Aston Villa travel to north London to face Arsenal in what will be a massive test for Unai Emery’s side in the Premier League. The Gunners have not lost any of their last 13 home games in the top

Mikel Arteta says William Saliba was ruled out of Arsenal’s Premier League fixture against Aston Villa due to a muscular injury. Saliba, 23, was missing from the matchday squad for Saturday’s 2-2 draw,

Arsenal face a tough challenge in the Premier league when former manager, Unai Emery, and eighth place Aston Villa come to Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners have seen their strongest line-up significantly depleted by an injury crisis that has so far wiped out the likes of Bukayo Saka, Ben White, Gabriel Jesus, Ethan Nwaneri, Takehri Tomiyasu – all of which are set to be out for some time.

Crystal Palace were promoted to replace Bristol City in the top flight, while on a wider note, the league is now under the management and operation of a new organisation set up to lead women's football towards further growth and progression, with Nikki Doucet overseeing both the WSL and Championship in a new phase for the game.

The Gunners are currently sitting in second place in the league, but have only won one of their last four matches having drawn against Brighton in the league, lost to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup and being beaten on penalties by Manchester United in the FA Cup third round before beating North London rivals Tottenham on Wednesday.

Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal welcome Aston Villa to the Emirates this evening, aiming to keep pace in the Premier League title race. With Liverpool leading the way, the Gunners sit just four points behind,

Arsenal will look to build on their encouraging north London derby victory when they face Aston Villa next in the Premier League today. Mikel Arteta’s side got back to winning ways with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Tottenham in midweek to end their three-game winless run in all competitions.

This was the game that did it for Arsenal last season. They won 16 of their last 18 league games, but had one bad half against Aston Villa and the defeat cost them the title. That memory must still hurt but it might actually help Mikel Arteta's side focus on getting the job done this time.