TOMIYASU RETURNS AGAINST VILLA

 TAKEHIRO TOMIYASU TO RETURN AGAINST ASTON VILLA

Arsenal's Japanese wing back, Takehiro Tomiyasu is most likely to make a sensational return against Steven Gerrard's men at Villa Park later today(12:30 GMT) after a prolonged injury layoff.

The gunners play away to the Villans three days after a painful defeat to Liverpool with Diogo Jota and Firmino scoring a goal each to truncate the winning streak of the men in red and white. 

With Tomiyasu returning, the gunners can count on him for a solid display at wing back. The 23 year old joined the North London side from Italian side Bologna and has since been a permanent feature at the defense until his unfortunate injury layoff.

Speaking to the media ahead of matchday, Arsenal Head Coach Mikel Arteta said, "There is a chance, but we don't know, again today in training we will see how he's feeling."

"Because he had a reoccurring injury around the same place and then obviously after that you have to be a little more cautious sometimes", said Arteta.

Arsenal, who currently sit in 4th place with 51 points are pushing for a return to Champions league action after missing out on the biggest stage since the departure of the legendary Arsene Wenger.