Aston Villa v Arsenal Tips: Gunners to march on in Monday’s 14/1 Bet Builder

To quote Will from the Inbetweeners… ‘Well, that was dreadful’. And yes, we may have missed a word there, but you can work that out for yourselves at home.

Either way, if you’re an Aston Villa fan, you’re going through it at the moment. Unai Emery’s men sit bottom of the Premier League after a first-half mauling at Brighton on the opening weekend and they’re losing key players by the day, it seems.

Blame PSR, blame the solar eclipse, blame the club’s transfer strategy… regardless, it’s exactly what wasn’t needed ahead of the visit of reigning champions Arsenal. Then again, a Villa win over the Gunners would more than make amends for that south coast horror show.

After sweeping aside a clearly outclassed Coventry side, Arsenal themselves will be looking to avenge a 2-1 defeat in last season’s corresponding fixture at Villa Park.

So, who’s winning this time? Our tipster James Walters weighs in with his tidy Aston Villa v Arsenal Bet Builder. His selections include player picks covered by Paddy’s Super Sub offer, too, huzzah!

Aston Villa v Arsenal Bet Builder tips

Arsenal to win
Aston Villa goalkeeper to make 3 or more saves
Over 4.5 Arsenal corners
Over 3.5 cards
Matty Cash to commit 1 or more fouls
John McGinn to be fouled 2 or more times

A Bet Builder with these selections pays approximately 14/1 with Paddy Power. CLICK OR TAP HERE TO ADD IT TO YOUR BETSLIP

WHEN: Monday, 31st August 2026 @ 8pm
WHERE: Villa Park, Birmingham
TV: Sky Sports Main Event

Arsenal to win

Arsenal breezed past Coventry in their Premier League opener – as they should have done – and you’d be brave to back against the Gunners on Monday night (and in the title race this season).

Arteta’s men have already lifted the Community Shield and they’ll fancy their chances of scooping more silverware this time out.

Arsenal are solid at the back – and former Villa man Ezri Konsa improves them in William Saliba’s absence through injury – and they’re relentless going forward. If the Gunners don’t break you down in open play, they’ll wear you down from set pieces.

Villa had a horrible start to the campaign last week against Brighton, and it’s been a turbulent couple of months with Emery losing the spine of his team in Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans and Konsa, with Ollie Watkins and Emi Martinez also heading for the exit.

The Villa side we saw against Brighton won’t be a true reflection of their season, and they’ll improve, but it’s hard to see Emery’s side bouncing back against the title favourites. We’re on an Arsenal win.

Aston Villa goalkeeper to make 3 or more saves

Emi Martinez is out of the picture, but whether it’s Marco Bizot or Emery’s new signing Zion Suzuki, the Villa goalkeeper will be busy on Monday night.

Bizot was in goal for the Brighton defeat, and he made three saves as Villa gave up 17 shots, with six of them going on target.