Match Day Thread Arsenal vs. Aston Villa Official Match Thread

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Venue: Emirates Stadium
Sunday, February 1st 2015
KO Time: 13:30 BST

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Head to Head Against Aston Villa:
Played: 174
Wins: 72
Draws: 41
Losses: 62
Goals For: 274
Goals Against: 251
Goal Difference: 23

Last 6 Meetings:
Aston Villa 0-3 Arsenal
Aston Villa 1-2 Arsenal
Arsenal 1-3 Aston Villa
Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
Arsenal 3-0 Aston Villa

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Starting XI + Bench:

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I think Sanchez will be on the bench with his hamstring issue. Probably a chance for Ozil to start, although that's likely to be on the left wing with Santi in the form of his life.

 

Oxo is out so wont be starting.

Cant see sancgez being risked , or if he is then he'll start on the bench

 

Walcott will probably start ahead of Oxo now.

 

And probably ozil on the other wing until sanchez is back

 

That'll be good to see. Walcott making darting runs in behind for Ozil to find. Let's hope his finishing is up to scratch now he has that first goal.

 

Suddenly letting Campbell and Pod go doesn't seem such a good move!!

 

Would either of them have started anyways? Pod was always a good option from the bench, but he didn't want to play that role.

 

I got the feeling that Villareal demanded Campbell as part of the Gabriel deal anyway, otherwise Wenger might not have let him leave.

 

Can't believe how quiet it is on here!

Teams are out - Arsenal: Ospina, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Ramsey, Walcott, Cazorla, Ozil, Giroud. Subs: Szczesny, Gibbs, Gabriel, Rosicky, Flamini, Chambers, Akpom.

Looks like either Monreal is preferred to Gibbs, or Gibbs still isn't fully fit. Be interesting to see Ozil on the flank and swapping with Cazorla.

Here's the Villa team - Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Okore, Clark, Richardson, Delph, Gil, Sanchez, Cleverley, Benteke, Weimann. Subs: Sinclair, Baker, Bacuna, Agbonlahor, Westwood, Cissokho, Given.

 

Looking forward to seeing Ozil and Walcott playing together, I think they will really compliment each other and Walcott's runs are exactly the type of move that Ozil will be looking for.

 

Excited for this one, a win keeps us in the mix, it's an important three points to get considering all the other big teams got results this weekend.

 

Definitely - its essential to win, and will be a good chance to prove that we can play well and win without Sanchez

 

Yep, we cannot afford to drop points today.

 

Why is Sanchez playing for Villa and not Arsenal though? Grrr

 

Villa look nervous at the back

 

Its so nice to see ozil and walcott back

 

Unlucky ramsey, nice play

 

I bet Villa to win 3-1

 

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