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Arsenal v Aston Villa preview: Team news, head-head and stats

Jurrien Timber is the only confirmed absentee for Arsenal.

Manager Mikel Arteta has reported some fitness issues from the game against Bayern Munich but is hopeful everyone else will be available.

Aston Villa will be without Douglas Luiz, who begins a two-game suspension after accumulating 10 Premier League yellow cards.

Matty Cash, Clement Lenglet, Tyrone Mings, Jacob Ramsey, Boubacar Kamara and Emi Buendia are all still injured.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

  • Arsenal have won five of their last six Premier League home games against Aston Villa. The exception in that run was a 3-0 defeat in November 2020.