Arsenal V Villarreal preview
Viktor Gyokeres can start for the first time for Arsenal when the Gunners turn on pre-season friendly pre-season friendly on home run tomorrow night.
Mikel Arteta’s team host Villarreal won two games and lost one on the Far East tour. Arsenal won both AC Milan and Newcastle, but it was frustrating that it beat North London rival Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 last time out in Hong Kong.
While it’s just a pre-season friendly, the loss will work with Arteta and the supporters of the club.
They hope they have not won a new La Liga in the preseason in the playoffs and they will rebound.
Their latest game was a 1-1 draw at the Premier League new boy Leeds on Saturday.
Arteta will hope Arsenal can build up more pain on the yellow submarines and iron out some of their flaws against the Spurs.
Gyokeres stood out from the bench, but had little time to affect the game as Arsenal showed once again the forefront.
After the game, Arteta said: “I’m very happy with most of what I do, but we missed you at some moments, the exact moments, the moments when you’re about to cancel the results and the moments when you’re throwing the results out and winning the game, but in the desire, the organizational level of the team, we have to continue to improve all aspects.”
Arsenal is in the Athletic Bilbao weekend after Villarreal, and Arteta hopes the two fixtures hone their preparations for the league opening game at Manchester United on Sunday.
He added: “I’m very positive [against Tottenham] Give you a taste, I think this will be very positive too. To realize that you must also control the profits that win or not win, we are again.
“We have two great matches in the UAE to get the preparations done and get ready for Old Trafford.”
Arsenal V Villarreal team news
This could be a new look for Arsenal. Gyokeres should start signing Noni Madueke in the summer while making his debut after missing the Asian Tour as he still recovers from the Chelsea campaign at the club World Cup.
However, the owner did have some concerns about injury.
Gabriel and Jurrien Timber showed up and Riccardo Calafiori missed a game against the Spurs due to a knee injury, which is doubtful. Leandro Trossard leans on the Spurs and is unlikely to take risks.
Thomas Partey is expected to sign Villarreal this week, but the former Arsenal midfielder will appear in Westminster District Court today after being charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.
Another former gunman, Nicolas Pepe, will play.
Santiago Mouriño, right-back, made his debut in Leeds and will maintain his position in XI.
Arsenal v Villarreal’s expected lineup
Arsenal: Raya; White, Saliba, Chiville, Lewis Sely; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Martinelli, Gyokeres
Villarreal: Luiz Júnior; Mouriño, Foyth, Rafa Marín, Sergi Cardona; Pepe, Gueye, Comesaña, Yeremy; Gerard, Etta Eyong
How to watch Arsenal V Villarreal: TV and online streaming
Arsenal and Villarreal start at 6pm UK time on Wednesday. The game is not shown on TV, but can be watched on Arsenal TV.
Arsenal fans can buy the August pre-season pass for £8.99, which allows you to play both games – Villarreal and Sports Bilbao. However, this offer only reaches 9am on Wednesday, August 6, and the price has risen to £10.99.
Statistics from Arsenal v. Villarreal
Villarreal eliminates Arsenal from the Europa League in the semi-finals for the last time in 2021
Uniai Emery’s Villarreal won home run 2-1 and then won purposeless at Emirates
Arsenal v Villarreal’s prediction
So far, Villarreal has no playoffs and we think Arsenal will rebound from the Spurs defeat with victory.
Arteta has been in good shape this summer, and they should be too powerful for the Liga side.
Prediction: Arsenal 3-0 Villarreal
