English Premier League leader Arsenal faces a big challenge away from home on Saturday against third-place Aston Villa at Villa Park.

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 is currently first in the Premier League table with 33 points and has a record of ten wins, three draws, and one loss after 14 league matches played. Aston Villa is third with 27 points and has a record of eight wins, three draws, and three losses.

English Premier League leader Arsenal is back at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday to kick off a big day of league action with a match against 12th-place Brentford.

After a ponderous start to the season, Aston Villa is now flying, with a thrilling 4-3 comeback win over Brighton in midweek. That extended its winning streak to six victories across all competitions, with Unai Emery's men emerging as an outside threat to their visitors' title hopes.

Viktor Gyokeres believes Arsenal are short on creativity at the moment. Responding to the weekend's defeat at Villa Park, the Swede urged his team-mates to be more inventive in the final third and to take more shots if they want to revive their title push.

The Premier League title race has been blown open after Arsenal conceded in stoppage time and lost at Aston Villa 2-1.

Arsenal fell behind to Cash's first half goal before Leandro Trossard came off the bench to equalise for Arsenal after the interval.