3 talking points ahead of Arsenal vs Aston Villa

2. Tough individual battles

With both sides posing a huge threat in various areas of the pitch, there will be a number of tough individual battles on Saturday.

The threat of Ollie Watkins will provide a tough test for Arsenal's centre-back pairing of Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba while Jurrien Timber will also have to be on his A-game to deal with the in-form Morgan Rogers. Perhaps the most difficult test for the Gunners' defence will be Leon Bailey down the right side. Myles Lewis-Skelly is likely to start at left back once again and will have to be raring to go to deal with the fast pace and threat of the Jamaica international. He dealt well with Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski so should cope with Bailey.

Arsenal's midfield will be coming up against the force that is Amadou Onana, who poses a threat in both attack and defence. The potential frontline of Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, and Kai Havertz will also have to battle hard to beat Villa's backline.

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