Arsenal travel to Villa Park on Saturday evening to play an Aston Villa side who are on a run of form that has seen them climb up to third in the Premier League .

Mikel Arteta's league leaders have a five-point cushion between them and second-placed Manchester City , but head into a crucial phase of the season now. With the games coming thick and fast over the festive period in December, Arsenal can ill afford to lose any momentum in their quest for a first Premier League title since 2004.

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On Wednesday, Arsenal beat Brentford 2-0 at home, with Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka on the scoresheet, while Villa had an eventful game against Brighton at the Amex Stadium.

They went 2-0 down, then Ollie Watkins scored twice, before Amado

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