Arsenal got off to a shaky start, but failed to contain their enormous potential. The team successfully started in the League Cup of the country, where it has already reached the quarterfinals after successfully playing against Leeds. In the English Championship the Gunners managed to get seven victories and two peaceful outcomes in 15 rounds, which corresponded to 23 points and the seventh position. After a series of successful fights, Mikel Arteta’s charges have lost three matches in the last four rounds and have celebrated success with Newcastle in only one game (2:0). Today Leno and Kolasinac, who has an ankle injury, will not be able to take part in the match.
The seven-time champion of England performed very well last season, but did not make it into the top ten. The team had their own ambitious plans for the new championship, but so far “Villa” is in the tenth position in the standings. The Lions have six victories and one peaceful outcome, which brought 19 points, which is six less than the teams from the European competition zone. In the last four rounds Steven Gerrard’s charges have lost once and celebrated success three times with Brighton (2:0), Crystal Palace (2:1) and Leicester (2:1). The team had a bad start in the League Cup, where they failed to cope with Chelsea in the first stage. It is worth noting that the Birminghamians held on with dignity and lost only in the 11-meter series. Bailey, Traore, Ings and Targett, who has a head injury, will not be able to play today.
