Arsenal latest: Mikel Arteta receives major early team news boost ahead of Premier League game against Aston Villa

Arsenal volition not look Aston Villa midfielder Joao Gomes connected August 31 owed to the reddish paper helium received connected Sunday against Brighton & Hove Albion.

The Gunners enjoyed a cleanable opening gameweek astatine the Emirates connected Friday, coasting to a 3-0 victory against newly-promoted Coventry City.

Mikel Arteta volition beryllium pleased by however his broadside person started the season, though it would beryllium understandable if helium was anticipating a tougher trial successful matchweek 2.

The Londoners are acceptable to look erstwhile brag Unai Emery astatine Villa Park connected August 31, though Arsenal volition beryllium relieved to cognize that their hosts volition not beryllium capable to tract their strongest XI.

Midfield Gomes was sent disconnected for Villa against Brighton connected Sunday, with the Brazilian receiving a consecutive reddish paper for kicking retired against Georginio Rutter.

Aston Villa vs. Arsenal: A comfy Premier League triumph for Mikel Arteta?

A bigger interest for Emery than the dismissal of Gomes volition beryllium the quality of his side's 4-0 decision against Brighton, who scored 4 times earlier the interval.

The Lions' squad has been severely weakened, with Youri Tielemans, Morgan Rogers and Ezri Konsa each having left, portion Ollie Watkins is reportedly closing successful connected a transportation to Al-Hilal.

Midfielder Amadou Onana is besides acceptable for a sizeable play connected the attraction array owed to a superior genu injury, though Leon Goretzka could get earlier their adjacent game.

Villa inactive person prime successful their squad, but determination is nary uncertainty that Arsenal should beryllium wide favourites for 3 points erstwhile they conscionable astatine the extremity of August.

Will Arsenal triumph the Premier League rubric with ease?

Many of Arsenal's imaginable rivals person looked beneath their champion truthful far, with Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Villa each losing successful an embarrassing mode this weekend.

Manchester City needed 2 precocious goals to debar decision to Bournemouth, and determination are superior question marks astir the spot of some Liverpool and Chelsea.

Arsenal whitethorn deficiency immoderate firepower successful their attacking ranks, but they are by acold the astir unchangeable of the teams with rubric ambitions, and they should beryllium assured astir their chances of retaining their crown.