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All eyes will be on Arsenal as they travel to Aston Villa on Saturday in a bid to get back on track after their midweek defeat at Manchester City.

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Mikel Arteta’s side have struggled hard against City but made big mistakes at key moments and they have now been relegated from first place after dropping points in four of their last six Premier League games. All is not lost as they still have a game in hand against City but Arteta has a big task ahead of them to boost confidence for this clash at Villa Park and beyond.

Villa’s confidence has taken a hit in recent weeks as they have conceded seven goals in their last two games, which came in defeats to Leicester City and Manchester City. Former Arsenal boss Unai Emery has done a good job of stabilizing the ship since arriving at Villa and they generally look much better defensively and are very dangerous on the counter.

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How to watch Aston Villa vs Arsenal live, stream link and start time

Kick-off: 7:30 a.m. ET, Saturday
TV Channel: USA Network
Online: Stream via NBCSports.com

GOALLLL! Wow. What a hit by Bukayo Saka. Incredible volley. Bad clearance from Tyrone Mings but that was a nice finish from Saka. Arsenal reacted brilliantly to falling behind early on. Aston Villa 1-1 Arsenal. A little over 15 minutes. What a start.

CHANCE! Ben White swallows it for Eddie Nketiah and he looks sure he’ll score but somehow Tyrone Mings gets a touch on his header from a yard and it goes wide and then the offside flag goes up. Wow. Incredible release.

GOALLLL! Villa led with the first real attack of the game. Ollie Watkins is overplayed, jumps away and shoots over the goal. What a goal from Aston Villa and they lead Arsenal 1-0. Tom Hanks will be happy about that.

What a finish from Ollie Watkins!

Arsenal are down after 5 minutes against Aston Villa. 👀
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— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) February 18, 2023

BEGIN! We are traveling in a noisy villa park. Let’s see if Arsenal can react to this midweek defeat. Celebrity Villa fan Tom Hanks is in the house. It’s a BIG day in Birmingham. Forgiveness. Couldn’t help me there.

Tom Hanks? Big Aston Villa guy.

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— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) February 18, 2023

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All focus will be on Arsenal and how they react to their first home loss of the season to Manchester City. All is not lost for Arteta’s young side and if they can iron out some of the big defensive mistakes and also finish the chances they create, they will stay at Man City for the rest of the season. The fine details alluded to them in their duel at the top of the table, but they have been very good at being ruthless and scoring early this season.

Villa’s midfield could pose problems for them, however, as Kamara and Luiz have been superb since Emery’s arrival and Watkins and Bailey also looked energized in attack.

Aston Villa team news, injuries, line-up

OUT: Diego Carlos (Achilles), Jed Steer (Achilles)

Introduce your Aston Villa team to face off against Arsenal. 👊 #AVLARS pic.twitter.com/UhpgLrs2mk

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 18, 2023

Arsenal team news, injuries, line-up

OUT: Gabriel Jesus (knee), Mohamed Elneny (knee), Thomas Partey (back)

⚫️ 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 ⚡️

🔙 White returns to defence
💪 Jorginho x Xhaka in midfield
🆕 Trossard manages first division start

Let’s do it – together! pic.twitter.com/2JU8yPY7ph

— Arsenal (@Arsenal) February 18, 2023

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