Arsenal v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Villafirst]

Very little recovery time after Chelsea. Can someone explain why 6 matches take place in the PL on Tuesday 30th and 4 take place on Thursday 1st January? Surely that's unfair with so little recovery time after Saturday"s games - especially for Man City who get 2 extra days rest??

[Brend'Watkins]

If Torres or Mings are available, I wonder if he shifts Lindelof to RCB and moves Konsa to RB? UTV

If Torres and/or Mings were particularly close to being available we would have seen them in training by now, I assume.

It would be great to have either or both back but I’m of the opinion that the way Lindeloff is playing it’s not the end of the world they’re having a rest.