Premier League leaders Arsenal will face yet another potential statement match when they visit a third-place Aston Villa side led by former Gunners manager Unai Emery in Saturday's early kickoff.

With the exception of Wednesday's 2-0 win over Brentford, Arsenal's recent schedule has been a gauntlet of glamorous opponents.

On Sunday, they earned a 1-1 draw across town at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge. Before that, it was a 3-1 home win over Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League first phase. And before that, a convincing home derby victory over Tottenham Hotspur.

But in Emery's Villa side, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta faces a group that has posed problems the past two seasons, taking seven points from their four league meetings. And in his Spanish managerial compatriot, he may face a foe wh

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