Arsenal will be traveling to Villa park in the afternoon for some premier league action.

The Gunners who are top of the premier league after having lost one match out of 15 however met an equally up to the task Squad

The match will see Mikel Arteta go head to head with his predecessor Unai Emery.

Emery boys are coming into the match on high moral after sinking English Premier League champions 4th placed Manchester City.

Villa beat Manchester City 1-0 at the Villa park where they will be hosting Arsenal this afternoon, talk about home advantage.

According to match stats they had 22 shots against Manchester City’s 2,Unai Emery’s charges had 7 shots on target against 2 for Man City.

Unai Emery’s Villans had a phenomenal game night on Wednesday so they should have a lot of confidence for a derby against Arsenal

However just like Arsenal, Aston Villa have had an equally good season they are currently third on the log with 32 points having won 10 games 2 draws 3 losses.

Arsenal on the other hand are top of the league after 15 matches with 11 one loss and 4 draws.

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will be absent from the touchline as his team faces Aston Villa at Villa Park in the Premier League on Saturday, December 9, 2023.

Arteta received a yellow card for his exuberant celebration following Declan Rice’s late winner in their 4-3 triumph against Luton Town on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

As this marked his third yellow card of the season, the Spaniard is automatically suspended from the touchline for the upcoming match at Villa Park, presenting a setback for the Gunners.

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