Match: Aston Villa v Arsenal
Venue: Villa Park
Date: Saturday, November 27th 2010
Time: 1245 GMT
Head-to-Head
· Aston Villa will be hosting Arsenal for the 88th time in all competitions.
o Of the previous 87 encounters, Villa has won 40 games (45.98%), Arsenal have 23 wins (26.44%) to their name, while 24 games have ended in draws.
o Villa have a 1.76 goals-per-game average at Villa Park, slightly ahead of Arsenal with 1.34 average.
· The corresponding fixture last season ended in a goalless draw at Villa Park.
League Form
· Villa have won just one of their last six league games.
o The Villans have won one, drawn four and lost one in their last six league games.
o In the process, Villa have scored six and conceded eight.
· Arsenal have won four of their last six league games.
o The Gunners have won four and lost two of their last six league games.
o In the course of their last six league games, the Emirates outfit have scored ten and let in five goals.
Last League Game
· Aston Villa were beaten 2-0 at Ewood Park last Sunday.
· Arsenal squandered a 2-0 half-time lead to succumb 2-3 to North London rivals, Tottenham, at the Emirates last Saturday.
Last Home/Away Game
· Aston Villa were held to a 2-2 draw by Manchester United in their last home game.
o A penalty from Ashley Young and a Marc Albrighton tap gave Villa a 2-0 lead only for the Red Devils to peg Villa back with goals from Federico Macheda and Nemanja Vidic.
o Villa are unbeaten in their last seven league games at Villa Park.
§ In seven games at home, Villa have won three and drawn four.
§ At home this season, Gerard Houillier’s side have scored ten goals and let in five.
o Villa’s last league home defeat was to Blackburn Rovers on last day of the 2009/10 league season when they lost 1-0 in May 2010.
· In their last game on the road, Arsenal beat Everton 2-1 at Goodison Park.
o Bacary Sagna and Cesc Fabregas scored either half of the break to give the Gunners a 2-0 lead, with Tim Cahill grabbing Everton’s consolation in the 89th minute.
o On the road this season, Arsenal have won four, drawn two and lost one.
o Arsene Wenger’s team have scored 11 and conceded six goals away from The Emirates in the league.
o Arsenal’s only defeat on the road this season was the 0-2 loss to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the first week of October.
Clean Sheets
· Aston Villa have managed four clean sheets in 14 league games.
o The Villans have scored 15 and conceded 20 goals
· Arsenal have also kept four clean sheets in 14 league games.
o The Gunners have scored 28 goals and conceded 15 in the league.
§ Arsenal are the league's joint top-scorers with Chelsea and Manchester United all with 28 goals.
Top Goal Scorers
- Stewart Downing is Vila’s top marksman with four league goals.
- Marouane Chamakh is Arsenal’s top goal scorer with six goals to his name this season.
