Welcoming Arsenal in high form, Aston Villa can 'rescue' the Premier League

At 7:30 p.m. on December 6, Arsenal will visit Aston Villa's home field, in the highlight match of round 15 of the Premier League.

Aston Villa (left) has been Arsenal's nemesis for many seasons - Photo: REUTERS

It was also the earliest match of the round, and as usual, such early matches often have surprises.

The midday hours are difficult for most teams, not to mention the harsh sunlight sometimes obstructing the vision of defenders and goalkeepers on the field. These factors, although not biased, often make the match difficult.

And more than ever, the Premier League needs a surprise to make the championship race interesting again. The unpredictability has returned since round 13, when Chelsea held Arsenal to a draw, then Man City won in the early match of round 14 to put pressure on the "gunners". But in that situation, Arsenal still showed great stability to defeat Brentford with a score of 2-0.

The gap with Man City is still 5 points, helping "gunner" fans breathe a sigh of relief when entering the harsh period of Christmas.

During this period, Arsenal had to play a total of 9 matches in just 31 days. They had overcome 2 matches, and now faced a "mountain" in the 3rd match - the "nemesis" called Aston Villa.

Arsenal fans must not forget the two bitter defeats against Aston Villa in the 2023-2024 season, which led to a painful defeat against Man City in the championship race. Last season, Aston Villa also held Arsenal to a draw in January, causing them to lose steam against Liverpool in the acceleration phase of the season.

A series of unfavorable results against coach Unai Emery's team has put the "gunners" under a lot of pressure. And that pressure is greater than ever with Aston Villa's current excellent form, when they have won all 6 recent matches.

Most importantly, coach Unai Emery is still a master in one-on-one matches, which Mikel Arteta, despite his great progress in recent times, has not been able to surpass.

Arsenal also faced many difficulties in this match with injuries to 3 central defenders including Saliba, Gabriel and Mosquera.

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HUY DANG

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