Arsenal will travel to Villa Park to face former manager Unai Emery’s side as they look to build on their winning start to the Premier League season. Last Word on Football brings you an Arsenal predicted lineup as they get ready to take on the Villans in this tie.
Arsenal Predicted Lineup vs Aston Villa
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How Arsenal Have Lined up Recently
Mikel Arteta is known to make minimal changes to a winning formula, and it will not be a surprise to see an unchanged starting team against the Birmingham-based side.
Oleksandr Zinchenko is expected to keep his spot on the left side of the backline. David Raya, Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes, and William Saliba formed a formidable partnership that made Arsenal the best defensive team in the league last season.
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Club captain Martin Odegaard, club record signing Declan Rice and the experienced Thomas Partey are expected to start from midfield after a strong showing in the season opener against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The two goalscorers from the previous game —- Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz —- are all set to keep their place in the first team alongside the exciting Brazilian winger Gabriel Martinelli.
Arsenal Recent Form and Tactics
The North Londoners started the season off on the right note with a convincing 2-0 win over Gary O’Neil’s side. The Gunners will be wary of the threat Emery’s team possesses after losing both their games to Aston Villa last year, which ultimately cost them the Premier League title.
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Arteta has stuck with a 4-3-3 formation during his time in North London which sees the full-backs invert into the midfield while in possession.
Regardless of the personnel, the Spanish manager prefers to play this style of football, which allows for an extra player in midfield. Zinchenko will likely invert from his left-back slot to play alongside Partey.
In this setup, Rice is given a license to roam further up the field. When Jesus plays as the striker, he allows the wide players to cut in and attack the opposition goal, while Havertz plays more as a target man for the Gunners.
Arsenal Injuries to Consider
Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu are currently out with injuries for the Gunners. However, they are both expected to return to training within a month’s time.
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Arsenal Predicted Lineup
GK – David Raya
RB – Ben White
CB – William Saliba
CB – Gabriel Magalhaes
LB – Oleksandr Zinchenko
CDM – Thomas Partey
CM – Declan Rice
CM – Martin Odegaard
RW – Bukayo Saka
ST – Kai Havertz
LW – Gabriel Martinelli
