Arsenal v Aston Villa, 17 August 2013
| Score | 3-1 to Aston Villa |
| Referee | Anthony Taylor |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Emirates Stadium |
| Attendance | 60,003 |
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1 Arsenal
Manager: Arsene Wenger
Goals:
| Olivier Giroud | 6 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Wojciech Szczęsny
Defender
Laurent Koscielny
Defender
Per Mertesacker
Defender
Bakary Sagna
Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder
Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder
Jack Wilshere
Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott
Forward
Olivier Giroud
Substitutions:
| Carl Jenkinson for Kieran Gibbs | 28 |
| Santi Cazorla for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 46 |
| Łukasz Podolski for Bakary Sagna | 90 |
Cards:
| Wojciech Szczęsny | 21 | Y |
| Jack Wilshere | 30 | Y |
| Laurent Koscielny | 61 | Y |
| Laurent Koscielny | 67 | Y |
| Laurent Koscielny | 67 | R |
| Santi Cazorla | 79 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Lukasz Fabiański
Defender
Carl Jenkinson
Midfielder
Emmanuel Frimpong
Midfielder
Santi Cazorla
Midfielder/Forward
Serge Gnabry
Forward
Łukasz Podolski
Forward
Yaya Sanogo
Goals:
| Christian Benteke | 22 |
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| Christian Benteke | penalty | 61 |
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| Antonio Luna | 85 |
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Starting lineup:
Brad Guzan
Goalkeeper
Nathan Baker
Defender
Matt Lowton
Defender
Antonio Luna
Defender
Ron Vlaar
Defender
Ashley R Westwood
Defender/Midfielder
Fabian Delph
Midfielder
Karim El Ahmadi
Midfielder
Andi Weimann
Midfielder/Forward
Gabby Agbonlahor
Forward
Christian Benteke
Forward
Substitutions:
| Ciaran Clark for Nathan Baker | 17 |
| Leandro Bacuna for Andi Weimann | 88 |
Cards:
| Ron Vlaar | 30 | Y |
| Antonio Luna | 45 | Y |
| Christian Benteke | 60 | Y |
| Ashley R Westwood | 65 | Y |
| Gabby Agbonlahor | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jed Steer
Defender
Ciaran Clark
Defender
Jores Okore
Defender/Midfielder
Leandro Bacuna
Midfielder/Forward
Alexander Tonev
Forward
Jordan Bowery
Forward
Nicklas Helenius