Arsenal will hope to increase their lead in the Premier League title race when they travel to Aston Villa today.

The Gunners sit five points clear at the summit, having restored their cushion with a 2-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday.

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Manchester City had closed the gap to two points with a topsy-turvy 5-4 victory at Fulham , but Mikel Arteta’s side remain the pace-setters moving towards the festive season.

Villa, meanwhile, came from behind to beat Brighton in midweek, edging a thriller 4-3 at the Amex Stadium as Ollie Watkins netted a brace.

Jan Paul van Hecke and a Pau Torres own goal had put the Seagulls two up inside half an hour, but Watkins’ double, added to by Amadou Onana and Donyell Malen, hauled Villa up to third in

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