Arsenal-Aston Villa is a Premier League Week 4 match played on Wednesday at 20:30: odds, predictions, TV, streaming
The bombastic victories recorded in the various pre-season friendlies were clearly not just a flash in the pan. Arsenal also got off to a rocketing start in the Premier League, and after four matches they are the only team still on full points. Of course, the calendar has given a big hand to Mikel Arteta’s men, who have so far met two newcomers (Bournemouth and Fulham) as well as two teams of not particularly high calibre such as Leicester and Crystal Palace. But winning is never a foregone conclusion, especially in the first month of the new season, when many formations have yet to get going.
In any case, the Spanish coach prefers to keep a low profile, aware that the Gunners’ main objective is to regain the Champions League qualification that has been missing for too long and that last year narrowly escaped. The club, however, seems to have got the signings right: the arrivals of Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus have contributed to raising the level of the squad at the disposal of the former Guardiola’s collaborator.
Waiting for the first big match – on Sunday Arsenal will be at Old Trafford against Manchester United – and to see how Arteta will deal with the double commitment – next week is the first Europa League trip – the Gunners aim to extend their winning streak. A struggling Aston Villa arrive at the Emirates Stadium. Steven Gerrard’s Villans have won just one game in four despite a far from prohibitive schedule (Bournemouth, Everton, Crystal Palace and West Ham) and according to rumours circulating across the Channel, the former Liverpool captain’s bench is no longer as solid as it was a few months ago.
The Prediction
Another victory for Arteta’s team is widely probable. At the same time, a hint of a reaction from Aston Villa is to be expected, who could score on at least one occasion to pierce the Gunners’ rearguard.
Arsenal v Aston Villa
likely line-ups
- ARSENAL (4-2-3-1): Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tierney; Xhaka, Elneny; Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli; Gabriel Jesus.
- ASTON VILLA (4-3-3): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; McGinn, Kamara, Ramsey; Bailey, Watkins, Coutinho.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1
