Aston Villa v Arsenal Pundit Predictions- What do the likes of Lawro, Merson, Shearer & others think?

The game of this weekend sees Aston Villa, coached by former Arsenal boss Unai Emery, host the Gunners in the Midlands. Both teams got their campaigns off to winning starts on the opening weekend- Arsenal beat Wolves 2-0 while Villa got the better of Julen Lopetegui’s West Ham.

Here are the pundit predictions for this GW2 clash.

Chris Sutton

On the BBC, Sutton noted that AVFC did the league double over Arsenal in 23/24– the only team to do so last season.

Sutton thinks the fixture “smells of a draw” but reckons the Gunners will win 2-1.

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Premier League Team of the Week GW1- Media Outlet roundup for TOTW

Here is a look at how different media pundits (Troy Deeney for the BBC, Alan Shearer for the official PL and Gabriel Agbonlahor for TS) had their Team of the Week after Round 1 of the 24/25 season.

Only two of the 10 games in Week 1 (Forest v Bournemouth and Leicester v Spurs) ended in draws.

The biggest margin of victory came from Brighton, who beat Everton 3-0 at Goodison Park. Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd and Aston Villa all got off to winning starts, as did defending champions Man City, who got the better of Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea 2-0.

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Pundit Predictions for Chelsea vs Man City- What do Lawro, Sutton, Merson & others think?

Chelsea vs Man City 2024

Chelsea and Manchester City will meet this evening in what is the most widely anticipated game of the opening weekend of the new 24/25 Premier League season.

The Blues have a new manager in Enzo Maresca and have heavily invested in the transfer market to strengthen their squad. Pep Guardiola’s side are the reigning champions, and the corresponding fixture between the two sides last season (a 4-4 draw) was one of the best games in the league in 23/24.

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