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  • Clichy 70’ (o.g.)
  • Agbonlahor 80’
  1. Villa down Arsenal at Emirates

    Villa down Arsenal at Emirates

    Aston Villa inflicted a rare home defeat on Arsenal as Martin O'Neill's side ran out 2-0 winners at the Emirates Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Arsenal
    • Aston Villa
    • - Thanks for joining us today... still West Brom v Chelsea to come... don't go anywhere...
    • 90'+4 There it is! All over at the Emirates! And it's three valuable points for Villa as Arsenal are sent crashing down to earth!
    • 90'+2 The stadium is emptying quickly... Gallas heads goalwards! Easy for Friedel!
    • 90'+1 Four minutes of added time to be played.
    • 90' Nasri takes it! But it's deflected behind for a corner...
    • 90' Sidwell goes into the book for bringing down Fabregas...
    • 87' Surely there's no way back for Arsenal now... is there? You never know at the Emirates.
    • 85' Real chance for Fabregas! No! Friedel tips over the bar!
    • 81' Agbonlahor goes wild, as do the Villa fans, and he goes into the book for his excessive celebrations!
    • 80' GOAL! AGBONLAHOR MAKES IT TWO! INCREDIBLE! It's the quickest of fast breaks as the striker hares onto a hoofed clearance... he manages to hold off Gallas before firing past Almunia!
    • 78' Great block by Davies as Adebayor fires goalwards! Villa standing firm so far...
    • 76' Think we can expect a bit of one-way traffic during the final quarter of an hour now...
    • 75' It opens up for Denilson a little now... but Friedel gets well behind it this time!
    • 72' Oooh! Off the post by Adebayor! Friedel looks beaten as the substitute heads against the upright!
    • 71' Sagna got injured in the build up to the goal and he is stretchered off the pitch... Toure comes on to replace him.
    • 70' GOAL! AGBONLAHOR HEADS VILLA INTO THE LEAD! Young attacks Gallas on the left before sending in a wickedly teasing cross towards his team-mate! In fact it's Clichy who gets the final touch! Own goal but Villa won't care! They're in the lead!
    • 68' Here comes the promising young Mexican! Bendtner is the man sacrificed.
    • 67' It looks like Carlos Vela is going to come on...
    • 66' Milner whips in a wicked ball... but Almunia is equal to it, getting down well to claim the cross!
    • 62' Arsenal make a change now... on comes Adebayor at the expense of Diaby as Arsenal seek to find a way through the Villa defence.
    • 59' Arsenal looking far more dangerous since the restart.
    • 58' Walcott again threatening now... he lets off a shot, but Friedel is equal to it!
    • 57' Arsenal on the front foot... Fabregas sends in a high cross which Friedel struggles to deal with! The ball falls to Gallas who strikes the bar! But the flag is up for a foul on the keeper...
    • 54' Barry goes into the book for nothing more than a tug on Walcott's shirt... that's more for persistent fouling than anything more sinister.
    • 54' But here comes Walcott at the other end... he slips the ball through to Bendtner, but Laursen is there to make the challenge!
    • 53' Ooh! The ball comes across from the corner to Agbonlahor! But Sagna does enough to put the Villa man off!
    • 52' Young is released on the right again... but his cross towards Agbonlahor is put behind for a corner!
    • 50' Milner refuses to give up on a loose ball... he chases Gallas, who has to go all the way back to Almunia!
    • 48' But Young fires the free-kick well wide of the post!
    • 46' Villa break early on... and Sidwell wins a free kick right on the edge of the Arsenal box! Actually it's given for the earlier infringement by Denilson on Young.
    • 46' No changes to tell you about at the break.
    • 46' Back underway at the Emirates!
    • 45'+1 And there goes the half-time whistle! It's been a cracker of an opening period, but the teams head in goalless at the break!
    • 45' One minute of added time to be played.
    • 44' Friedel is booked for time wasting... at least in the opinion of referee Mike Riley.
    • 43' And Arsenal can break now with Walcott... no they can't! Why? Because Agbonlahor legs it back to take the ball off the England man! Great tracking back from the Villa forward!
    • 42' Almunia punches clear, but only as far as Petrov on the edge of the box... the Bulgarian slams a shot goalwards! But it's blocked...
    • 41' Corner now to Villa as Diaby struggles to contain Agbonlahor on the right.
    • 40' Good touch from Bendtner... but Davies slides in to make a terrific challenge and win the ball straight back for Villa!
