Yahoo News Chris Sutton makes pickpocket prediction as Arsenal go to Aston Villa looking for revenge
Former Aston Villa striker turned pundit Chris Sutton has backed Arsenal to beat Aston Villa this weekend. The two sides clash in Saturday’s evening kick-off (5:30 pm) at Villa Park.
Unai Emery will be hoping to replicate last season’s 1-0 victory over Arsenal in Birmingham. Villa also had a huge say in stopping Emery’s former employers from winning the title when late strikes from Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins handed them a 2-0 victory over the Gunners at the Emirates in April, the last time the teams met.
“I can't wait for this one," said BBC Sport football expert Sutton. "Aston Villa did the double over Arsenal last season, but Mikel Arteta is using all his innovations, including hiring pickpockets to make sure his team are alert. It would have been interesting had one of his players caught the pickpockets taking their stuff…”
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Arsenal will be aiming for Premier League silverware this season, their confidence already boosted by a 2-0 victory over Wolves on the league’s opening weekend.
Villa will go into the fixture having got off to a positive start themselves, beating West Ham 1-2 at the London Stadium last Saturday - Jhon Duran secured the win despite being previously linked with a move to the Hammers. New signing Amadou Onana also got on the scoresheet with a smart header to open the scoring.
In his weekly column for BBC Sport , Sutton added: “Arsenal really had control over Wolves last week and VIlla are at home after a big win against West Ham. It smells of a draw, but I am going to say Arteta's Arsenal will pickpocket Aston Villa and edge it,” before adding his prediction of a 1-2 victory for the visitors.
