Bukayo Saka (hamstring), Ethan Nwaneri (muscle), Ben White (knee) Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee), and Gabriel Jesus (ACL) are confirmed absentees while the availability of Riccardo Calafiori is under the radar.

Arsenal look to make it two home wins in a row when Aston Villa and former manager, Unai Emery, come to town.

Raheem Sterling was drafted into the starting line-up against Tottenham but struggled to impress out wide. He will surely be replaced by Gabriel Martinelli, who has proven himself as a better fit on the right flank.

Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori is a doubt for their clash with Aston Villa on Saturday. Calafiori has missed Arsenal’s last three games due to injury and Arteta confirmed on Friday the club were checking on a few players.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa is due to kick off at 5.30pm GMT on Saturday 18 January at the Emirates Stadium. Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage on the channel from 5pm GMT. A live stream will be available via Sky Go.

Arsenal finally got back to winning ways, handling their noisy neighbors in a one-sided North London Derby that gave the Gunners their first win following a skid of three winless matches and another premature FA Cup exit.

William Saliba latest, predicted lineup, confirmed team news for Premier League today - Mikel Arteta could be tempted to make changes for latest tough assignment in packed January