Arsenal vs Aston Villa Tips & Preview - Attacks to shine in open contest

By Tolu Shotade

29 Dec 2025

Tolu Shotade 29 Dec 2025

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Arsenal lead the Premier League, seeking a win against third-placed Aston Villa.
Villa on an 11-match winning run, thriving both at home and away.
Both teams exhibit strong attacks, hinting at a high-scoring game.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa

It is a top-of-the-table battle in the English Premier League as leaders Arsenal host third-placed Aston Villa on Tuesday.

Both teams come into this clash in good form and are separated by only three points. They have also shown some attacking quality lately and could be set to offer up goals in this one.

Arsenal News

Arsenal come into this clash off the back of a 2-1 home victory over Brighton in their previous Premier League fixture. They raced to a two-goal lead through Martin Odegaard and a Georginio Rutter own-goal, and had to fend off a late fightback from the visitors.

That result maintains Arsenal’s two-point lead at the top of the table, and manager Mikel Arteta will be keen to open up a wider gap. The Gunners remain unbeaten at home this season and have won nine of their last 10 matches across all competitions at the Emirates.

Arsenal have no problems in attack and have opened the scoring in the first half in four of their last six home matches. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet five times on this run, while four of those fixtures have produced over 2.5 goals.

Aston Villa News

Aston Villa are looking almost unstoppable at the moment and are currently on an 11-match winning run across all competitions. The latest victory came against Chelsea as they won 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday thanks to a brace from Ollie Watkins.

This good run is not just limited to Villa Park, as Aston Villa have also won their last five away matches across all competitions. The Villans can be considered title contenders, sitting just three points off the pace in the table.

With multiple attacking threats, the goals have flowed freely for Aston Villa, who have scored in their last 11 matches. However, they are without a clean sheet in their last six fixtures, all of which have produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Aston Villa have six wins while Arsenal have picked up five victories, with one draw in the last 12 matches. The Villans won the reverse fixture, earning a 2-1 home triumph earlier in December.

Verdict

Arsenal v Aston Villa

Arsenal will be keen to make their home games count and will look to make a fast start. Having scored the first half's opening goal in four of their last six home matches, a similar pattern could be on the cards here.

Both teams often impress going forward and have scored in their last two meetings, which have also produced over 2.5 goals. Tuesday's clash could be set to offer up a similar outcome.

Arsenal

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