London, Dec. 5 -- Third-placed Aston Villa will take on Premier League leader Arsenal in the standout match of the weekend, which is also the first game to be played on Saturday lunchtime.

Aston Villa won a thrilling game 4-3 away to Brighton on Wednesday to climb to third in the table, with Ollie Watkins also returning to form in front of goal.

The fourth consecutive win for Unai Emery's side, which has suffered only one league defeat since August, saw it overtake Chelsea in the standings, just a point behind Manchester City.

Arsenal had a comfortable 2-0 win at home to Brentford but has fitness doubts over key midfielder Declan Rice and central defender Cristhian Mosquera, both of whom had to be substituted during Wednesday's win.

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