Aston Villa vs Arsenal Premier League Preview: Can The Gunners bounce back from losing top spot?

The Gunners make the trip to Birmingham on Saturday where they will face Aston Villa at Villa Park in the English Premier League.

Mikel Arteta’s side have picked up just one point from a possible nine in the league from their previous three games, so he will be hoping his side can get back to winning ways on Saturday.

Aston Villa have lost their last two games in the league, whilst conceding seven goals along the way, having an identical score to their opponents in each of their recent matches, both losing 3-1 against Manchester City.

With both sides looking to come away from the match with all three points, you can make this fixture even more exciting at Bet9ja, where you can check out more than 200 markets.

Aston Villa Vs Arsenal

Saturday February 18, 13:30

Villa Park

Starting with the hosts, Unai Emery might feel that he has a point to prove against his former side Arsenal, and prior to their recent two defeats, Villa were four games unbeaten in the top flight.

The Spanish boss will certainly be looking to the in-form Ollie Watkins to help his side get the win, as the English forward has found the back of the net three times in his last three appearances.

Whilst Arsenal are currently on their worst run since the start of the 2022/23 Premier League season,  having not won in their last three league games, with the latest result being a disappointing 3-1 defeat against title challengers Manchester City.

However, the Gunners are level on points with City at the top of the tree with a game in hand, and if the Arsenal faithful were handed with this scenario after 22 games at the start of the season, the majority would most definitely have taken it.

The last time the two sides met was back in August, when the Gunners came away from the Emirates Stadium with all three points, but this fixture is set to look a lot different, with Villa having a change of manager, and several personal changes.

Despite the recent dip in form from the North London side, we predict the Gunners to bounce back with a win, and at Bet9ja, you can get them to win both halves at 2.79. You can also get odds of 2.65, for a 0-1, 0-2 or 1-2 win for Arsenal.

After his brace against Manchester United, Eddie Nketiah has gone three games in the league without a goal. You can get odds of 6.10 for him to break that sequence and score first, or 3.00 to net anytime. While Watkins is 4.50 to score anytime and keep up his good recent form.

Bet9ja odds (at time of writing): Aston Villa win: 4.35, Draw: 3.65, Arsenal win: 1.85

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