Arsenal legend Paul Merson has predicted his former membership will carry all three factors again from their journey to Aston Villa within the Premier League this weekend. Merson has backed the Gunners to nick a slender 2-1 win at Villa Park.
After falling simply a few factors brief within the Premier League race final season, Arsenal is decided to bridge the hole this time round. Nevertheless, beating Manchester Metropolis is simpler stated than finished, as there may be hardly any margin for error. The North London membership should get as many factors as they get, guaranteeing they maintain the strain on Man Metropolis from the primary recreation to the final.
Mikel Arteta’s facet started the 2024-25 Premier League season with a cushty 2-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, August 17. On Matchday 2, they face a stiffer problem away at Villa Park. Like Arsenal, Aston Villa additionally loved a successful begin to the season, beating West Ham United 2-1 at London Stadium. With former Gunners boss Unai Emery on the helm, Villa will fancy themselves getting outcome towards the Premier League aspirants.
Paul Merson Predicts Slender Arsenal Win Towards Aston Villa
Merson, who gained two English top-flight titles with Arsenal, believes Arteta and Co. should get outcome away in Birmingham.
Predicting the sport’s final result, Merson wrote in his Sportskeeda column:
“This can be a large recreation. Arsenal acquired finished for the double by Aston Villa final season and that price them the title. If Arsenal lose and Manchester Metropolis win this weekend, the Gunners might endure within the title race. Mikel Arteta’s males additionally face Tottenham Hotspur and Metropolis in September, so it’s not a simple run-in from right here. If issues don’t go their approach, Arsenal might even be out of the title race by October!
“I’m not even exaggerating, the following 4 fixtures beginning with Villa on Saturday are all powerful for them. In the event you lose two of them, it’s over. They’ve been linked with a transfer to signal Mikel Merino and I can perceive why. Arteta in all probability regarded on the workforce and thought, ‘I can’t actually play Partey each week’.”
He added:
“Arsenal can be enjoying a whole lot of matches this season. And with sure gamers approaching the again of Euro 2024 and Copa America campaigns, it might catch as much as them. I’ve appreciated their switch enterprise, they’ve recruited properly. I’m going to go for an Arsenal win on this one, however I do assume Villa can rating.”
Prediction: Aston Villa 1-2 Arsenal
As Merson famous, Villa beat Arsenal in each Premier League video games final season. In December, Villa secured a 1-0 win at Villa Park. In April, Arsenal succumbed to an much more disappointing 2-0 defeat on the Emirates Stadium.
