Mikel Arteta faces the media ahead of [Arsenal's](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/) Premier League showdown with Aston Villa. This is perhaps, and there is an argument that this has been the case week after week so far, the toughest test of the season so far.
Villa are the form side in the Premier League and their winning run has propelled them to third place in the table. It comes at a tricky time too with both sides having played on Wednesday evening before a Saturday lunchtime kick-off.
Fans are waiting with bated breath for an update on the availability of Declan Rice, William Saliba and Leandro Trossard. Rice and Cristhian Mosquera were unable to finish the game against Brentford and came off with issues the manager is due to provide an update on.
You can hear everything Arteta has to say on all that and much more from **football.london's** Arsenal reporter,**Tom Canton**, in our live blog below.
Tom Canton
Hello and welcome to Mikel Arteta's pre-match press conference ahead of Arsenal's match with Aston Villa.
**football.london** will be hearing from the Gunners boss with team news and additional insight to follow in our updates.