Aston Villa vs Arsenal: Premier League – prediction, team news, lineups

Who: Aston Villa vs Arsenal What: English Premier League Where: Villa Park, Birmingham, United Kingdom When: Monday, August 30, at 8pm (19:00 GMT) How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will bring you all the build-up from 16:00 GMT.An early-season highlight in the English Premier League pits the dark horse for the title in recent years, Aston Villa, against the side that last season finally ended a 22-year wait to lift the top-flight trophy.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Top 10 players to watch in the 2026-27 European football seasonlist 2 of 4Real Madrid cruise past Malaga 4-0 to maintain Mourinho’s perfect startlist 3 of 4Alvarez returns to Atletico training amid Barcelona, Arsenal transfer linkslist 4 of 4Pogacar to have surgery on broken collarbone after horrific Vuelta crashend of listVilla had been making the early running in recent seasons and pushing the contenders most of the way, but it finished fourth last season – with only a late-season scramble securing their Champions League qualification as a result.They did, however, secure the UEFA Europa League in their last campaign.The Gunners, meanwhile, fired their way to the title to end Manchester City’s recent gri...