These two teams met just three weeks ago, when Watford ended Arsenal's two-year hold on the FA Cup with a 2-1 win.

Odion Ighalo scored with a shot on the turn and Adlene Guedioura rifled in a thunderbolt before Danny Welbeck's late consolation.

Can Arsenal exact revenge today?

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Tell us which club you think has been the biggest underachievers this campaign...

Tom in Manchester: Not a team but a player: Alexandre Pato, still yet to play a game since signing for Chelsea, the flop team of the season, in January.

Riizpey: Surely Memphis Depay is up there with flop of the season? Apart from the old skill he just mopes around. Lazy and not worth £25m.

Ijaz: Season's biggest flop has to be Jose Mourinho. Even though it was surprising to a lot of "experts", it wasn't a surprise to me!

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Mark Lawrenson
Former Liverpool defender

"I think Arsenal will come on a late run now, as they tend to do - but it is too late for them as far as the title is concerned."

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Steve Bower
Match of the Day commentator at the Emirates

"I watched Arsenal at Everton last time out and felt their supporters' frustration.

"The team's attitude and work rate was excellent, they were sharp and clinical going forward and resolute in defence. The problem is that they haven't produced it often and consistently enough.

"A repeat of the recent FA Cup home defeat by Watford would raise a few eyebrows given the visitors' recent league form, but the Hornets can look forward to another season in the top flight and an FA Cup semi-final, already a notable achievement."

You've been telling us which club you think has been the biggest underachievers this campaign...

Troubled Productions: Surely it has to be Chelsea? From champions to out of the title race by Christmas. 

Dhyey Doshi: Biggest flop has to be Aston Villa and Remi Garde.

Ben Hunt: For me it's Everton as they've got some unbelievable talent and have still been underperforming for 2-3 seasons now #bbcfootball, external

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Former Aston Villa chairman Sir Doug Ellis does not regret selling the Premier League club to Randy Lerner and says the American is a "good man". 

The man nicknamed 'Deadly Doug' for sacking a number of managers during his time in charge, says Lerner put his "money where his mouth is" by buying the club.

Asked on BBC Radio 5 live if - with the benefit of hindsight - he would sell to the American, the 92-year-old said: "Yes, I would.

"When I did the deal with Randy, he made it clear he wouldn't be able to come to many matches and he certainly hasn't. I said I'd be there for him at any time because I left £20m in for new players. Consequently he hasn't asked."

Pat Murphy
BBC Radio 5 live

"Remi Garde is the latest manager to feel let down by Randy Lerner. No-one would've blamed Garde if he'd walked out when the January transfer window closed after he'd been promised new signings when he was appointed in November.

"But Garde ended up lumbered with the same squad that got Tim Sherwood the sack in October.

"Lerner must take major responsibility for Villa turning from relegation sleepwalkers into headlong dashers towards the rocks."

Read more on Villa's 'latest episode in story of crisis'.

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

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"Remi Garde's exit is just another piece of the wreckage piling up around Villa Park as they lie hopelessly adrift at the foot of the Premier League with 16 points from 31 games, 12 points from the safety of 17th place with only seven matches left.

"The Frenchman follows chief executive Tom Fox and sporting director Hendrik Almstadt out of the club.

"Villa's demise is a shocking tale of mismanagement that is taking the club into the Championship with no guarantee of a swift return - and Garde leaves after an ignominious and short reign."

Read more of Phil McNulty on the crisis at Aston Villa.

Mark Lawrenson
Former Liverpool defender

"It is all unravelling at Aston Villa, with manager Remi Garde the latest to go. He is probably better off out of there.

"As far as Saturday goes, it will be interesting to see the atmosphere at Villa Park but I don't see the result as being in much doubt. It's a Chelsea win for me."

John Motson
BBC Match of the Day commentator at Villa Park

"What a difference a year can make. Last April, Villa reached the FA Cup final and Chelsea were well on their way to winning the league title.

"This time around, neither club has anything tangible to play for - and both will have new managers in charge next season.

"Villa have overhauled their personnel at the top of the club in recent weeks, and soon it will be time to do the same with the squad. Villa have flirted with relegation for years, and there are those who fear they could struggle in the Championship next season.

"There's also a rebuilding job to be done at Chelsea, whose season collapsed within a week when they suffered exits from Europe and the FA Cup.

"Changes are afoot at both clubs, and the players are playing for their futures."

Right, time to start looking ahead to today's games, beginning with the early kick-off between Aston Villa and Chelsea...

As ever, we want to hear from you today. There's been plenty of focus on this season's surprise success stories - Leicester, Spurs, West Ham - but we want to know: who has been this season's biggest flop?

Is it defending champions Chelsea, who have barely scraped into the top half? What about Aston Villa, who have won just three games all season? How about Manchester City? Arsenal? Manchester United? Everton?

Let us know your nomination by tweeting at #bbcfootball, or sending a text to 81111.

World-beaters in Berlin...

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Back down to earth with a bump at Wembley...

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Football is nothing if not unpredictable. And after the highs and lows of the international break, it's back to the ups and downs of the Premier League title race.

Can England heroes Harry Kane and Dele Alli inspire Spurs? Can Theo Walcott lift Arsenal's title challenge and impress England manager Roy Hodgson? Or will it be Leicester's Jamie Vardy and Danny Drinkwater sitting pretty at the end of the day?

Football Focus

Someone's excited about the day ahead...

Football Focus

Football right across your TV screens today.

The The Women's Football Show on BBC Two has already been and gone this morning, but you can catch up with it on the BBC iPlayer.

At 12:10 BST it's Football Focus, with main man Dan Walker in the company of ex-Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson and former Aston Villa forward Dion Dublin.

Then from 14:30 Final Score kicks off, with Jacqui Oatley at the helm and Dion (again) alongside ex-Spurs striker Garth Crooks. We join the action from 16:00 on BBC One.

And to round the day off it's Match of the Day at 22:25. If you can wait that long.

Live at the top of this page at the appropriate time, naturally.

BBC Radio 5 Live

A busy old day on the nation's home of live news and sport, as you'd expect.

The Danny Baker Show then Fighting Talk take us up to 5 live Sport at midday (BST), with the first live action of Aston Villa v Chelsea at 12:45. Your commentary team live from Villa Park is Conor McNamara and ex-Tottenham boss David Pleat.

At 15:00 we're around the grounds with a special focus on Norwich v Newcastle with Ian Dennis and former Canaries forward Chris Sutton.

Sports Report at 17:00, then our favourite football phone-in, 6-0-6, with Darren Fletcher and Robbie Savage. You lucky people.

Tune in at the top of this page when the time comes, or on the BBC Sport radio app, or on digital radio or television, or on MW on 909 or 693.

Right, here's today's mouthwatering menu of Premier League action:

Aston Villa v Chelsea (12:45 BST)

Arsenal v Watford (15:00 BST)

Bournemouth v Man City (15:00 BST)

Norwich v Newcastle (15:00 BST)

Stoke v Swansea (15:00 BST)

Sunderland v West Brom (15:00 BST)

West Ham v Crystal Palace (15:00 BST)

Liverpool v Tottenham (17:30 BST)

Hello and welcome to live text commentary of Saturday’s Premier League action.

Plenty to keep you entertained today, with eight games, including a testing trip to Anfield for title contenders Tottenham, a chance at FA Cup revenge for Arsenal, and a crucial battle at the foot of the table as Norwich and Newcastle lock horns.

Plus, as ever, we’ll be keeping you updated with all the action from across the Football League, and telling you how you can follow it all on BBC TV and radio.