English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 1, 2008
Aston Villa DDLWW 1
–
Arsenal WWLDD 1
Emirates Stadium · 60,097 att.

Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
8
6
Saves
6
42
Possession
58
5
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
7
0.8
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
4
Accurate Passes
11
4
Passes
11
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
4
1
Crosses
6
0.0
Cross %
0.7
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
2
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
5
Effective Clearances
2
5
Clearances
2

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

ARS

  1. 24Manuel AlmuniaG
  2. 3Bacary SagnaD
  3. 10William GallasD
  4. 6Philippe SenderosD
  5. 22Gaël ClichyD
  6. 13Aleksandr HlebM
  7. 4Cesc FàbregasM
  8. 16Mathieu FlaminiM
  9. 2Abou DiabyM
  10. 25Emmanuel AdebayorF
  11. 32Theo WalcottF

Substitutes

  1. 1Jens LehmannG
  2. 31Justin HoyteD
  3. 15DenílsonM
  4. 19Gilberto SilvaM
  5. 26Nicklas BendtnerF

AVL

  1. 22Scott CarsonG
  2. 5Martin LaursenD
  3. 15Curtis DaviesD
  4. 3Wilfred BoumaD
  5. 26Craig GardnerM
  6. 20Nigel Reo-CokerM
  7. 6Gareth BarryM
  8. 28Shaun MaloneyM
  9. 7Ashley YoungF
  10. 10John CarewF
  11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorF

Substitutes

  1. 13Stuart TaylorG
  2. 16Zat KnightD
  3. 27Isaiah OsbourneM
  4. 9Marlon HarewoodF
  5. 17Moustapha SalifouF

Timeline

  1. 27' Oh no! That was a bit unlucky, Philippe Senderos has just scored on his own net! Arsenal now trails 0 - 1
  2. 30' William Gallas is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  3. 32' Aston Villa makes a sub: Zat Knight enters for Nigel Reo-Coker. Reason: Tactical
  4. 40' Aston Villa makes a sub: Isaiah Osbourne enters for Curtis Davies. Reason: Serious Injury
  5. 59' Arsenal makes a sub: Nicklas Bendtner enters for Vassiriki Diaby. Reason: Tactical
  6. 71' Aston Villa makes a sub: Marlon Harewood enters for Shaun Maloney. Reason: Tactical
  7. 78' Arsenal makes a sub: Gilberto Silva enters for Mathieu Flamini. Reason: Tactical
  8. 78' Arsenal makes a sub: Neves Pereira Denilson enters for Philippe Senderos. Reason: Tactical
  9. 80' Gareth Barry is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  10. 90' End of the game
  11. 90'+2' Isaiah Osbourne is awarded a yellow card. Reason: time wasting
  12. 90'+4' Goal!! Nicklas Bendtner hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the left 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1

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