Mikel Arteta will be looking for a reaction from his players as they travel to Aston Villa in Premier League action this weekend.
The Gunners surrendered top spot in the table to title rivals Manchester City in midweek as the defending champions sealed a 3-1 win at the Emirates Stadium.
However, Arsenal can regain the edge in the title race with a positive result at Villa Park, as they come up against former boss Unai Emery.
Here’s all the key information on the match including kickoff time, live streaming and TV channels, lineups, and betting odds.
This Premier League clash will kick off at Villa Park on Saturday, February 18 at 12:30 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Sat, Feb. 18 | 07:30 ET |
| Canada | Sat, Feb. 18 | 07:30 ET |
| UK | Sat, Feb. 18 | 12:30 GMT |
| Australia | Sat, Feb. 18 | 23:30 AEDT |
| India | Sat, Feb. 18 | 18:00 IST |
| Hong Kong | Sat, Feb. 18 | 20:30 HKT |
| Malaysia | Sat, Feb. 18 | 20:30 MYT |
| Singapore | Sat, Feb. 18 | 20:30 SGT |
| New Zealand | Sun, Feb. 19 | 01:30 NZDT |
Here’s how to watch all of the action from this match in some of the major territories:
| TV channel | Streaming | |
|---|---|---|
| USA | NBC USA Network, Universo | NBC app, fuboTV, Universo NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, |
| Canada | — | fuboTV Canada |
| UK | BT Sport 1 | BT Sport app/site |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport Premier League | Sky Sport NOW |
| India | — | Jio TV, Hotstar VIP |
| Hong Kong | Now Premier League TV (Ch. 620-621) | now TV |
| Malaysia | Astro SuperSport 3 | Astro GO, sooka |
| Singapore | 221 Hub Premier 1 | StarHub TV+ |
UK: This match will be broadcast live via BT Sport’s television and streaming services in the UK.
USA: This match streams on NBC’s USA Network platform for subscribers in both English and Spanish.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live streaming exclusively via FuboTV in Canada.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on-demand on Optus Sport.
Emery has hinted defender Tyrone Mings will not be fit in time to return for this game with Diego Carlos, Jed Steer, and Bertrand Traore all still out.
However, Matty Cash and John McGinn could return to starting lineup after coming off the bench in last weekend’s 3-1 defeat at Manchester City.
Aston Villa starting XI (4-4-2): Martinez (GK) — Cash, Konsa, Chambers, Digne— McGinn, Kamara, Luiz, Buendia — Watkins, Bailey
Aston Villa subs: Sinisalo (GK), Young, Ramsey, Moreno, Dendoncker, Swinkels, Sanson, Coutinho, Duran
Arteta will make a late call on Thomas Partey after he missed the defeat to City through injury, but Gabriel Jesus and Emile Smith-Rowe are still sidelined.
Arsenal starting XI (4-3-3): Ramsdale (GK) — White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko — Odegaard, Partey, Xhaka — Saka, Nketiah, Trossard
Arsenal subs: Turner (GK), Tomiyasu, Kiwior, Tierney, Holding, Jorginho, Martinelli, Vieira
Arsenal cannot afford another slip-up, as they look to keep pace with City in the run-in, but they are without a Premier League win in their last three games.
However, they take on a Villa side coming off the back of successive Premier League losses, and with one clean sheet in their last five league outings.
Prediction: Arsenal to win 2-1
| USA (BetMGM) |
UK (SkyBet) |
Australia (Neds) |
Canada (Sports Interaction) |
|
| Aston Villa win | +350 | 10/3 | 4.25 | +328 |
| Draw | +260 | 13/5 | 3.50 | +261 |
| Arsenal win | -128 | 4/5 | 1.83 | -132 |
| Over/Under 2.5 goals | -115 / -120 | 10/11 – 4/5 | 1.95 – 1.85 | -112 / -118 |
| Both teams to score Y/N | -122 / -115 | 4/5 – 10/11 | 1.80 – 1.91 | -133 / -118 |
