A hat-trick would mean the Dutchman, who has a more prolific scoring rate this year than Lionel Messi for club and country, would equal Alan Shearer's Premier League record of 1995. Robin van Persie scored his 34th league goal of 2011 to equal Thierry Henry's club record set in 2004. Theo Walcott was.pulled back by Ciaran Clark and the Dutchman stepped up to bag his 15th Premier League goal of the season and his 47th goal in 55 games.
Centre-halves Thomas Vermaelen and Laurent Koscielny are expected to start at full-back as they are also without Bacary Sagna, Carl Jenkinson and Andre Santos with long-term injuries.
Aston Villa: Guzan; Hutton, Dunne, Cuellar, Warnock; Clark, Delph, Petrov; N'Zogbia, Agbonlahor, Bannan.
Arsenal: Szczesny; Koscielny, Mertesacker, Squillaci, Vermaelen; Frimpong, Arteta, Ramsey; Walcott, Van Persie, Gervinho
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