Aston Villa prepare to entertain Arsenal at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Villans are clearly on top, having won 40 and lost only 19 of the 79 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was less than a year ago, in April 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 27 Aug | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 17 Mar | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 09 Dec | Arsenal | 3 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 18 Mar | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Villans, with 6 goals against.
Arsenal's away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Gunners, and 2 goals against.
Aston Villa's 27 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Arsenal sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 49 points from their 21 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Arsenal will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Arsenal | Undefeated in last 10 away games. 20 games since last defeat. |