Arsenal vs Aston Villa: Premier League betting tips, odds & predictions

After his eye-catching brace off the bench against Chelsea on Boxing Day weekend, Ollie Watkins looks back to his best ahead of Villa's trip to the Emirates, and with the Englishman's excellent record against Mikel Arteta's side, we're tipping him to score anytime.

Six goals in 11 Premier League appearances against Arsenal will have Watkins full of confidence coming into this one, and with Villa on an 11-game winning run, they're a side who always seem to score at least once. Watkins will start ahead of Donyell Malen, causing all sorts of problems for an unpredictable Arsenal backline, and offers great value in the goalscorer markets. He's already driven a couple of daggers into Arsenal's previous title challenges, and we're predicting another.

A goal against Brighton capped off a man-of-the-match display for Martin Odegaard at the weekend, and after firing off three shots on target in Arsenal's defeat to Villa at the start of December, we're tipping the Norwegian to register at least one more here.

The Arsenal skipper is excellent at drifting into space around the edge of the opposition penalty area, and with Villa likely deploying a low defensive line for the opening stages of the match, the Arsenal skipper could find himself in all sorts of room. It'll take something special to beat Emi Martinez from distance, but if afforded the time, Odegaard is more than capable of finding the target.

From one of Arsenal's Martins to another, we're looking at Martin Zubimendi in the card markets, with the diminutive Spaniard coming up against an extremely combative Villa midfield - so Ladbrokes is tipping him to be shown a yellow.

Despite missing Boubacar Kamara through suspension, Villa will have Amadou Onana and Youri Tielemans bringing the bite in the middle of the park, and Zubimendi will have to be at his best to match them. The Arsenal summer signing has made an excellent start to life in the Premier League, and will likely enjoy a fair amount of possession, but Villa's fast breaks and fluid moves could tempt Zubimendi into a mistimed challenge or two.

With this one being so hard to call, we've gone for double chance - but perhaps not the way you'd expect. With Villa winning their last 11 games in all competitions, we just can't bet against them right now, so Ladbrokes is predicting that Aston Villa will either win or draw against Arsenal on Tuesday night.

As brilliant as Arsenal are, especially at home, this Villa side just seem to find a way to get a result no matter the circumstances, whether it's coming from behind against Chelsea, scoring two wonder goals against Man United, or even bagging a last-minute winner against the league leaders just a few weeks ago. Arsenal may well have something to say about this, with the Gunners fully deserving of their lead at the top of the Premier League - but Villa's strong record against Arsenal could rear its head again.

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