Arsenal aim to avoid stumble vs. Aston Villa

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If Arsenal are to better their back-to-back second-place Premier League finishes this season, they can take a big first step on Saturday when they visit an Aston Villa side that was their foil during the last campaign.

The Gunners (1-0-0, 3 points) finished two points shy of four-time repeat champions Manchester City in last year's chase. They may well have secured their first