Since their return to the competition in 2019, Aston Villa have won five of their 12 Premier League games against Arsenal (D1 L6), as many as they had in their previous 45 against the Gunners before relegation (D14 L26).
At no away ground have Arsenal won more Premier League games than they have against Aston Villa at Villa Park (15, level with Selhurst Park).
Since their return to the Premier League in 2019, Aston Villa have lost six of their eight games against sides starting the day top of the table (W1 D1). However, their only win in this run came at home to Arsenal in December 2023.
Since losing this exact fixture in August last season, Aston Villa have lost just one of their last 25 Premier League home games (W16 D8). They’ve won each of their last five at Villa Park since going down 3-0 against Crystal Palace in August.
Arsenal have lost just one of their last 21 Premier League away games (W11 D9), going down 1-0 at Liverpool in August. Each of their last three away defeats have been to nil, with the Gunners unbeaten in 30 on the road when scoring at least once in the match (W21 D9).
Eight of Arsenal’s last 13 Premier League away goals have been headers, including six of their nine on the road this season. Meanwhile, four of the last six home goals Aston Villa have conceded in the Premier League have been headed, including each of the last three in a row.
Since the start of March, no side has won more Premier League games than Aston Villa (16, level with Manchester City). The Villans have won eight of their last nine league games, with the exception a 2-0 loss at Liverpool in November.
Arsenal haven’t conceded more than twice in any of their last 108 games in all competitions, the outright longest run of any team in English football league history surpassing Manchester United’s 107 between 2016 and 2018.
Of the 40 managers to have taken charge of 100+ Premier League away games, Mikel Arteta has the fourth highest win rate (53% – won 59/112). Indeed, he’s one of only five to have won more than half of their 100+ away games along with Pep Guardiola, Alex Ferguson, Jürgen Klopp and José Mourinho.
Ollie Watkins scored twice in Aston Villa’s 4-3 win over Brighton last time out, having netted just twice in his previous 18 Premier League games. The striker also has six goals in 10 Premier League games against Arsenal, only netting more against Brighton (9).
