League position: 5th The Dubious Goals Committee has ruled on the following: - Arsenal's second goal against Aston Villa on 21st December has been confirmed as a Yossi Benayoun goal.

1 Aston Villa

Goals:

Marc Albrighton

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan

Defender Carlos Cuellar

Defender Richard Dunne

Defender Alan Hutton

Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton

Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark

Defender/Midfielder Stephen Warnock

Midfielder Stephen Ireland

Midfielder Charles N'Zogbia

Midfielder Stilian Petrov

Forward Gabby Agbonlahor

Substitutions:

Barry Bannan for Stephen Ireland	45
Nathan Delfouneso for Marc Albrighton	88

Cards:

Ciaran Clark	38	Y
Alan Hutton	90	Y
Alan Hutton	90	Y
Alan Hutton	90	R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Andy Marshall

Defender James M Collins

Defender Derrick Williams

Midfielder Barry Bannan

Midfielder Fabian Delph

Midfielder/Forward Andi Weimann

Forward Nathan Delfouneso

Comments:

League position: 12th

2 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

Goals:

Robin van Persie	penalty	17
Yossi Benayoun		87

Starting lineup:

Wojciech Szczęsny Goalkeeper

Laurent Koscielny Defender

Per Mertesacker Defender

Thomas Vermaelen Defender

Mikel Arteta Midfielder

Francis Coquelin Midfielder

Emmanuel Frimpong Midfielder

Aaron Ramsey Midfielder

Gervinho Midfielder/Forward

Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward

Robin van Persie Forward

Substitutions:

Tomáš Rosický for Emmanuel Frimpong	66
Andrei Arshavin for Gervinho	80
Yossi Benayoun for Aaron Ramsey	81

Cards:

Francis Coquelin	27	Y
Per Mertesacker	45	Y
Robin van Persie	78	Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia

Defender Sébastien Squillaci

Midfielder Yossi Benayoun

Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Midfielder Tomáš Rosický

Forward Andrei Arshavin

Forward Marouane Chamakh

Comments:

League position: 5th The Dubious Goals Committee has ruled on the following: - Arsenal's second goal against Aston Villa on 21st December has been confirmed as a Yossi Benayoun goal.

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