Aston Villa face a trip to Arsenal at Highbury on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Villans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2002, with Arsenal running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 17 Mar | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 09 Dec | Arsenal | 3 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 18 Mar | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 05 Mar | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Gunners, with 7 goals against.
In complete contrast to Arsenal, Aston Villa are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Villans have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arsenal sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 6 points from their 2 games. Aston Villa are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 2 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 13 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Gunners, as the Villans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Aston Villa | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
