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Premier League 2025-2026: Aston Villa-Arsenal, the likely lineups

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In the Premier League lunch match, Aston Villa and Arsenal face off in a high-stakes crossroads. At Birmingham’s Villa Park, Emery’s team — propelled toward the race for a Champions League spot — receives at 1:30 p.m. Saturday an Arsenal determined to stay hooked on the title fight after several years of near misses.

Aldo SeghedoniArsenal and Barcelona swoop down on Bundesliga star: photo

Arsenal and Barcelona swoop in on Bundesliga star
Leipzig talent, Assan Ouédraogo, is attracting the'attention of several European clubs
The 19-year-old midfielder has just made his debut with the German national team

Landing in Leipzig in 2024, Ouédraogo is growing by the day'eye
The'former Schalke 04 player is a serious candidate for a place in Germany for the 2026 World Cup
Ouédraogo, who was sidelined last season due to a serious injury, has now ended up in the crosshairs of top European clubs
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund had already been interested in the past, but Arsenal, Barcelona and Liverpool
The player’s market value is rapidly rising
Ouédraogo has a contract with Leipzig until 2029
This season he played 10 Bundesliga games, scoring 3 goals

Emery has to do without only the injured Mings and Barkley. With these absences, the Spanish coach is ready to reintroduce the Tielemans-Kamara tandem in the middle of the field, with McGinn, Rogers and Buendía supporting the maneuver on the three-quarter and the usual Watkins as an offensive reference.

On the opposite front, Arteta is counting on recovering at least one of Mosquera and Saliba to fill the hole left by the absence of Gabriel Magalhães, who is in the pits along with Havertz. From the midfield forward, Zubimendi and Rice should act as the central screen, with Saka, Eze and Martinelli tasked with finishing the game behind the lone striker Gyökeres.

Probable lineups

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Tielemans, Kamara; McGinn, Rogers, Buendia; Watkins. Coach: Emery.

Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Raya; Timber, Mosquera, Hincapie, Calafiori; Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Eze, Martinelli; Gyokeres. Coach: Arteta.

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