Team news – Aston Villa vs Arsenal (12:30pm)

The teams are in at Villa Park ahead of today’s early kick-off between Aston Villa and Arsenal, live on talkSPORT.

Unai Emery has made two changes to the side that edged out Brighton 4-3 on Wednesday night, with Emi Martinez returning in place of Marco Bizot in goal and Youri Tielemans in for Evann Guessand.

Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta has made three changes to his team that beat Brentford in midweek.

Bukayo Saka, Ebere Eze and Jurrien Timber all return to the starting line-up after being rested, and take the places of Noni Madueke, Gabriel Martinelli and Cristhian Mosquera.

Timber will deputise at centre-back, after Mosquera was forced off with an ankle injury on Wednesday night.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen, Onana, Kamara, Tielemans, McGinn (C), Rogers, Watkins

Subs: Bizot, Lindelof, Digne, Garcia, Bogarde, Hemmings, Buendia, Malen, Sancho

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Timber, Hincapie, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Odegaard (C), Saka, Eze, Merino

Subs: Kepa, Lewis-Skelly, Salmon, Norgaard, Nwaneri, Trossard, Martinelli, Madueke, Gyokeres

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