Aston Villa vs Arsenal: Match Preview - 21 July 2020

Arsenal will return to Premier League action on Tuesday night when they travel to Birmingham to face Aston Villa.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal KICK OFF TIME?

• This Premier League encounter will take place on Tuesday 21^st July​-2020

• It will kick off at 8.15pm (UK time).

• The match will be held at Villa Park.

How To Watch/Read

(Live Commentary & Stream Details)

• Follow the action with our dedicated Live Commentary.
• Highlights of the game will be published shortly after full-time on the Arsenal TV app.

Aston Villa Team News

• Aston Villa will again be without Bjorn Engels (calf), Tom Heaton (knee) and Wesley (knee) as they all have been ruled out for the rest of the season.
• Kortney Hause and Danny Drinkwater should be available to play against Arsenal.

Arsenal Team News

• Shkodran Mustafi is a doubt after suffering a hamstring problem vs Manchester City.
• Eddie Nketiah is available after a three-game suspension.
• Arsenal will be without Gabriel Martinelli (knee), Bernd Leno (knee), Calum Chambers (knee) and Pablo Mari (ankle) who are all absent with long term injuries.

Head to Head (h2h)

• Arsenal dominate this Premier League fixture with 27 wins from 49 meetings, drawing 14 games and losing 8 times.

Predicted Starting XI:

Aston Villa: Reina; Elmohamady, Konsa, Mings, Targett; Douglas Luiz, McGinn, Hourihane; Trezeguet, Davis, Grealish.

Arsenal: Martinez, Holding, Luiz, Kolasinac; Cedric, Torreira, Xhaka, Saka; Nelson, Nketiah, Pepe.