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5 Live build-up BBC Radio 5 Live This video can not be played 5 Live build-up BBC Radio 5 Live Follow live coverage of seven Premier league games on Saturday Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live at top of page, with Final Score under way from 14: 30 GMT Leaders Arsenal face in-form Aston Villa in early game Five matches coming up at 15: 00 GMT, with Chelsea & Man City both in action Leeds v Liverpool follows at 17: 30 GMT Jess Anderson Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Declan Rice saves the day as he blocks one ball coming into the box then puts his body on the line to make another one to prevent Matty Cash's effort finding the target. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Referee Peter Bankes awards Arsenal a free-kick and the home supporters are not happy with that. They think it should have been the other way round. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Not a good ball by Matty Cash, that. It doesn't make it past Declan Rice at the near post. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal What a run that is from Ian Maatsen, how was he allowed to run all that way? Jurrien Timber eventually makes the block and it goes behind for a corner. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Nick Mashiter BBC Sport football news reporter at Villa Park Arsenal are patience and poise, while Aston Villa feel more pace and power. Arsenal's calm build-up almost paid off with Eberechi Eze's disallowed goal while Ollie Watkins' pace is unsettling the Gunners. Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say Simon: Rogers is a good player, but he gives the ball away far too much to make him a great player. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Slick play from Arsenal with Bukayo Saka playing a little one-two down the right-hand side. He slides across for Eberechi Eze who pokes into the back of the net but the flag shoots up for offside, it won't count. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Good movement from Aston Villa but there's a bit too much on the ball in behind and Ollie Watkins can't get it under control before it goes behind. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Entertaining watch so far, this. Both teams going for it and tussling to win the ball back quickly. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Good effort by Bukayo Saka in a central position just outside the box. Emi Martinez makes a diving save to his left. Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say William: Got to say, I am very impressed with this Arsenal squad, that is a very strong bench. Richard: It’s hard to predict this game both teams are in great form but would anyone bet against Arsenal? They just keep performing/Invincibles. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Nick Mashiter BBC Sport football news reporter at Villa Park You expected Ollie Watkins - the boyhood Arsenal fan who the Gunners bid for in January - to score having held off Jurrien Timber and turned inside Martin Zubimendi but David Raya did brilliantly. A huge warning for Arsenal and Villa Park has responded by raising the noise levels. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Big opportunity for Ollie Watkins, that. He will be in the mood after bagging two in midweek. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Big chance for Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans flicks the ball in for Ollie Watkins, who shows brilliant strength to hold up the ball and get the shot away, forcing David Raya into a fantastic save. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Arsenal win the ball back high up the pitch with Jurrien Timber putting Aston Villa's defence under pressure and it comes to Martin Odegaard, who gets a shot away but Emi Martinez makes the save. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Battle of the high press in the opening eight minutes. Both trying to catch each other out. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Woops. The usually composed David Raya takes a strange touch and is chasing back across goal to prevent it going in his own net. He clubs away with his left foot but it was a bit of a nervy one for sure. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Ezri Konsa is making his 250th Aston Villa appearance in all competitions. Villa are enjoying most of the possession so far but Arsenal are piling the pressure on and Pau Torres was almost in trouble close to his own goal. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Ben White hasn't started an Arsenal match for a while but he's in the Gunners' defence for the second game in a row. Mikel Arteta's side have been about as solid as you can get at the back. Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Away we go at Villa Park. Will Arsenal go eight points clear? Or will the hosts be a stumbling block in their title charge? 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Since losing this exact fixture in August last season, Aston Villa have lost just one of their last 25 Premier League home games (W16 D8). They’ve won each of their last five at Villa Park since going down 3-0 against Crystal Palace in August. Arsenal have lost just one of their last 21 Premier League away games (W11 D9), going down 1-0 at Liverpool in August. Each of their last three away defeats have been to nil, with the Gunners unbeaten in 30 on the road when scoring at least once in the match (W21 D9). Eight of Arsenal’s last 13 Premier League away goals have been headers, including six of their nine on the road this season. Meanwhile, four of the last six home goals Aston Villa have conceded in the Premier League have been headed, including each of the last three in a row. Since the start of March, no side has won more Premier League games than Aston Villa (16, level with Manchester City). The Villans have won eight of their last nine league games, with the exception a 2-0 loss at Liverpool in November. Arsenal haven’t conceded more than twice in any of their last 108 games in all competitions, the outright longest run of any team in English football league history surpassing Manchester United’s 107 between 2016 and 2018. Of the 40 managers to have taken charge of 100+ Premier League away games, Mikel Arteta has the fourth highest win rate (53% - won 59/112). Indeed, he’s one of only five to have won more than half of their 100+ away games along with Pep Guardiola, Alex Ferguson, Jürgen Klopp and José Mourinho. Ollie Watkins scored twice in Aston Villa’s 4-3 win over Brighton last time out, having netted just twice in his previous 18 Premier League games. The striker also has six goals in 10 Premier League games against Arsenal, only netting more against Brighton (9). Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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