Facing the team who subjected them to their most recent Premier League home defeat, Arsenal welcome Brighton & Hove Albion to their Emirates base on Sunday afternoon.
A win for the Gunners would enable them to return to the top of the rankings - for a couple of hours at least - while the Seagulls head to North London on the back of another momentous European occasion.
A John McGinn opener inside the first 10 minutes ended up being the decisive moment, although a miffed Arteta witnessed his side squander plenty of openings and also fall victim to a couple more contentious decisions, leading the 41-year-old to question the "clear and obvious" threshold after the game.
By virtue of losing in the West Midlands, the Gunners were usurped at the top of the Premier League pile by Liverpool and also have just a one-point buffer over recent conquerors Villa, but with the former kicking off against Manchester United at 4.30pm, Arteta's men will surge to the summit with another maximum on Sunday.
Alternatively, the Gunners could go three games without a victory for the first time this season, having settled for a 1-1 draw in their closing Champions League Group B encounter with PSV Eindhoven, although Arteta will not be losing any sleep over the outcome of that dead rubber with both sides already through to the last 16.
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