English Premier League

FT Friday, December 26, 2008
Arsenal LWLDD 2
–
Aston Villa LWWLW 2
Villa Park · 42,585 att.

Team Stats

10
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
1
54.4
Possession
45.6
9
SHOTS
17
3
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
288
Accurate Passes
239
420
Passes
352
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
10
13
Crosses
44
0.1
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
56
13
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
7
26
Effective Tackles
28
30
Tackles
39
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
22
44
Clearances
38

Head to Head

ARS leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

AVL · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Brad FriedelG
  2. 16Zat KnightCD-L
  3. 15Curtis DaviesCD-R
  4. 2Luke YoungLB
  5. 20Nigel Reo-CokerRB
  6. 6Gareth BarryCM-L
  7. 4Steve SidwellCM-R
  8. 19Stilian PetrovRCM
  9. 7Ashley YoungLM
  10. 8James MilnerRM
  11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorF

Substitutes

  1. 17Moustapha SalifouSUB
  2. 27Isaiah OsbourneSUB
  3. 14Nathan DelfounesoSUB
  4. 26Craig GardnerSUB
  5. 9Marlon HarewoodSUB
  6. 22Brad GuzanSUB
  7. 21Nicky ShoreySUB

ARS · 4-5-1

  1. 1Manuel AlmuniaG
  2. 20Johan DjourouCD-L
  3. 10William GallasCD-L
  4. 5Kolo TouréCD-R
  5. 18Mikaël SilvestreLB
  6. 3Bacary SagnaRB
  7. 17Alex SongCM-L
  8. 15DenílsonCM-R
  9. 2Abou DiabyAM
  10. 8Samir NasriLM
  11. 27Emmanuel EbouéRM
  12. 11Robin van PersieF

Substitutes

  1. 16Aaron RamseySUB
  2. 26Nicklas BendtnerSUB
  3. 12Carlos VelaSUB
  4. 22Gaël ClichySUB
  5. 5Kolo TouréSUB
  6. 21Lukasz FabianskiSUB
  7. 19Jack WilshereSUB

Timeline

  1. 40'
  2. 44'
  3. 49'
  4. 65'
  5. 82'
  6. 90'+1'

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