Aston Villa vs Arsenal Prediction: Gunners out for revenge

Saturday's late kick-off sees Aston Villa and Arsenal lock horns (17:30, live on Sky Sports Main Event) at Villa Park as both sides look to build on their respective opening wins.

Villa were 2-1 winners away at West Ham United, while the Gunners put two unanswered goals past Wolverhampton Wanderers. Read on for my Aston Villa vs Arsenal prediction, as well as the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Matty Cash departed eight minutes before full time in Villa's win over West Ham, although the right-back is expected to be fit enough to feature this weekend.

Boubacar Kamara and Tyrone Mings remain long-term absentees, but Diego Carlos could return to Villa's backline here after being named an unused substitute in last weekend's triumph at the London Stadium.

As for Arsenal, Declan Rice was forced off with cramp against Wolves, but the England international is expected to remain in the starting XI.

Fabio Vieira may recover from a hip injury in time for the weekend's trip to Villa Park, but Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu remain on the treatment table.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Odds

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Villa are 100/30 - or a 23.1% chance - to claim all three points on Saturday evening, the draw is 3/1 and the away win can be backed at 4/5.

Five of Arsenal's six games against top-four clubs last season ended with under 2.5 goals, and that bet is available at 11/10. Villa won this fixture at Villa Park 1-0 last season, and a repeat of that scoreline on Saturday is 14/1.

Arsenal to win @ 4/5

Arsenal head to Villa Park on Saturday seeking revenge as Unai Emery masterminded two wins over his former side last season, winning 1-0 at this venue last December before enjoying a 2-0 triumph at the Emirates in April.

Recent results might favour the home side, with Villa winning five of their last nine meetings between the pair, keeping a clean sheet each time but history favours the Gunners on Saturday evening - 14 wins at Villa Park is Arsenal's joint-most at an away Premier League venue. Mikel Arteta's side also need just two goals to take their tally against Villa to 100, so history could be made.

After being pipped to the title the past two seasons, Arteta will know that a good start the season is crucial when competing against the juggernaut that is Manchester City, so I'm backing the Arsenal win here at 4/5.

Kai Havertz to score anytime @ 15/8

I successfully tipped up Kai Havertz to open the scoring against Wolves last weekend, and the German international did just that.

I think he can make it two goals in two games here, and since February, he’s netted 10 times and set up seven more.

Despite four seasons in England's top-flight, he's never recorded a goal or an assist against Aston Villa in seven games - that run comes to an end this weekend, in my opinion.

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