Reaction
Rio Ferdinand slams "powder puff" Arsenal
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand blasts Arsenal's "powder puff" performance in their 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa.
Feb 7, 19:02
Dean Smith lavishes praise on in-form Ollie Watkins
The striker has continued the form he showed for Brentford before his transfer to the Premier League outfit.
Feb 7, 11:30
Arsenal equal unwanted losing record with defeat at Aston Villa
Arsenal's 1-0 defeat at Villa Park on Saturday means that the club have now lost three successive league games against Aston Villa without scoring a goal for the first time in 99 years.
Feb 6, 18:17
Arsenal's Thomas Partey suffers fresh injury setback
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says that Thomas Partey suffered "a muscular issue" during Saturday's clash with Aston Villa.
Feb 6, 17:55
Mikel Arteta bemoans lack of ruthlessness in Aston Villa defeat
The Gunners boss was also irritated by the performance of the officials, but refused to expand on the reasons why after the match.
Feb 6, 17:08
The Match
Match Report
Ollie Watkins scored inside two minutes at Villa Park as Dean Smith's side returned to winning ways in the Premier League.
Team News
Hause is not expected to return until the end of the month.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Arsenal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Arsenal could line up for their Premier League clash with Aston Villa on Saturday lunchtime.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up all of Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League fixture against Aston Villa.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Arsenal win with a probability of 51.06%. A win for Aston Villa had a probability of 24.82% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.64%) and 0-2 (8.75%). The likeliest Aston Villa win was 1-0 (6.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.42%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Aston Villa | Draw | Arsenal |
| 24.82% | 24.12% | 51.06% |
| Both teams to score 54.43% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
