Two clubs in the top half of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Aston Villa and Arsenal. The first-division clash scheduled for 10 a.m. ET will be held at Villa Park in Birmingham and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via the Guardian): "I think what was important is that we came out of Saturday's game feeling that we had a very good performance and on Tuesday night we didn't, so it's important we come back. We have confidence in our strengths and we want to show that we can perform in the game that is important on Saturday."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Aston Villa's Tom Cleverley has been a welcomed addition to the club. The 25-year-old made his debut with the Villains last weekend, finishing the match with two tackles and two interceptions.
Aston Villa's Projected Lineup (4-5-1): Guzan; Cissokho, Baker, Senderos, Hutton; Richardson, Delph, Westwood, Cleverley, Weimann; Agbonlahor
Arsenal's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Gibbs, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Chambers; Flamini, Ramsey; Chamberlain, Cazorla, Sanchez; Welbeck
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Chelsea |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
|||
|
2 |
Aston Villa |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
|||
|
3 |
Swansea City |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
|||
|
4 |
Southampton |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
|||
|
5 |
Manchester City |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
|||
|
6 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
|||
|
7 |
Arsenal |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
|||
|
8 |
Liverpool |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
|||
|
9 |
Manchester United |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
|||
|
10 |
Hull City |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|||
|
11 |
Everton |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
-1 |
5 |
|||
|
12 |
Leicester City |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
5 |
|||
|
13 |
West Ham United |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
-1 |
4 |
|||
|
14 |
Stoke City |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
4 |
|||
|
15 |
Sunderland |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
3 |
|||
|
16 |
Queens Park Rangers |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
-8 |
3 |
|||
|
17 |
Crystal Palace |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
2 |
|||
|
18 |
Burnley |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
2 |
|||
|
19 |
West Bromwich Albion |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
2 |
|||
|
20 |
Newcastle United |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
-6 |
2 |
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