Arsenal v Aston Villa
Emirates Stadium, Ashburton Grove
Saturday, 19 August
Kick-off: 1500 BST
Arsenal (from): Lehmann, Flamini, Eboue, Toure, Djourou, Fabregas, Gilberto, Van Persie, Adebayor, Henry, Almunia, Hoyte, Hleb, Aliadiere, Cygan, Traore, Song, Ljungberg.
Manager: Wenger
Aston Villa (from): Sorensen, Taylor, Barry, de la Cruz, Delaney, Hughes, Laursen, Mellberg, Ridgwell, Samuel, Berger, Davis, Hendrie, McCann, Whittingham, Angel, Moore, Phillips, Agbonlahor.
Manager: O'Neill
Arsenal: (1st, 0 played, 0 points)
Likely: (4-4-2) Lehmann; Eboue, Toure, Djourou, Traore; Hleb, Fabregas, Gilberto, Ljungberg; Henry [c], Adebayor
Aston Villa: (2nd, 0 played, 0 points)
Big Match Facts:
How they stand:
1. Arsenal 0 0
2. A Villa 0 0
3. Blackburn 0 0
4. Bolton 0 0
5. Charlton 0 0
Emirates Stadium, Ashburton Grove
Saturday, 19 August
Kick-off: 1500 BST
Arsenal (from): Lehmann, Flamini, Eboue, Toure, Djourou, Fabregas, Gilberto, Van Persie, Adebayor, Henry, Almunia, Hoyte, Hleb, Aliadiere, Cygan, Traore, Song, Ljungberg.
Manager: Wenger
Aston Villa (from): Sorensen, Taylor, Barry, de la Cruz, Delaney, Hughes, Laursen, Mellberg, Ridgwell, Samuel, Berger, Davis, Hendrie, McCann, Whittingham, Angel, Moore, Phillips, Agbonlahor.
Manager: O'Neill
Arsenal: (1st, 0 played, 0 points)
- Want-away defender Ashley Cole will not feature despite making himself available
- Theirry Henry, Jens Lehmann and Freddie Ljungberg will all figure
- Unsettled winger Jose Antonio Reyes also misses out with a groin problem, as does summer recruit Tomas Rosicky.
- Embarking on their 81st successive saeson of top flght football - the longest such run by any club.
Likely: (4-4-2) Lehmann; Eboue, Toure, Djourou, Traore; Hleb, Fabregas, Gilberto, Ljungberg; Henry [c], Adebayor
Aston Villa: (2nd, 0 played, 0 points)
- Martin O'Neill goes into his first game as Aston Villa manager without three key men - defenders Wilfred Bouma and Gary Cahill and striker Milan Baros.
- Steven Davis travels, but faces a late fitness test on a thigh injury.
Big Match Facts:
- This match opens a new era for both clubs. Aston Villa in the midst of a take-over by billionaire Randy Lerner and Arsenal set to open their spectacular new home after leaving famed Highbury after 93-years.
How they stand:
1. Arsenal 0 0
2. A Villa 0 0
3. Blackburn 0 0
4. Bolton 0 0
5. Charlton 0 0