Aston Villa v Arsenal

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Aston Villa will be brimming with confidence after recording an excellent 1-0 home win against Manchester City on Wednesday night which not only extended the west midlands club's unbeaten run to four games but also helped lift Unai Emery's side up into third spot and just four points behind the visiting league leaders and Emery's former club, Arsenal, prior to this Saturday's clash at Villa Park, while Arsenal maintained their grip on top spot in the Premier League table with a 4-3 win away at Luton Town.

Recent wins against Fulham and Tottenham have contributed to Villa's impressive rise up the Premier League table and the victory over Manchester City was also a personal triumph for Villa manager, Unai Emery, who captured his first head-to-head win against City manager, Pep Guardiola, after 15 previous failed attempts! The bigger picture now shows Aston Villa have lost just once in their last 11 matches overall in the top flight whilst picking up no fewer than eight wins which has thrust Villa into the mix for a potential financially lucrative Champions League spot for next season.

Goals for both teams may also be on the cards at Villa Park this Saturday as well, as 10 out of Aston Villa's 15 games overall in this season's Premier League campaign have resulted in both teams hitting the back of the net.

It was certainly a wild night at Kenilworth Road on Tuesday evening in the fixture between Luton Town and Arsenal as a total of seven goals were scored but it was Arsenal who managed to just edge what was an entertaining encounter and collect the all important three points which maintained their place at the summit of the Premier League table.

That midweek win and Manchester City's loss at Aston Villa now means The Gunners hold a six-point lead over Pep Guardiola's side who had pipped them at the post for last season's title race but Liverpool are now the closest challengers heading into this weekend's action.

Mikel Arteta's side have suffered just the single defeat so far this season and the north London club are once again amongst the front-runners to claim this season's top flight title and having won five of their seven away games to date, The Gunners look in good shape to get something from Saturday's trip to the west midlands.

Five of Arsenal's last 10 matches overall in the Premier League have resulted in both teams scoring and this option looks the most likely to happen again on Saturday afternoon at Villa Park as well.

Aston Villa v Arsenal Verdict

Three out of the last four meetings between Aston Villa and Arsenal have resulted in both teams scoring and this trend looks likely to continue on Saturday with both teams vying for all three points in this one.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.60

Correct Score: 2-2 @ 15.00