Mikel Arteta has said he wants every visiting team to suffer at the Emirates Stadium, as Arsenal host Aston Villa on Tuesday night in an intriguing top-of-the-table clash seeking to avenge their “cruel” defeat in the reverse fixture this month.
Arteta’s league leaders lost 2-1 at Villa Park three weeks ago, when Emi Buendía scored a 95th-minute winner with the last kick of the game. Arsenal are undefeated since, winning five games in all competitions despite struggling to kill off opposition. They attempted a combined 65 shots in their past three home outings against Wolves, Crystal Palace and, on Saturday, Brighton, yet scored only five goals – four of which were turned into their own net by opposition players.
