Arsenal vs Aston Villa: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds | OneFootball

Gunners face crunch clash against title outsiders at Emirates Stadium

Arsenal face Aston Villa in a huge game at the top of the Premier League.

Victory would move Unai Emery’s side level on points with Arsenal, who needed a brilliant save from David Raya to secure a 2-1 win over Brighton on Saturday.

Mikel Arteta’s side are eyeing a statement win to end 2025 on a high.

Date, kick-off time and venue

Arsenal vs Aston Villa is scheduled for an 8.15pm GMT kick-off on Tuesday, December 29, 2025.

The match will take place at Emirates Stadium, in north London.

Where to watch Arsenal vs Aston Villa

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports, with coverage starting on Sky Sports Premier League at 6.30pm.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app and website.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Matt Verri at the ground.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa team news

Arsenal were able to welcome Gabriel back to their matchday squad for the first time in six weeks, but were without fellow defender Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori, as Mikel Arteta’s injury woes in defence continue to concern.

In attack, Viktor Gyokeres continues to struggle and could again come out against stronger opposition. Gabriel Martinelli will be pushing to start after a lively cameo against Brighton. Martin Odegaard scored his first Emirates goal since September to get his side going, and should keep his place ahead of the inconsistent Eberechi Eze.

Ollie Watkins has surely done more than enough to start for Aston Villa at the Emirates, replacing the ineffectual Donyell Malen. Some eyebrows were raised when Amadou Onana did not start against Chelsea, they will be rectified against Arsenal with Boubacar Kamara suspended. Matty Cash also picked up a fifth yellow card so will miss the game.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa prediction

This will be fascinating. Arsenal face their toughest test in weeks, and have made hard work of poor sides of late. Aston Villa, meanwhile, were slugging against Chelsea before really coming into their own in the second half.

The momentum is with Villa, and they have a fine recent record against Arsenal - losing just one of their last five - but Arsenal can beat anyone on their day.

Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa

Head to head (h2h) history and results

Arsenal wins: 88

Aston Villa wins: 72

Draws: 46

Arsenal vs Aston Villa match odds

Arsenal to win: 4/9

Aston Villa to win: 6/1

Draw: 18/5

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).