Aston Villa will face off against rival Arsenal on Saturday, placing two of the English Premier League's closely followed teams against each other.

Aston Villa, coming out of a 2-1 victory over Hull City, is expected to be the favorite of the match.

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert is hopeful over extending contracts, The Guardian reports.

"That's the next agenda, to speak to those lads and see if we can do things," he said, according to the site.

"Other lads have re-signed and if we can get those lads tied up that's what we'll try to do."

Arsenal, coming out of a 2-2 tie with Manchester City, is expected to be the underdog of the match.

Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said Mathieu Debuchy out for at least six weeks, BBC Sports reports.

"He has an exploration of his ankle on Friday night. They go in and look how the ligament is damaged," he said, according to the site.

"Why should he be a scapegoat? For what? We've lost one game since 1 April. Let's be realistic."

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