After an emotional victory over North London rivals Tottenham midweek, Arsenal look to build on that success with a visit to Aston Villa on Saturday.

The Gunners have seen their strongest line-up significantly depleted by an injury crisis that has so far wiped out the likes of Bukayo Saka, Ben White, Gabriel Jesus, Ethan Nwaneri, Takehri Tomiyasu – all of which are set to be out for some time.

Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori is a doubt for their clash with Aston Villa on Saturday. Calafiori has missed Arsenal’s last three games due to injury and Arteta confirmed on Friday the club were checking on a few players.

Arsenal will look to build on their encouraging north London derby victory when they face Aston Villa next in the Premier League on Saturday. Mikel Arteta’s side got back to winning ways with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Tottenham in midweek to end their three-game winless run in all competitions.

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Arsenal has allowed at least one goal in seven of its past eight fixtures, and our expert EPL predictions expect that trend to continue on Saturday.

Arsenal could have Riccardo Calafiori back for their Premier League clash with Aston Villa. Calafiori missed games against Manchester United and Tottenham but the Italian has not been ruled out of featuring against Villa at Emirates Stadium on Saturday.