Aston Villa will host Arsenal in a Premier League match on Saturday, aiming for their third consecutive league victory against the London club.
Villa started their two thousand twenty-four to twenty-five campaign with a two-one away victory over West Ham United. Jhon Durán, a Colombian forward who was previously linked with a move to West Ham, came off the bench to score the winning goal.
Unai Emery’s side has lost only three of their last twenty-six home league matches, winning nineteen and drawing four. They have scored at least two goals in each of their last five home games. However, Villa has also conceded nine goals in their last four matches at Villa Park.
Arsenal began their season with a two-nil home victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka scored for Mikel Arteta’s team, who are seeking their first Premier League title since the two thousand three to two thousand four season.
The Gunners are unbeaten in their last nine away league matches, winning eight and drawing one. They kept clean sheets in seven of those games. Last season, Arsenal recorded eleven clean sheets in away matches, the highest in the Premier League.
Durán has been efficient for Villa, averaging a goal every one hundred and three minutes of league action. This rate is second only to Erling Haaland among players with five or more total goals in Premier League history.
Havertz both scored and assisted in Arsenal’s opening match, bringing his tally to eight goal contributions in his last six Premier League appearances.
Last season, Aston Villa’s home Premier League matches averaged four goals per game, joint-highest in the competition.
The match presents an opportunity for Villa to achieve three consecutive league wins against Arsenal for only the third time, having previously done so in November nineteen ninety-three and February two thousand twenty-one.
