Arsenal lineup vs. Aston Villa: Confirmed starting XI, team news, injury list with Declan Rice passed fit originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Arsenal head to in-form Aston Villa on Saturday hoping to put further pressure on the chasing pack in the Premier League title race.

Arsenal were beaten in heartbreaking fashion as Aston Villa left it late to snatch victory in a frenetic encounter at Villa Park. Mikel Arteta was forced to deploy a makeshift back four as a result of a defensive injury crisis and it showed in the first half,

Arsenal suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa after Emi Buendia's 94th-minute winner, with Eberechi Eze rated 4/10 in a nightmare first-half performance

Arsenal fell to a stunning 95th-minute defeat on Saturday lunchtime as Emiliano Buendía secured a 2–1 Premier League victory for Aston Villa with the final kick of a breathless encounter.

Bayern wanted to keep their unbeaten-streak going - but Arsenal were just too good on the night and finally beat the team that looked unbeatable up to this point. Kompany was outcoached for the first time this season and his team was not able to match the high expectations put in them tonight.

Berta and Arsenal have been effective at securing extensions for key players, and sources expect that trend to continue as we move into 2026. Next summer, Declan Rice will be two years away from expiry, which is typically when clubs look to re-sign a player.

With around 20 minutes to play, Merino ought to have doubled his personal tally for the night and Arsenal’s lead. When Kelleher parried a low strike from Declan Rice, the rebound fell for Merino, only for him to stumble as he stretched for the loose ball and knock it out of play.

Arsenal legend Martin Keown has waxed lyrical about Martin Odegaard, hailing the Norwegian for proving a lot of people wrong despite their 2-1 loss against Aston Villa.

Aston Villa came from behind to beat Arsenal 2-1, with Emi Buendia's stoppage-time winner closing the gap to the league leaders to just three points.

ARSENAL made several changes as they squeezed past Brentford in a disjointed performance. Makeshift centre-forward Mikel Merino broke the deadlock 11 minutes in before Bukayo Saka made sure in