Arsenal v Birmingham City, 16 October 2010
| Score | 2-1 to Arsenal |
| Referee | Martin Atkinson |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Emirates Stadium |
| Attendance | 60,070 |
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2 Arsenal
Manager: Arsene Wenger
Goals:
| Samir Nasri | penalty | 41 |
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| Marouane Chamakh | 47 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Lukasz Fabiański
Defender
Gaël Clichy
Defender
Johann Djourou
Defender
Sébastien Squillaci
Defender/Midfielder
Emmanuel Eboué
Defender/Midfielder
Alex Song
Midfielder
Abou Diaby
Midfielder
Samir Nasri
Midfielder
Jack Wilshere
Forward
Andrei Arshavin
Forward
Marouane Chamakh
Substitutions:
| Tomáš Rosický for Andrei Arshavin | 70 |
| Nicklas Bendtner for Marouane Chamakh | 79 |
Cards:
| Samir Nasri | 43 | Y |
| Emmanuel Eboué | 77 | Y |
| Jack Wilshere | 90 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Wojciech Szczęsny
Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder
Denilson
Midfielder
Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott
Forward
Nicklas Bendtner
Forward
Carlos Vela
Comments:
League position: 2ndGoals:
| Nikola Zigić | 33 |
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Starting lineup:
Ben Foster
Goalkeeper
Stephen Carr
Defender
Scott Dann
Defender
Roger Johnson
Defender/Centre back
Seb Larsson
Defender/Midfielder
Liam Ridgewell
Defender/Midfielder
Lee Bowyer
Midfielder
Keith Fahey
Midfielder
Barry Ferguson
Midfielder
Aleksandr Hleb
Midfielder
Nikola Zigić
Forward
Substitutions:
| David Murphy for Keith Fahey | 77 |
| Garry O'Connor for Lee Bowyer | 80 |
Cards:
| Lee Bowyer | 54 | Y |
| Stephen Carr | 72 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Maik Taylor
Defender
Martin Jiránek
Defender/Left back
David Murphy
Midfielder
Michel
Forward
Matt Derbyshire
Forward
Garry O'Connor
Forward
Kevin Phillips
Comments:
League position: 2ndComments:
League position: 16th