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Arsenal stay on track in 9/1 Aston Villa punt

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9 months ago

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Arsenal stay on track in 9/1 Aston Villa punt

Arsenal to win
Bukayo Saka to attain
Ollie Watkins to have 1 or extra photographs heading in the right direction
Martin Odegaard to have 1 or extra photographs heading in the right direction
John McGinn to commit 1 or extra fouls

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Sunday, 4:30pm
Premier League match on the Emirates Stadium, London
TV: Sky Sports activities Most important Occasion

The Champions League video games this week truthfully have been unreal weren’t they? Simply so many objectives, they have been so thrilling and depart the ties very evenly balanced.

And that is simply as huge a recreation for Arsenal because the Munich one.

Bayern have been at all times going to be troublesome – definitely tougher than lots of people thought.

Arsenal have been very, superb within the league this season although, so I don’t learn an excessive amount of into the European outcome. They didn’t lose, and so they have been up towards an excellent Bayern aspect who appear like they’ve solely bought the Champions League to deal with now, they’ve bought Harry Kane and so they can salvage their season with the Champions League.

However the tie continues to be very a lot alive at 2-2, it’s simply that they should go and win in Munich now, which isn’t the simplest activity.

Now they tackle Villa, who had their very own European check on Thursday, however while you’re difficult for issues, you’re going to have huge video games on high of each other and adrenaline retains you occurring to the subsequent recreation. Should you’re a participant and also you’re taking part in on the high of the league, that’s why you’re in soccer, to play in video games that matter.

Villa have been unreal earlier this season and have felt a little bit bit detached of late. We noticed them get forward towards Brentford final week and so they couldn’t see it out. Nonetheless, on their day, they’re such a superb aspect.

Ollie Watkins, Aston Villa, February 2024

Ollie Watkins is banging them in, John McGinn does a unbelievable job for them in midfield, and defensively they’ve nonetheless bought sufficient to complete within the high 4 – even when I nonetheless fancy Spurs to nick in forward of them.

Hopefully, we get that fifth Premier League spot for the Champions League subsequent season and so they each get in as a result of Unai Emery’s doing a extremely good job.

And he may not say it publicly however oh my God I feel it might be very satisfying for him to get one over on Arsenal. He’s been a high supervisor in all places else he’s been and I feel the Arsenal job was a fairly a darkish time for him – the followers have been on his again, everybody was sort of taking a p*ss out of him.

There was an absence of respect for him, and clearly he’s gained that again and extra since then with what he’s completed in Spain and now with Villa.

It’s nonetheless exhausting to see Arsenal shedding on Sunday although. They’re essentially the most in-form aspect within the league proper now. They actually look unbeatable.

Defensively, they’re simply so sound. Saliba’s gone up a stage and Gabriel been so good. They’re in all probability one of the best pairing round in the mean time. And Declan Rice undoubtedly helps too. He held issues collectively at West Ham and he’s doing the identical at Arsenal.

And also you by no means actually fear about them scoring objectives or creating both. So Arsenal to win for me.

He’s scored towards Munich and Brighton of their final two video games and is the principle man for them regardless of Kai Havertz’s surge in goal-scoring type.

If Arsenal win there’s each probability Bukayo Saka’s on the scoresheet.

Whereas the Norwegian’s often pulling the strings and selecting passes, he’s additionally bought a watch for objectives and may hit the goal on Sunday.

Villa’s high scorer has brought on issues for defences all season and even up towards Arsenal’s stable centre-half pairing, he can get at the least an effort on purpose.

John McGinn does a lot for this Villa workforce – scores, creates, wins the ball – and infrequently makes a foul or two. This ought to be a stable guess on Sunday.

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