Arsenal vs Aston Villa match statistics
Fresh from their first win of 2025 in the north London derby against Tottenham, Arsenal will look to pile more pressure on leaders Liverpool when they host Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium.
Aston Villa also enjoyed success in the previous round, beating Everton 1-0 away, thanks to Ollie Watkins' only goal; ending Villa's run of five consecutive away defeats in the Premier League.
Arsenal will be confident playing at home, as they are unbeaten in their last 13 home games in the Premier League (W10 D3).
The last time they lost at the Emirates was against Aston Villa in April 2024.
The last time the Gunners (Arsenal's nickname) had a longer unbeaten run at the Emirates was from August 2018 to April 2019 under current Villa manager Unai Emery (16 games).
Statistics also show that if Arsenal score, they will have at least 1 point. The London team is unbeaten in the last 44 matches in all competitions when scoring (won 36 matches, drew 8, this statistic does not include losses in penalty shootouts). The last time they lost despite scoring was a 1-2 loss to Fulham in December 2023.
Arsenal desperately need Martin Odegaard to undo Aston Villa. In fact, since his first appearance since returning from injury against Chelsea in November 2024, Odegaard has created 42 chances in all competitions, almost twice as many as any other Arsenal player (Declan Rice, 23). In Arsenal's last two games against Man United and Tottenham, Odegaard has created 14 chances.
Watkins scored for Villa against Everton and has been involved in 98 goals (68 goals, 30 assists) in 167 Premier League games.
Arsenal are also one of Watkins' favourite opponents in the Premier League, as the striker has scored five goals against the Gunners, including three at the Emirates.
In terms of squad, the home team will be without Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Ben White, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ethan Nwaneri due to injury, while Arteta is still uncertain whether Riccardo Calafiori will be back in time to participate.
The visitors could make their debut for new signing Donyell Malen, who was on Arsenal's transfer list, but Pau Torres, Ross Barkley and John McGinn remain sidelined through injury.
Head to head record Arsenal vs Aston Villa
Arsenal lost 2-0 to Aston Villa at the Emirates last season. The London club have not lost consecutive Premier League games against Aston Villa since the 1991-92 season.
Villa have won five of their last 10 Premier League meetings with Arsenal, as many as they have in their previous 46 meetings with the Gunners (D14 L27).
Arsenal won 2-0 at Villa Park in the first leg this season, with goals from Leandro Trossard and Thomas Partey.
The Arsenal vs Aston Villa match will take place at 0:30 on January 19.
