsenal's 15th Premier League win at Villa Park; they have never won more away from home in the competition.

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