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Midfielder Amadou Onana was the only one of Villa's eight summer signings to start against West Ham last weekend, when full-backs Ian Maatsen and Kosta Nedeljkovic made their club debuts as late substitutes.
However, Arsenal have won 14 Premier League games at Villa Park, their joint most at an away venue along with Selhurst Park.Aston Villa are looking to win their opening two Premier League matches of a season for a fourth time, having done so in 1995-96, 1999-00 and 2020-21. The Gunners have won 17 of their 19 top-flight matches in 2024, with their only defeat coming at home to Aston Villa in April. They can equal the record of 18 league wins from the first 20 matches of a calendar year, set by Liverpool in 1982 and matched by Manchester City in both 2019 and 2021.Kai Havertz has an unrivalled 17 Premier League goal involvements since mid-February, with 10 goals and seven assists in 15 appearances.
Aston Villa have won five of their last nine Premier League meetings with Arsenal , keeping a clean sheet each time. It’s as many wins as they’d managed in their previous 46 against the Gunners . Arsenal have won eight of their nine Premier League away games so far in 2024 , scoring 28 goals, conceding three and keeping seven clean sheets. Indeed, the Gunners have kept 21 away clean sheets over the last two seasons , more than they had in the four previous campaigns combined .
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