Taking on the most recent team to conquer them at Villa Park in the Premier League, Aston Villa host table-topping Arsenal in Saturday's mouthwatering West Midlands affair.
Both clubs marched to dramatic one-goal successes in midweek, as Unai Emery's crop bested Manchester City 1-0, while the Gunners produced one of their trademark late comebacks in a pulsating 4-3 beating of Luton Town.
Emery had gone 13 managerial meetings without getting one over Pep Guardiola, but the latter's side were dominated in all facets of the game - besides the possession counter - and the hosts would not be left to rue a plethora of missed chances, as Bailey's strike took a significant nick off of Ruben Dias and nestled into the net.
Besides two quickfire chances for Erling Haaland, who was denied well by another erstwhile Arsenal man in Emiliano Martinez, an off-colour Man City cut timid figures in the West Midlands and deservedly travelled home empty-handed, as Emery's vivacious Villa revelled in a magnificent 14th Premier League home win in a row.
A 15th straight success this season would mark a new overall club record for the Lions, who have leapfrogged City into third place in the table and are threatening to upset the title apple cart, also possessing just a two-point disadvantage to Liverpool and a four-point gap to upcoming foes Arsenal.
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