Arsenal v Aston Villa, 19 August 2006

Score1-1
RefereeGraham Poll
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,023

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1 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

1 Aston Villa

Goals:

Gilberto Silva 84 G

Goals:

Olof Mellberg 53 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann
Defender Johann Djourou
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Eboué
Defender/Midfielder Justin Hoyte
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Cesc Fabregas
Midfielder Gilberto Silva
Midfielder Aleksandr Hleb
Midfielder Freddie Ljungberg
Forward Emmanuel Adebayor
Forward Thierry Henry

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen
Defender Aaron Hughes
Defender Olof Mellberg
Defender JLloyd Samuel
Defender/Midfielder Gareth Barry
Defender/Midfielder Liam Ridgewell
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder Gavin McCann
Forward Gabby Agbonlahor
Forward Juan Pablo Angel
Forward Luke Moore

Substitutions:

Robin van Persie for Emmanuel Adebayor 65
Theo Walcott for Freddie Ljungberg 73
Mathieu Flamini for Justin Hoyte 80

Substitutions:

Lee Hendrie for Steven Davis 83
Eric Djemba-Djemba for Luke Moore 89
Martin Laursen for Juan Pablo Angel 90

Cards:

Kolo Touré 70 Y

Cards:

Lee Hendrie 85 Y
Juan Pablo Angel 87 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Robin van Persie

On the bench:

Defender Martin Laursen
Midfielder Eric Djemba-Djemba
Midfielder Lee Hendrie

Comments:

League position: 7th Unused substitutes: Manuel Almunia and Pascal Cygan

Comments:

League position: 8th Unused substitutes: Stuart Taylor and Kevin Phillips