arsenal v. aston villa
27.12.2009 (1330 kickoff)
preview

clearly the game to watch this sunday..gooners against the recently branded 'giant killers'..aston villa looking to beat wenger's side and claim a top 4 of their own permenantly..sitting 3rd in the table level on points with arsenal, the villians feel they can slay the only giant left standing after defeating the likes of chelsea, liverpool, and manchester united earlier in the year..

the scariest match ive been looking at..all season..THE TOUGHEST MATCH THIS SEASON TO DATE!!..all reports say arsenal can win but arsenal hasnt beat villa at home since their 5-0 romp at highbury back in 2005(2-0 defeat last season at the emirates)...martin o'neill's has found a success formula to winning away..taking all 3 points in 11 of the past 22 away matches..compared to their 46% winning rate at villa park..

cesc fabregas still 50:50 to play against aston villa..abou diaby and denilson who both scored in their outing against hull fight for first team alongside probable fabregas and alex song..emile heskey the only injury doubt for villa so expect gabby and john carew up front, ashley young and stewart downing riding the flanks and james milner and stiliyan petrov manning the centre..steve sidwell also looks for a starting XI spot..seeing villa hardly lose when he plays(1 every 4 matches), its a good possibility..they seem to have replaced recently departured captain gareth barry..with the summer signings of richard dunne to replace retired martin laursen and james collins from west ham..defence looks stiffer than ever!!

game looks to be very close..paddy power favors gooners 9/2 but im soo scaredfor this one..even i think aston villa will win..god im so stressed over this..