Aston Villa vs Arsenal team news: Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott start in unchanged Arsenal side, Jack Grealish returns

The Gunners can move top of the Premier League with victory at Villa Park

A view of Villa Park (GETTY IMAGES)

Olivier Giroud continues to lead the attack for Arsenal following his Champions League hat-trick against Olympiakos in midweek.

The Frenchman starts for the Gunners in their Premier League match against bottom-of-the-table Aston Villa.

An attacking line-up sees Joel Campbell and Theo Walcott in the side, with Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey and Mathieu completing the midfield.

Arsene Wenger has made no changes to the side that won in Greece, with Alexis Sanchez, Jack Wilshere, Mikel Arteta, Danny Welbeck, Santi Cazorla, Francis Coquelin and Tomas Rosicky all sidelined through injury.

For Aston Villa Jack Grealish returns following a two-match absence as punishment for off-field behaviour, although he has to make do with a place on the benhc.

Leandro Bacuna and Rudy Gestede are both fit despite picking up knocks last weekend and are in the starting line up, but captain Micah Richards is out with a knee injury.

ASTON VILLA

Guzan, Hutton, Okore, Lescott, Bacuna, Gana, Veretout, Sanchez, Sinclair, Ayew and Gestede

Bunn, Clark, Westwood, Traore, Gil, Lyden, Grealish

ARSENAL

Cech, Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Bellerin, Ramsey, Flamini, Walcott, Ozil, Campbell, Giroud

Ospina, Debuchy, Gabriel, Gibbs, Chambers, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Iwobi