London, Feb. 5 : Aston Villa are expected to take the lead in questioning Arsenal's 16.9 million pound signing of Russian soccer star Andrey Arshavin at a Premier League meeting today.

According to The Sun, several clubs would want to know how the signing was allowed to proceed nearly 24 hours after the transfer window closed.

Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner said he "expects the topic of Arshavin to come up".

Arsenal, however, insists that all forms were signed before Monday's 5 p. m. deadline and the FA support the claim.