    • 39' Silvestre is looking like he's struggling to contain Agbonlahor at the moment... the Villa man's pace is proving a constant threat.
    • 39' Silvestre slips to allow Agbonlahor zip past him... the Frenchman hares back but ends up conceeding a free-kick.
    • 38' At the other end, Clichy looks to go on his own... Laursen steps in to snuff out the danger.
    • 37' Oooh! What a chance for Villa! Agboblahor skins Silvestre before laying the ball back for Barry! He meets it with a first time effort from the penalty spot but it's straight at Almunia, who manages to make the save! That really should have been the opener!
    • 33' What a run by Young! He dinks inside then out before letting off a shot! But it's easy for Almunia! The Villa youngster seems to be keen to makes amends for his earlier penalty miss.
    • 32' Super skills from Diaby! He performs a perfect Maradona turn before unleashing a shot that is deflected behind for a corner!
    • 30' Oooh! Young is allowed to run from the halfway line, getting past the challenge of Denilson before letting fly! That's not too far wide of the post!
    • 29' Milner finds the run of Agbonlahor... but the flag is up for offside... Villa are looking a lot more dangerous at the moment.
    • 28' Denilson goes in to meet a Cuellar long throw... and he picks up a bit of a knock...
    • 26' Davies has received a blow to the head and there's a trickle of blood coming out of his forehead... off he goes for some treatment and Villa are down to 10 for the time being.
    • 24' Good work from Sagna now... and wins a free kick after Young trips him, 35 yards out. Fabregas delivers a deep ball towards the far post... but Friedel claims.
    • 23' Arsenal break down to the other end and Walcott wins another corner! It's easily cleared by Cuellar though.
    • 22' Moments later Sidwell is picked out on the edge of the Arsenal box... he controls well on his chest, before spinning and firing goalwards! This time it's an easy save for Almunia to make!
    • 20' NO! ASHLEY YOUNG'S PENALTY IS SAVED BY ALMUNIA! Great stop by England's future number one!
    • 19' PENALTY TO VILLA! Walcott trips Young just inside the box! And Villa have a great chance to take the lead! Fabregas is booked for an earlier challenge.
    • 19' That's better from Villa... Cuellar and Milner link up well on the right hand side to fashion a crossing chance... nothing comes of it this time though...
    • 18' Ashley Young wins possession in mifield... he hits it forward for Agbonlahor to chase... Almunia comes off his line quickly to collect!
    • 15' Oooh! Friedel spills a rather tame shot from Fabregas... it nearly comes out to Gallas! What's he doing up there? Davies gets there to clear the danger!
    • 12' Villa are just playing the ball around a bit now... but that's a terrible ball forward by Cuellar, straight to Gallas. And Arsenal can build again.
    • 10' Denilson goes into the book for a wild challenge on Petrov in the middle of the park... he holds his hands up and apologises straight away... he knows that was a bad challenge.
    • 10' It's played short.... but nothing comes of it and Villa keeper Brad Friedel collects.
    • 9' Arsenal win a corner after Walcott plays in Sagna on the overlap...
    • 8' Villa are yet to find their feet.... Agbonlahor tries to find a way through here, but he's flagged offside.
    • 6' Walcott's already looking very dangerous...
    • 5' And now Walcott is played through on goal by a lovely Denilson pass... but the flying winger's effort flashes across the face of goal!
    • 3' First chance of the day falls to Bendtner... Walcott gets past his man to cross in to the Dane! But the ball glances off his forehead and away from danger.
    • 1' Here we go! Underway in north London!
    • - For Villa, John Carew is the bench despite back and thigh problems, while Luke Young replaces Nicky Shorey and Stiliyan Petrov is in the starting XI for Nigel Reo-Coker.
    • - So, it's as expected for Arsenal, although Adebayor makes a place on the bench.
    • - And today's referee is Mike Riley (Yorkshire).
    • - And the vistors: Friedel, Cuellar, Laursen, Davies, Luke Young, Ashley Young, Sidwell, Petrov, Barry, Milner, Agbonlahor. Subs: Guzan, Harewood, Carew, Knight, Salifou, Reo-Coker, Gardner
    • - The teams are in... here's how Arsenal line up: Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, Silvestre, Clichy, Walcott, Fabregas, Denilson, Nasri, Diaby, Bendtner. Subs: Fabianski, Toure, Vela, Ramsey, Song Billong, Djourou, Adebayor
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of today's big game at the Emirates!

