Arsenal vs Aston Villa team news: Buendia AND Bailey start for Villa

Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard has given a rare start to both Emiliano Buendia and Leon Bailey as he looks for a solution to Villa’s recent problems.

Tyrone Mings comes back into the eleven for the claret and blue following injury whilst Danny Ings, Philippe Coutinho and Douglas Luiz all drop to the bench.

Whilst it’s by no means a must-win game for Villa on Wednesday evening - Gerrard is certainly in need of a performance from his squad as pressure continues to mount on the former Liverpool captain.

Both teams in full

Arsenal: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tierney, Sambi, Xhaka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Jesus

Subs: Turner, Cedric, Tomiyasu, Holding, Smith, Vieira, Smith-Rowe, Marquinhos, Nketiah

Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; McGinn, Kamara, Ramsey; Bailey, Watkins, Buendia

Subs: Olsen, Chambers, Augustinsson, Young, Luiz, Iroegbunam, Coutinho, Archer, Ings