Arsenal v Aston Villa: Premier League – live
⚽ Premier League updates from the 8.15pm GMT kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Follow us on Bluesky | And email Scott 3 min: Odegaard tries to release Trossard into the Villa box down the inside-left channel. Clank. Goal kick, so another chance for the home fans to indulge their love of interactive festive theatre. 1 min: Villa work the ball back to their keeper Martinez, formerly of Arsenal. The Argentinian World Cup winner cops the expected abuse. It is pantomime season, to be fair. Continue reading...
⚽ Premier League updates from the 8.15pm GMT kick-off
⚽ Live scores | Follow us on Bluesky | And email Scott
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas a three-way title race …
… and while few at the start of the season would have identified one of the protagonists as Aston Villa, here we are. Since losing at Anfield at the start of November, Unai Emery’s side have gone on a remarkable run, winning 11 matches in a row, eight of those in the Premier League. One of those wins came at the expense of Arsenal 24 days ago, so they’ll head to the Emirates tonight full of confidence, hoping to complete a third league double over their hosts in six seasons. The Lions are purring.
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