Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent’s LIVE coverage of the Premier League clash between Arsenal and Aston Villa. Amid an injury crisis, Mikel Arteta’s men revived their title hopes with a midweek derby win over Tottenham, but face another tough test against a side that knocked them off course last season.

Arsenal host Aston Villa in a Premier League match that could be significant in terms of the race for the title and European places.

Arsenal will look to build on their encouraging north London derby victory when they face Aston Villa next in the Premier League today. 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.

Aston Villa came back from 2-0 down to rescue a draw against Arsenal in the Premier League. Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz scored either side of half-time to put the home side in a commanding position, but they were pegged back.

It's north London derby time as one of the Premier League's storied rivalries will be destined by which team has more depth. Mikel Arteta and Ange Postecoglou are both going through a significant injury crises but Premier League play stops for no one.

Arsenal welcome former boss Unai Emery and his Aston Villa team to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday in a key test of the Gunners' title aspirations in the English Premier League. The pressure was eased on Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta in midweek as his side battled back from a goal down to beat their north London rivals Tottenham on Wednesday.

Arsenal let a two-goal lead slip to draw 2-2 against Aston Villa on Saturday night, as the Gunners once again lost ground to Liverpool in the title race. The hosts started the match quickly, squandering chances early on,

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.