  • Team Stats

    Arsenal Stats Aston Villa
    67% Possession 32%
    15 Shots 10
    5 Shots on target 6
    4 Saves 2
    8 Corners 5
    22 Fouls 9
    1 Offsides 2
    2 Yellow cards 4
    0 Red cards 0
    22 Tackles 31
    451 Accurate passes 171
    57 Bad passes 43

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Arsenal
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Manuel Almunia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
      18 Mikael Silvestre 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 42 3 2
      10 William Gallas 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 38 0 1
      22 Gaël Clichy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 43 13 4
      3 Bacary Sagna 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 45 0 3
      2 Vasiriki Abou Diaby 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 29 4 2
      4 Francesc Fabregas 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 59 5 3
      15 Denilson Pereira Neves 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 85 8 4
      14 Theo Walcott 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 27 5 2
      8 Samir Nasri 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 40 13 0
      26 Nicklas Bendtner 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 14 2 0
      17 Alexandre Song 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Aaron Ramsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      25 Emmanuel Adebayor 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 0
      12 Carlos Vela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
      21 Lukasz Fabianski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Kolo Toure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1
      20 Johan Djourou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Aston Villa
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Brad Friedel 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 0
      5 Martin Laursen 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 3 3
      15 Curtis Davies 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 1 4
      2 Luke Young 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14 5 3
      24 Carlos Cuéllar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 3
      6 Gareth Barry 0 1 1 8 0 1 0 25 10 3
      4 Steve Sidwell 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 20 2 3
      19 Stilian Petrov 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 25 6 7
      8 James Milner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 3
      7 Ashley Young 0 6 3 2 3 0 0 16 9 1
      11 Gabriel Agbonlahor 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 16 3 1
      17 Moustapha Salifou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Zatyiah Knight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Craig Gardner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 John Carew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Brad Guzan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Marlon Harewood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Nigel Reo-Coker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • - Thanks for joining us today... still West Brom v Chelsea to come... don't go anywhere...
    • 85' Real chance for Fabregas! No! Friedel tips over the bar!
    • 80' GOAL! AGBONLAHOR MAKES IT TWO! INCREDIBLE! It's the quickest of fast breaks as the striker hares onto a hoofed clearance... he manages to hold off Gallas before firing past Almunia!
    • 72' Oooh! Off the post by Adebayor! Friedel looks beaten as the substitute heads against the upright!
    • 70' GOAL! AGBONLAHOR HEADS VILLA INTO THE LEAD! Young attacks Gallas on the left before sending in a wickedly teasing cross towards his team-mate! In fact it's Clichy who gets the final touch! Own goal but Villa won't care! They're in the lead!
    • 58' Walcott again threatening now... he lets off a shot, but Friedel is equal to it!
    • 37' Oooh! What a chance for Villa! Agboblahor skins Silvestre before laying the ball back for Barry! He meets it with a first time effort from the penalty spot but it's straight at Almunia, who manages to make the save! That really should have been the opener!
    • 30' Oooh! Young is allowed to run from the halfway line, getting past the challenge of Denilson before letting fly! That's not too far wide of the post!
    • 22' Moments later Sidwell is picked out on the edge of the Arsenal box... he controls well on his chest, before spinning and firing goalwards! This time it's an easy save for Almunia to make!
    • 20' NO! ASHLEY YOUNG'S PENALTY IS SAVED BY ALMUNIA! Great stop by England's future number one!
    • 19' PENALTY TO VILLA! Walcott trips Young just inside the box! And Villa have a great chance to take the lead! Fabregas is booked for an earlier challenge.
    • 15' Oooh! Friedel spills a rather tame shot from Fabregas... it nearly comes out to Gallas! What's he doing up there? Davies gets there to clear the danger!
    • 5' And now Walcott is played through on goal by a lovely Denilson pass... but the flying winger's effort flashes across the face of goal!
    • 3' First chance of the day falls to Bendtner... Walcott gets past his man to cross in to the Dane! But the ball glances off his forehead and away from danger.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mike Riley

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsene Wenger

    Captain: William Gallas

    Starting line-up

    • M. Almunia
    • B. Sagna Substitution Out (71′)
    • W. Gallas
    • M. Silvestre
    • G. Clichy Own Goal
    • .. Denilson Yellow Card
    • A. Diaby Substitution Out (62′)
    • T. Walcott
    • C. Fabregas Yellow Card
    • S. Nasri
    • N. Bendtner Substitution Out (68′)

    Subs

    • E. Adebayor Substitution In62′
    • K. Toure Substitution In71′
    • A. Song
    • J. Djourou
    • L. Fabianski
    • C. Vela Substitution In68′
    • A. Ramsey

    Injured

    • T. Rosicky
    • E. Eboue
    • D. Eduardo

    Suspended

    • R. van Persie

  • Aston Villa

    Manager: Martin O'Neill

    Captain: Martin Laursen

    Starting line-up

    • B. Friedel Yellow Card
    • C. Cuellar
    • C. Davies
    • M. Laursen
    • L. Young
    • S. Sidwell Yellow Card
    • S. Petrov
    • G. Barry Yellow Card
    • J. Milner
    • A. Young
    • G. Agbonlahor Goal Yellow Card

    Subs

    • J. Carew
    • M. Harewood
    • Z. Knight
    • M. Salifou
    • N. Reo-Coker
    • C. Gardner
    • B. Guzan

    Injured

    • W. Bouma

    Suspended

    None