Arsenal returned to the title race with an impressive derby win over Manchester United and the players will enter this match in high spirits. Wenger’s young guns once again impressed in the Carling Cup and some of them are pushing for the places in the first team. Villa’s two successive defeats saw them fall down the Premiership standings and the visitors will be eager to end the poor run at the Emirates.

Aston Villa’s good run of results came to an end last Monday, as they lost to Newcastle, but the Villans managed to beat Slavia Prague in the UEFA Cup, thus returning to winning ways. The hosts are hot favourites to win this game against Middlesbrough, the team that managed to avoid defeat in the last three Premier League games but their good run is likely to end at Villa Park.

Slavia is in great form recently and the players will enter the match with Aston Villa in high spirits. This will be an opportunity to test their skills against one of the top teams in England but the hosts will nevertheless try to take all three points. Aston Villa started with a win and Martin O’Neill’s side will try to get another three points in Czech Republic.

Both teams won the games in midweek and the sides will be looking to continue in the same fashion. Newcastle recorded their first win after the opening round and that took some pressure of the players. Aston Villa didn’t deserve to win against Blackburn but big teams win the games when they are not playing well, and it seems that Villa is on the way to become really big team.

Aston Villa continued to impress, having beaten Wigan 4:0 and the team is coping well with the busy schedule. They have a very good squad and big strength in depth and the Villans are favorites to win this game. Blackburn is very inconsistent lately and they failed to win last three games. The team snatched a point at home against poor Middlesbrough and Rovers will have a very difficult job at Villa Park.

This should be a very interesting match as both sides play attacking football pleasing to the eye. Wigan was unlucky to lose last two games despite being the better team and the Latics will hope their luck changes when they meet Aston Villa. Martin O’Neill’s team was unable to win their last two games and they too will be eager to return to winning ways.

Aston Villa will host Ajax in what should be a thrilling encounter at Villa Park. Both teams share the same football philosophy- to score one goal more than your opponent. Everything that football has to offer will be at display when these sides meet in Birmingham. Home fans will hope that the match with former European champion is just the sign of things to come.

Aston Villa disappointed in the match against Chelsea when they were expected to show all their qualities. They are still very high in the standings and have the chance to return to winning ways against Portsmouth. The Pompey won their last two home games and they will be eager to continue the good run of results by taking at least a point from Villa Park.

Chelsea is in big problems before this game, as they failed to beat minnows Cluj, and they have a lot of players injured. The Blues are still top of the league, but they will have to improve if they want to win this game. Aston Villa is cruising at the moment, and they are just one point behind Chelsea. The team progressed into the UEFA Cup group stages, while O’Neill managed to rest his star players for this game.

Aston Villa slumped to a defeat after three away wins in all competitions. QPR had the best of them in the Carling Cup, but more importantly they continued the good run in the Premier League with a win in the Midlands derby against WBA. Sunderland was lucky to win their last Premier League game against Sunderland, and they survived another narrow escape to progress in the Carling Cup.